Neil Burkey

Neil Burkey – Editor

I am an editor, copy-editor, proofreader and project manager working in both non-fiction and fiction.

Overview

I have 15 years of editorial experience in the publishing industry, working with clients in the UK, Ireland, the United States and elsewhere to perfect projects, be they illustrated institutional histories, non-fiction trade publications, novels or anything in-between.
Services
Non-Fiction
Art Biographies & Memoirs History Photography Political Science & Current Affairs
Fiction
Literary Fiction
Languages
English (UK) English (US)
Awards
  • Recipient of a 2015 Literature Bursary Award from the Arts Council (Ireland)
Certifications
  • Association of Freelance Editors, Proofreaders and Indexers, Full Member
  • Master's Degree in English from University College London

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2004 — Present

Self-employed

Feb, 2016 — Jun, 2016 (4 months)

Portfolio

This richly illustrated book will feature archival and architectural highlights spanning the 750-year life of Merton College.
Are we tired of hearing that fall is a season, sick of being offered fries and told about the latest movie? Yeah. Have we noticed the sly interpolation of Americanisms into our everyday speech? You betcha. And are we outraged? Hell, yes. But do we do anything?... read more
An entertaining, no-nonsense guide to writing everything, from a pro who knows it allFor students of any age struggling to write their essays as well as for anyone needing to polish an application or craft the perfect email, thank-you card, blog post, and more... read more
For over 30 years, renowned author and historian Kevin C. Kearns has been recording and publishing the valuable memories and recollections of Dubliners. In his latest book, he revisits the extraordinary year of 1963, bringing to life the voices of the ordinary... read more
In this book, Francis takes us through the house room by room, and offers his advice and unique insights on managing your household, while relating hilarious anecdotes from his experiences as an hotelier. He informs readers on the practical measures needed to ... read more
A lavishly illustrated military and social history of the forces in Germany, published to coincide with the winding down of the operation in 2019-20. The book is split into decades and covers important military strategy, political events such as the Berlin air... read more
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 WARWICK PRIZE FOR WOMEN IN TRANSLATION Judith Hermann's masterly new stories reveal the inconceivable drama of existence: what happens when we meet someone? In the stories of Letti Park , strangers wander into ordinary lives and change ... read more
Erin is 19. She's never really left England, but she has watched Bear Grylls and wonders why it's always men who get to go on all the cool wilderness adventures. So Erin sets off on a voyage into the Alaskan wilderness, a one-woman challenge to the archetype o... read more
The Summer House

Philip Teir

The light greenery of the early summer is trembling around Erik and Julia as they shove their children into the car and start the drive towards the house by the sea on the west coast of Finland where they will spend the summer. From the outside they are a happ... read more
The Pine Islands

Marion Poschmann

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2019When Gilbert Silvester wakes one day from a dream that his wife has cheated on him, he flees - immediately, irrationally, inexplicably - for Japan.In Tokyo he discovers the trave... read more
Margaret O'Shea never thought she'd find herself praying for the life of an English soldier. But with her grandson Eoin fighting in Iraq, Margaret can't do anything but say the rosary and hope that he comes home unscathed. His fiancée Katarzyna is a good Catho... read more
'Empowering, educational and very entertaining' - ElleFrom friendships, to ambitions, to mental health, money plays a huge role in our lives and relationships, yet we're often too polite or embarrassed to talk about it. But in an age of pay-gap exposés and gro... read more
'Chappell is a gifted storyteller' - ObserverA London cycle courier with a taste for adventure, Emily Chappell entered an extraordinary new race - The Transcontinental - in which riders must find their own way, entirely unassisted, across Europe in the shortes... read more
When Henry Nicholls was twenty-one, he was diagnosed with narcolepsy: a medical disorder causing him to fall asleep with no warning. For the healthy but overworked majority, this might sound like an enviable condition, but for Henry, the inability to stay awak... read more
Financial crime seems horribly complicated but there are only so many ways you can con someone out of what's theirs. In fact, there are four. A veteran regulatory economist and market analyst, Dan Davies has years of experience picking the bones out of some of... read more
'The Maybot is rebooted as strong and humble. Stumble for short.' 'Kim Jong-May awkward and incredulous as journalist asks question.' 'Supreme leader produces pure TV Valium on The One Show.' Throughout 2017 John Crace, the Guardian's parliamentary sketch writ... read more
The story of Michael McCaughan's journey around Ireland and the Irish language. From a surreal start involving dedicated listening to Raidio na Gaeltachta's (Irish-Gaelic radio) death notices, to rediscovering the soul of the language through immersing himself... read more
In the 1980s two young men from Ireland rose from obscure beginnings to dominate professional cycling: Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche. Kelly was quiet, consistent and famously resilient - the dominant classic rider of his era. Roche, by contrast, was a charismat... read more
Éamon de Valera was the single most consequential Irish figure of the twentieth century. He was a leader in the Easter Rising, the figurehead of the anti-Treaty rebels during the dark days of the Civil War and, later, as the founder of Fianna Fáil and presiden... read more
Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect. Cultural liberation and musical innovation. Pyrotechnics, bottle service, bass drops, and molly. Electronic dance music has been a vital force for more than three decades now, and has undergone transformation upon transformatio... read more
Philip Hook takes the lid off the world of art dealing to reveal the brilliance, cunning, greed and daring of its practitioners. In a richly anecdotal narrative he describes the rise and occasional fall of the extraordinary men and women who over the centuries... read more
On the Move

Charles Hindlip

A highly entertaining memoir from former Christie's chairman Charles Hindlip, charting the highs and lows of his many relocations and his adventures around the worldFollows on from the successful An Auctioneer's Lot, which charted his illustrious career at Chr... read more

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