The best publishing professionals for hire

Michael ★★★★★

Toronto, ON, Canada

Nocturnal copy editor, proofreader, ebook formatter and human spell-checker. Freelancer who will work for Nutella.

Services:

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd.
• Toronto-based communications company

Zachary ★★★★★

Dallas, TX, USA

I specialize in food and beverage topics and cookbooks and have translated over thirty books from French to English for major publishers.

Services:

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Design, Fashion & Textiles, and Travel.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Laird ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Editor with 8+ years of experience (5+ @ Farrar, Straus and Giroux [FSG]), expertise in award-winning and bestselling fiction and nonfiction

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, and Psychology.

Work experience:

• Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Center for an Urban Future

Rachel ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Professional mystery and literary fiction editor of eight years available for proofreading, copyediting, line editing, and more.

Services:

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Literary Fiction, Coming of Age, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Soho Press

Birgit ★★★★★

Toronto, ON, Canada

A German theatre-maker in Canada, I translate plays, screenplays, fiction, non-fiction (German and English, over 15 award-winning writers).

Services:

Genres: Plays & Screenplays, Fiction, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Bailey ★★★★★

Chicago, IL, USA

Developmental editor of narrative nonfiction and literary fiction with experience at Hachette, Melville House, and SAGE.

Services:

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Women's Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Sarah ★★★★★

London, UK

Fierce but friendly editor with 8+ years experience of working for major publishing houses including Hachette UK and Penguin

Services:

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Contemporary Fiction, and Coming of Age.

Work experience:

• Little, Brown Book Group
• Atlantic Books
• Self-employed

Pedro ★★★★★

Lisboa, Portugal

Quirky illustrator with a passion for diversity, lively colors and cute characters. Main inspirations are video games, animation and nature.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Edicare Editora
• OwlCrate Jr.
• FAVO Studio
• D237

Deidre ★★★★★

Bloomington, IL, USA

A caring, committed editor who specializes in the romance genre, but I am open to other tropes and genres as well!

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Dark Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, and Romantic Suspense.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Richard ★★★★★

London, UK

I am an established TV producer and screenwriter with a wealth of experience in script and story editing, specialising in thrillers.

Services:

Genres: Plays & Screenplays and Fiction.

Work experience:

• BBC
• Pulse Films

Hugh ★★★★★

London, UK

I'm an enthusiastic, honest writer/editor/publisher with decades of experience. I love editing all kinds of non-fiction, fiction and memoir.

Services:

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Literary Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Michael O'Mara
• Constable & Robinson
• Quarto
• Self-employed

Michelle ★★★★★

Chicago, IL, USA

Kids designer/illustrator who loves storytelling, fun facts, cute macabre, fantasy, + nature. Let's create rad books—for the kid in us all♥️

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Sourcebooks
• Self-employed

Ana ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Hi there! I'm an experienced former editor of NYT bestselling and award-winning books at Doubleday Books, especially nonfiction and memoir.

Services:

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House
• Writers House Literary Agency
• Melville House
• Massie & McQuilkin Literary Agency
• Columbia Daily Spectator
• Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, City University of New York

Lauren ★★★★★

Englewood, CO, USA

Developmental editor working with multiple agents. I love helping creators bring their visions to life. Author of fiction and nonfiction.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Sarah ★★★★★

Toronto, ON, Canada

I help independent authors, publishers, and creative entrepreneurs take their books from manuscript to masterpiece.

Services:

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, Young Adult, Poetry, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Rolando ★★★★★

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Former OUP and Penguin editor specializing in social sciences and business. I look forward to helping you structure your next bestseller!

Services:

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Sports & Outdoors, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Penguin India
• Oxford University Press

Lorae ★★★★★

Sydney NSW, Australia

Editor in a large publishing house with experience in children's and YA books, and adult fiction.

Services:

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Math & Science, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Scholastic Australia
• Self-employed
• Black Phoenix Publishing Collective