Overview
I am a meticulous freelance editor, with over 20 years experience in illustrated non-fiction, particularly cookery and craft, although I am happy to tackle most subject areas. I can consider both large and small jobs, from project managing, structural editing and ghost writing to copy-editing and proofreading.Most of my clients are high-profile publishers who commission me for my attention to detail and reliability. They know that they can trust me to work with their authors sensitively and sensibly. I especially enjoy working on cookery titles, many of which are authored by talented chefs and food experts who may not necessarily know the best way to convey their ideas to their readership; I enjoy the challenge of making their text work for the target audience.
Services
Non-Fiction
Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits
DIY & Crafts
Health & Wellbeing
Home & Garden
Languages
English (UK)
English (US)
Work experience
Clare Sayer
Aug, 2012 —
Present
For the last five years my work has focused on illustrated non-fiction, particularly cookery – although I am happy to tackle other subject areas. In the last couple of years I have copy-edited a series of eight cookery titles for The Great British Bake Off, published by Hodder and Stoughton; Thomasina Miers' new book Home Cook, published by Guardian Faber; and Ruby Tandoh's Flavour for Chatto and Windus. My other clients include:
Bloomsbury, Cico Books, Cornerstone Publishing, Dog 'n' Bone Books, Ebury Publishing, Faber and Faber, Harper Collins, Headline Publishing, Jacqui Small, Octopus Publishing, Phaidon, Quarto, Square Peg, Vintage.
Cico Books
Jan, 2012 —
Aug, 2012
(7 months)
I assisted the Publisher in commissioning Cico's craft, interiors and cookery list, managed a team of editors and project-managed a number of titles.
New Holland Publishers
Oct, 2000 —
Dec, 2011
(about 11 years)
I was responsible for developing and managing New Holland's lifestyle programme in the areas of cookery, craft, gardening and self-sufficiency.
Portfolio
Bake it Better: Patisserie & Pastries includes everything you need to know about baking delicious and beautiful pastries. Whether you are new to baking and looking for simple, easy recipes or a more confident baker seeking to refine your skills, with The Great... read more
'To me, home cooking means having fun with great ingredients without having to spend a fortune. It means spending some time, but not all the time, cooking nourishing flavoursome food. This book includes all my kitchen essentials and they are delicious and tota... read more
Stuart Hillard reached the semi-final of BBC2's GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE, bringing a fantastic sense of invention, passion, creativity and style to all things fabric. Stuart's first love is sewing for the home - transforming everything from tablecloths, cushio... read more
The Little Book of Lunch is filled with delicious and simple recipes for the working person's packed lunch box. It is for anyone who has found themselves staring at the shelves in their local sandwich chain or their work canteen with a growling stomach and sin... read more
James Morton was surely the people's favorite to win 2012's Great British Bake Off series—with his Fairisle jumpers and eccentric showstoppers, this soft-spoken Scottish medical student won the viewers' hearts, if not the trophy. James's real passion is bread-... read more
These fun and easy-to-follow recipes include Sophie's own inventions but also recipes from family and friends collected over many years, including a chocolate truffle recipe from Penelope Keith, given to her as a child. Each recipe is accompanied by a snippet ... read more
Omar Allibhoy is the new face of Spanish cooking: he’s charismatic, effusive, passionate, and wants to bring Spanish food to the people of the UK. Tapas Revolution is the breakthrough book on simple Spanish cookery. Using everyday store-cupboard ingredients, O... read more
This is a major new talent in food writing, from the publishers of Nigella Lawson: Great British Bake Off finalist, Guardian and Elle columnist, Ruby Tandoh. A joyful, passionate baking book that focuses on flavour, not frippery, and rediscovers the simple ple... read more
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Aug, 2017
