Andrew Lockett – Editor

Covering publishing process from range of angles. I am a highly versatile publishing professional across trade and academic and hybrid audiences always working with books. Having started in publicity (very useful) I have subsequently had first hand experience of sales, distribution, digital, websites, rights, marketing, senior management, line-editing, indexing, social media working at the largest and smallest of operations, in commercial, public, B2B and 'third' sectors. Working at publishing operations of all sizes (commercial, university press, small independent, mission-based) and have the benefit of hands-on knowledge and experience of most areas in the process. Always a massive reader of books too especially fiction, history, biography, social sciences and travel– the most rewarding use of spare time!

Throughout have commissioned book tiles taking part in process of selection and developing publishing ideas. Commissioning titles since 1986 variously at Duckworth Publishers, Oxford University Press, BFI Publishing, Explore Books, Routledge and others. Currently freelance. Specialities include trade non fiction (social sciences, popular science, travel writing, literature, history, sport, media and technology). Lists have included authors such as John Hands, Margaret Atwood (Strange Things), E.M. Davey, Lloyd Bradley, John Spurling, Jonathan Bate, Elleke Boehmer, Andy Mitten, Tom Feiling, Jacqueline Rose.

As writer and editor have edited or contributed to trade and academic titles on sport, media, film, TV, publishing studies and education. As a reader particularly interested in speculative, literary and historical fiction, biography, popular science and history, applied psychology, political economy, satire, football, travel writing and digital media (but not hype). I tag myself as 'omnicurious' and love the alchemy of working with an author to ensure what interests them will ultimately captivate readers, publishers, retailers and marketing and PR folk too.

Available for editorial assessments and script development, agent and publisher proposals pitches and proposals, manuscript reads with specific brief, editing, indexing, assisted self-publishing logistics, list-building, publishing strategies for trade (and academic) authors and imprints. Currently taking a pause from new Reedsy book coaching assignments, copyediting and proofreading to focus on existing clients.

"professional, erudite and a stable influence, hugely appreciated as a first time author […] demonstrated imagination, flexibility and clarity in his dealings with me."

Tarn Richardson, author of The Damned ('The Darkest Hand Trilogy').

''I just cannot thank you enough for your beautiful work. I am reading the index and it takes my breath away! It is a masterpiece.” Eglė Rindzevičiūtė, author of The Will to Predict: Orchestrating the Future through Science (Cornell University Press, forthcoming 2023).