The best publishing professionals for hire

Vi ★★★★★

Portland, OR, USA

After ten years of editing books and supporting authors, I know what publishers (and readers!) are looking for. Let's make your book shine!

Services:

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Anthologies, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Ooligan Press
• Portland Review Literary Journal
• Simon & Schuster UK
• Transatlantic Literary Agency
• First Page Sage
• Scribe Media

Jennifer ★★★★★

San Diego, CA, USA

I have 10 years of experience working in publishing in development, editorial, royalties, and literary agenting.

Services:

Genres: Literary Fiction and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency

Jessica ★★★★★

Jacksonville, United States

Award-winning freelance editor Jessica provides practical, marketable revision advice to clients on all six habitable continents.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Historical Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Women's Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Writers House
• St. Martin's Press
• Fox Literary LLC
• Self-employed

Alison ★★★★★

Landisville, PA, USA

Results-oriented, experienced copyeditor with experience in academic, legal (has a JD!), and medical publishing

Services:

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Law, and Career Guides.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Alexandra ★★★★★

Confolens, France

Former academic professor and book and journal editor who's edited, reviewed and given feedback on billions of words over the past 30 years.

Services:

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Psychology.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Keele University

Michael ★★★★★

Panama City, FL, USA

Published sci-fi illustrator and concept designer. I specialize in crafting dynamic, immersive worlds for entertainment media.

Services:

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, and Space Opera.

Work experience:

• Echtra Games
• Gala
• Certain Affinity
• Rooster Teeth

Jana ★★★★★

Greensboro, NC, USA

NY Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly Bestselling Ghostwriter

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Parenting & Families, Travel, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

James ★★★★★

Bristol, UK

I am a non-fiction specialist, designing covers and layouts for photographic / illustrated books (cookery, travel, reference, pop culture)

Services:

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Photography, Travel, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Carlton Books (now Welbeck Publishing)
• Amberley Publishing

Annie ★★★★★

Glasgow, UK

Developmental editor with over five years' in-house experience at an environmental publisher. Approaching editing with curiosity and care.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Nature, Transportation, Agriculture, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Island Press
• Grosvenor Literary Agency

Matt ★★★★★

London, UK

Editor with 20 years’ experience, specialising in film, TV and pop culture. I’ve worked with Hachette, Future, Titan, DK and Eaglemoss.

Services:

Genres: Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Eaglemoss
• Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM)
• Hotcourses

Hanna ★★★★★

The Kootenays, Canada

I'm an illustrator who specialises in whimsical maps for all genres and book covers for Cozy Mysteries, RomComs, and Chicklit

Services:

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Andrew ★★★★★

Melbourne VIC, Australia

With 110+ published books, turn your author dream into reality with ghostwriting and guidance from this bestselling author.

Services:

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Psychological Thriller.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Simon King

Andy ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

A keen, devoted editor who loves storytelling in all of its forms, with nearly a decade of experience at the center of NYC publishing.

Services:

Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Women's Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• The Gernert Company
• Aram Fox, Inc
• Self-employed

September ★★★★★

London, UK

I write book blurbs, front cover shout lines & advertising copy for Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette & Bloomsbury (in the UK).

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Daniela ★★★★★

Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

15 years turning phrases into cultural bridges. English/Italian translator for books (fiction/non fiction), articles, and film. Word nerd.

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Literary Fiction, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self

Edward ★★★★★

Murray, KY, United States

Experienced editor of nonfiction books (esp. spirituality/self-help). Copy edits and proofreading draw on my work as an author and MDiv.

Services:

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Inspirational, Business & Management, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Francesca ★★★★★

Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy

Experienced and award-winning literary translator (English/Spanish into Italian) with almost 50 publications on the market.

Services:

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Sociology.

Work experience:

• Mondadori
• HarperCollins
• Giunti Psychometrics
• Newton Compton
• Atmosphere Libri
• Rizzoli