The best publishing professionals for hire

Allison ★★★★★

Chicago, IL, USA

Nonfiction copy editor and proofreader with 20+ years in the publishing biz. Music, memoir, and mind/body/spirit titles are my jam!

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, New Age, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

• Synergetic Press
• Chicago Review Press & Triumph Books
• Chicago Review Press
• No Starch Press
• Self-employed

Jessica ★★★★★

Bend, OR, USA

25 years in publishing, PhD-trained editor and historian helps turn your manuscript into a compelling, professional, and excellent book.

Services:

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Business & Management, Literary Fiction, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Central Oregon Community College
• Self-employed
• Playbill
• Penguin Putnam

Duncan ★★★★★

London, UK

I'm a creative, ideas-based book designer with over 15 years experience in publishing.

Services:

Genres: Calendars, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

• Dorling Kindersley

Natalia ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

I'm a dedicated and enthusiastic children's book editor and proofreader with six years of experience at a major publisher.

Services:

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Scholastic

Vaira ★★★★★

Salisbury, UK

Crime, horror & sci-fi copy editor/proofreader for indie & trad authors. I keep your voice intact and your pages clean.

Services:

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, Dystopian, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Kinza ★★★★★

London, UK

Romance & Women's Fiction editor with six years experience at a Big 5 publisher - working with NY & Sunday Times bestsellers.

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Holiday, Romantic Comedy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Pan Macmillan

Andy ★★★★★

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Over 25 years in publishing design, specialising in non-fiction titles. I spent 15 years as a senior designer at Oxford University Press.

Services:

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sports & Outdoors, History, Law, Economics, Parenting & Families, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• Oxford University Press
• Meaden Creative

Arthur ★★★★★

Aarhus, Denmark

WordPress | SEO | Branding | Landing pages | E-commerce | Mobile & web optimisation

Services:

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Children's, Christian Fiction, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Caro ★★★★★

England, United Kingdom

I have ghosted over 70 books, many of them bestsellers, for a wide range of publishers in the UK and in the United States.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Psychology, Entertainment, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Marcia ★★★★★

Plymouth, NH, USA

As an experienced story-focused editor and published author, I help bring out your voice and make your writing the best it can be.

Services:

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Parenting & Families, and Art.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Plymouth State University

Joe ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Editor/copyeditor with extra proficiency in science, health and sports. Past clients include National Geographic and Sports Illustrated.

Services:

Genres: Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Nature, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• American Museum of Natural History
• Time for Kids magazine
• Self-employed
• Mazer Creative Services
• The Alliance for Decision Education
• Breakthrough T1D

Rowena ★★★★★

Indianapolis, IN, USA

Spanish-to-English translator and translation assessor since 2004. Bilingual copy editor. Literature and nonfiction.

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Journal of the American Academy of Religion
• Self-employed
• SDI Mexico
• Various Type Shops (see below)

Tahra ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Romance editor who has worked with bestselling, award-winning authors. Paranormal romance, romantic suspense, and contemporary romance.

Services:

Genres: Paranormal Romance, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Time Travel Romance, Romantic Comedy, Women's Fiction, New Adult, and Young Adult.

Susan ★★★★★

London, UK

Experienced and well-qualified editor who loves working with authors, especially on popular/children's science, psychology and philosophy.

Services:

Genres: Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Math & Science, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Print and digital media
• Science in School (at European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg)
• Epigeum (Oxford University Press)
• Duncan Baird Publising

Audrey ★★★★★

London, UK

Editor with 4+ years of working in publishing, focusing on commercial fiction - I work across all genres, but I particularly love thrillers!

Services:

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Hachette
• HarperCollins

Mari ★★★★★

Good Thunder, MN, USA

Writer and editor with 15 years of experience in ed pub, with specializations in recipe/project books and graphic novels.

Services:

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Comics Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Historical Fiction, Entertainment, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Capstone Publishing
• Book Buddy Media

Nicole ★★★★★

New York, NY, United States

I'm a literary agent with a passion for collaboration and a love of storytelling. Always thoughtful, engaged, and optimistic.

Services:

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Sex & Relationships, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• The Book Group
• The Reading Room
• ICM Partners