Emily Wells

Emily Wells – Editor

Experienced development editor specialising in Christian books. By day, I am Senior Bibles Editor at Hodder & Stoughton.

Overview

I am an editor with experience publishing educational and Christian lifestyle books. I currently work for Hodder & Stoughton/John Murray Press as Senior Editor, publishing the best-selling book of all time (the Bible, no less). I have previously worked for Hodder Education.

I love working with authors to bring to life the word that is on their heart, whether that be a devotional, testimony, story, or explainer that unpacks the Bible. Whether you need broad edits to get the pace, tone and structure of your work just right for your intended reader, or a forensic look at spelling, grammar and punctuation to add the finishing touches to your work, I can help.

Services
Fiction
Christian Fiction
Non-Fiction
Christian Non-Fiction Education & Reference Political Science & Current Affairs
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

John Murray Press

Jan, 2023 — Present
I work for the Hodder Faith imprint as a Senior Editor, where I publish the Bible and other Christian books.

Hodder Education

Oct, 2016 — Jan, 2023 (over 6 years)
I published and edited 100s of titles for KS3, GCSE and A Level, primarily in Religious Studies, Politics and English.

Taylor & Francis

Feb, 2016 — Oct, 2016 (8 months)
I commissioned academic books for the Physics list.

Portfolio

'Beautifully illustrated, it makes reading the Bible so much fun, with thoughtful comments and super-useful guides such as maps, factual pictures and historical background.' -- Parent reader r... read more
Developmental Editing
The Word Week by Week

Lee Gatiss

John Murray Press

The early church used patterns of set readings to guide Christians through scripture. Over the centuries, these readings developed into full Lectionaries to guide communities through the Bible... read more
Developmental Editing
The Hodder Bible Commentary: James

Daniel K. Eng

John Murray Press

50 volumes. 4 million words. Global representation.Engage with the latest theological thinking in this new, readable exposition of the Bible in 50 volumes. Covering all books of the Bible and including the full the Anglicised New International Version (NIV) te... read more
The Hodder Bible Commentary: Proverbs

Kirsten Birkett

John Murray Press

About the Hodder Bible CommentaryThe Hodder Bible Commentary is a comprehensive 50-volume Bible commentary series. Doctrinally sensitive and globally aware, its goal is to encourage a deepened knowledge and understanding of Scripture.Accessible and insightful ... read more
The Hodder Bible Commentary: Ecclesiastes

Eric Ortlund

John Murray Press

How can we live well in a world that can feel meaningless? Ecclesiastes invites us to face the hard truth that our lives are very brief and mostly out of our control. But that doesn't mean God leaves us to despair.In this searching and uplifting commentary, Er... read more
Manga Bible

Siku

Hodder & Stoughton

From the creation of the earth to the ultimate showdown between the forces of good and evil, this is the greatest story ever told. This manga adaptation of the Holy Bible tells the story of God's relationship with his people, from the creation of the earth and... read more

Emily has 5 reviews

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Dianna W.

Dianna W.

Mar, 2026

Emily's Editorial Assessment was extremely helpful and let me see my project in a whole new light. I will definitely be looking to use her again for future projects. She gave a fresh perspective on the layout and got me excited to write again!
David B.

David B.

Mar, 2026

Can't say enough about how wonderful Emily was. The notes were robust and very helpful. She responded very quickly and was open with her advice and thoughts. I would definitely use her again.
Elisabeta K.

Elisabeta K.

Sep, 2024

Emily's review of my book manuscript was done with all excellence, clarity, sensitivity, organization, promptness, and professionalism. She certainly has a gift with editing as well as pinpointing and articulating the strengths and weaknesses wonderfully. Moreover, she makes helpful suggestions f...
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Joel K.

Joel K.

Mar, 2024

Emily is a model professional. Not only is she punctual and informative with her corrections, especially in regards to her proofreading, her work is adaptable to whatever format you are using (doc, pdf, etc), which was really helpful for a novice author like myself. She is fantastic value for mo...
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Jenny P.

Jenny P.

Nov, 2023

Emily did a good job. Thanks, Emily!

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