David Campbell – Editor

I started off my book publishing career in production at a publishing services company, followed by several years at I.B.Tauris, a small publisher for both academic and commercial markets that looked to bridge the gap between the two, before finishing up as a senior editor within the natural history imprint at Bloomsbury. With a decade of in-house experience behind me, and now several years into freelancing, I appreciate what I need to bring to each project, adding value and giving in-house teams and authors peace of mind when I’m entrusted with their work.

Reflecting my in-house roles and academic background in history and environmental science, the majority of my work is across history, politics, current affairs, economics, the environment and natural history, with additional interests/experience in travel, sport and the outdoors, and memoir and autobiography. I’m particularly interested in working on commercial titles that aim to make the work of academics and policymakers accessible to a general audience.

Recent clients include Ebury and Penguin Press (divisions of Penguin Random House), Octopus (a division of Hachette UK), Yale University Press, Verso Books and Faber. I’m keen to work with small and large presses, as well as independent authors who are looking to either approach a traditional publisher or self-publish.

I live in the Czech Republic’s second city, Brno, but regularly make trips back to the UK via London if UK-based editors or authors would ever like to meet in person.