The best publishing professionals for hire

Kelsey ★★★★★

Breslau, ON, Canada

Award-winning Illustrator with a whimsical & cozy style. Cover design, book formatting & picture books.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Hy ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Author of 20+ books, incl. 2 New York Times bestsellers—one's sold over 500,000 copies—and top proposal expert who landed client $1M advance

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Religion & Spirituality, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Law, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Andrea ★★★★★

Hartford, CT, USA

I'm an experienced graphic designer specializing in audiobook and book cover design, with a typographic approach to visual storytelling.

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Poetry, and Short Story.

Work experience:

• Tantor Media

Erin ★★★★★

Vancouver, Washington, USA

Experienced editor of memoir, self-help, alternative spirituality & holistic wellness. Book coach for soul-centered entrepreneurs. NO AI.

Services:

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, New Age, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Whitney ★★★★★

Cape Town, South Africa

Current literary agent and former editor of NYT bestselling genre fiction, both YA and adult, with a decade of experience at Macmillan.

Services:

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Macmillan - Tor (Imprints Tor, Forge, & Tor Teen)
• Irene Goodman Literary Agency

Susannah ★★★★★

Barre, VT, United States

Friendly, supportive editor at Macmillan for 25 years. Teacher of editing. Favorite genres are women's fiction, memoir, historical fiction.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Wiley-Blackwell
• nSight
• Vermont College of Fine Arts
• Maponics (Pitney Bowes)
• Clariant Creative Agency
• Union Street Media Interactive
• Self-Employed
• Editorial Arts Academy
• St. Martin's Publishing Group, Macmillan Publishers

Allison ★★★★★

San Francisco, CA, USA

Seasoned editor and author coach of nonfiction books on personal development, spirituality, memoir, cookbooks, and more.

Services:

Genres: Home & Garden, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Biographies & Memoirs, Sex & Relationships, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• PA Press
• Wonderwell Press
• Self-employed

Karmen ★★★★★

Buzet, Croatia

Digital Architect & Web Development Expert, Crafting High-Performance Websites w/16+ Years Expertise | Specialized in WordPress & E-commerce

Services:

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Education & Reference, Sports & Outdoors, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Music, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• PRIZMA DESIGN LTD
• Self-employed
• Fulcrum Ventures | USA

Cyra ★★★★★

Aachen, Germany

9+ years English-German translator, loves a creative challenge: be it rhyming poetry, tricky research or a "non-translatable" pun – I'm in!

Services:

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, Travel, Non-Fiction, and Home & Garden.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Gestalten, Berlin-based independent publisher
• Bookouture, division of Hachette UK
• Springer Nature, international scientific publisher

Samantha ★★★★★

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Experienced copy editor, proofreader, and indexer focused on non-fiction and academic publications with a background in the humanities.

Services:

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• The Editing Company (TEC)
• Iter Press
• Self-employed

Annabelle ★★★★★

Edinburgh, UK

I'm an academic and non-fiction copyeditor specialising in law and politics, with 10+ years' experience across journals and books.

Services:

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Education & Reference, Sociology, Law, and History.

Work experience:

• Moore Legal Technology
• Self-employed
• W.Green (Sweet and Maxwell)

Jaclyn ★★★★★

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Together we'll make your novel, memoir, or nonfiction book sing! Copyeditor and proofreader of 15 years **CURRENTLY BOOKING FEB 2026 ON**

Services:

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Design, Contemporary Fiction, and Architecture.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Carla ★★★★★

Padova, Province of Padua, Italy

With 200+ published translations of Lonely Planet travel guides and 35 years experience, editorial translations and services EN>IT

Services:

Genres: Travel and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• myself

Elissa ★★★★★

Christchurch, New Zealand

Award-winning middle grade and picture book author who taught creative writing at Johns Hopkins. American living in New Zealand.

Services:

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult, Humor & Comedy, Middle Grade, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs
• The University of Baltimore
• Harcourt Children's Books
• Henry Holt Books for Young Readers

Leona ★★★★★

Aberdeen, UK

Cheerful book editor and champion of indie authors. Copyeditor for Penguin, Ebury, Canongate, Birlinn, and more. Forever in love with words.

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Children's, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• SNACK Magazine

Catherine ★★★★★

Bradenton, FL, USA

Specializing in books that straddle academic and trade audiences, I can help you strike the right tone without losing your authority.

Services:

Genres: Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

• GravityFree
• Static Media
• ABC-CLIO

Mira ★★★★★

Boston, MA, USA

Proofreader and copyeditor with over six years of wide-ranging experience and a special focus on children's and YA!

Services:

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Middle Grade Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Charlesbridge Publishing