The best publishing professionals for hire

Jennifer ★★★★★

I have 24+ years of experience in the publishing industry, creating book designs for authors and major publishing companies!

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Sex & Relationships, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

pat ★★★★★

Honolulu, HI, USA

Writer and editor with thirty years of experience in literary publishing

Services:

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Writing & Publishing, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing

Erik ★★★★★

Los Angeles, CA, USA

From the minutiae of copy editing to the development of craft and style, I will help take your writing to the next level.

Services:

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Short Story, Writing & Publishing, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Frances ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Children's editorial director at a "big five" publisher, with 32 years of picture book experience. Author of ten published children's books.

Services:

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Sterling Publishing
• Scholastic Canada

Toby ★★★★★

Wellington, New Zealand

I'm an Illustrator & cover artist working in the publishing industry. I specialize in fantasy and sci-fi 2D digitally painted illustrations.

Services:

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, and Mashups.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Mary Ann ★★★★★

New York, United States

With 20+ yrs experience in fiction, rom-com, wellness and career guides, my clients include Simon and Schuster and PenguinRandomHouse.

Services:

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Penguin Random House

Tony ★★★★★

Auckland, New Zealand

MASTER AUTHOR. 47 books. "You nailed it. This is exactly what I hoped for. Fast, objective, and careful enough to keep my voice throughout."

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Children’s Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, True Crime, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Anna ★★★★★

Helsinki, Finland

Independent illustrator & designer based in Helsinki. A decade of experience, refined aesthetic — an avid reader and book club host.

Services:

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Health & Wellbeing, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Art, and Sociology.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Aalto University

Lorraine ★★★★★

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Write first, think later. Writing is a process. I will write in your vernacular while maintaining grammatical and syntactic integrity.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Career Guides, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Education & Reference, Humanities & Social Sciences, Writing & Publishing, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Phillip ★★★★★

London, UK

Hi, I'm Phillip, a graphic designer with an extensive background in editorial and cover design for established and independent publishers.

Services:

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Design, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Art.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Conde Nast
• Self Employed

Bronwyn ★★★★★

Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan

Seasoned fiction editor and writer with 20+ years’ experience working on award-winning titles for Penguin and other publishers.

Services:

Genres: Children's, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

• Freelance
• Penguin Random House
• Juta Publishers

George ★★★★★

Thessaloniki, Greece

I’m George, an illustrator with 17+ years of experience, passionate about crafting imaginative art for books and about visual storytelling!

Services:

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Humor & Comedy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• George Doutsiopoulos

Kim ★★★★★

Seattle, WA, USA

I'm an experienced editor in all stages of manuscript development, and I'm just as socially awkward as you are. Let's chat.

Services:

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

• Simon & Schuster
• Lyrical Press
• University of Washington

Fritha ★★★★★

London, UK

Highly experienced development and structural editor (non-fiction) with almost 20 years experience working in trade publishing.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Inspirational, Nature, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

• Simon & Schuster Ltd.

Abigail ★★★★★

Edinburgh, UK

Senior designer in publishing with nearly ten years' experience in book jacket design and illustration.

Services:

Genres: Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Poetry, Literary Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, and Nature.

Work experience:

• Birlinn Ltd
• Freelance

Alex ★★★★★

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

I'm a digital illustrator and cartoonist who primarily makes things that are colourful, fun, and expressive.

Services:

Genres: Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Nature, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

• Self-Employed

Peter ★★★★★

Nuremberg, Germany

I am a professional translator (English-German) working with big publishing houses on both fiction and non-fiction. Grew up trilingual.

Services:

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Sports & Outdoors, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Self-employed