The best publishing professionals for hire

Julie ★★★★★

Eastbourne, UK

I’m an editor with over 25 years' experience. I specialise in crafts and cookery, but have edited books about antiques and more too.

Services:

Genres: Antiques & Collectibles, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, and Design.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Octopus Publishing Group
• The Price Guide Company (UK) Limited
• Marshall Editions
• International Masters Publishers Ltd
• Surrey Mirror, Reigate; Bucks Free Press, High Wycombe

Kimberley ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Editor of literary fiction and narrative nonfiction, with a focus in diverse/underrepresented voices that challenge the status quo.

Services:

Genres: Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Women's Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Skyhorse Publishing
• Gaudy Boy

Lisa ★★★★★

Toronto, ON, Canada

Humanities non-fiction copy-editor and proofreader with 10+ years' experience, including several years at Cambridge University Press.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Cambridge University Press
• The Lutterworth Press/James Clarke & Co

Kristen ★★★★★

Nashville, TN, USA

Big 5 publishing Creative Director and Designer with 15+ years experience and award-winning book cover designs.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Inspirational, Parenting & Families, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Hachette Book Group
• HarperCollins Publishing

C.J. ★★★★★

Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

Experienced editor. Specializes in nonfiction and young adult fiction. NYT's bestseller. Let's make your story shine!

Services:

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children's, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• KN Literary Arts
• HarperCollins / Union Square / Hachette / Audible
• YA Books Central
• Pepperdine University

Dawn ★★★★★

London, UK

I specialise in books for young children, focusing on picture books, reference books and preschool titles. I have a flair for rhyming text.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Dorling Kindersley Ltd
• Conran Octopus Ltd
• Simon and Schuster (UK) Ltd

Manda ★★★★★

Tunbridge Wells, UK

Friendly, kind, best-selling fiction editor with 20+ years’ experience, working with authors to make their books the very best they can be.

Services:

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, and Dark Romance.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• LexisNexis Publishers

Roser ★★★★★

Valencia, Spain

EN > Castillian SPA translator, from grimdark and fantasy to YA and folktales. 10+ years of experience, always surrounded by books.

Services:

Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Coming of Age, Comics & Graphic Novels, Short Story, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

James ★★★★★

Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

Copy editor with experience at multiple publishing agencies. Specializing in national security, foreign affairs, history and travel.

Services:

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, Travel, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Geography.

Work experience:

• Cognella Academic Publishing, 2013
• Georgetown University
• George Mason University, George Washington University
• Rutledge, Taylor and Francis Publishing
• Lynne Rienner Publishing
• Oxford Publishing
• Jones and Bartlett Publishing
• Reedsy

Chandler ★★★★★

Atlanta, GA, USA

TTRPG layout specialist—4 years experience. I deliver immersive, print-ready interior designs that bring every story and genre to life.

Services:

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Comics & Graphic Novels, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Poetry, Nature, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Exalted Funeral
• Chaosium

Ellen ★★★★★

Lansing, Michigan, USA

Nonfiction specialist with more than 10 years of editing gardening, horticulture, and DIY manuscripts.

Services:

Genres: Home & Garden, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

• Timber Press, Inc., Portland, Oregon
• Self-employed

Fiona ★★★★★

Edinburgh, UK

Historical fiction, non-fiction and well-being, academic works and educational resources. Worked for Nomos, Aircademy, Muddy Pearl.

Services:

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Writing & Publishing, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Muddy Pearl

Jessy ★★★★★

Columbus, OH, USA

Experienced copy editor with 25+ years in Mysteries, Suspense & True Crime delivering accuracy, clarity, and polished prose.

Services:

Genres: True Crime, Non-Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Historical Mysteries.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The American Chemical Society
• Pearson Education/Prentice Hall
• McGraw-Hill Companies

Alyssa ★★★★★

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Hi, I'm Alyssa. A Los Angeles-based writer, editor, and storyteller with over a decade of experience in publishing and media.

Services:

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, and Design.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Katrina ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

I'm a Children's Book Illustrator that excels at making colorful, whimsical art & will work with you to create a truly unique picture book.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• A Fresh Bunch Agency
• Palmetto Publishing

Tjarda ★★★★★

Nijmegen, Netherlands

I am Tjarda, a freelance illustrator from Nijmegen, the Netherlands. I live with my husband, two boys and our dog.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• DP Factory
• LaVerbe
• Bureau ReActie

Meghan ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Editor and collaborator with a decade of experience at Penguin Random House and Macmillan.

Services:

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Biographies & Memoirs, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Philosophy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Flatiron Books, Macmillan
• Crown Publishing Group, Penguin Random House
• Alfred A. Knopf, Penguin Random House
• Columbia University Press