The best publishing professionals for hire

Lynsey ★★★★★

Missoula, United States

(She/they.) Over a decade of in-house and freelance editorial work for Big 5 publishers & private clients across genres.

Services:

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Fordham University Press
• City College of New York
• Skadden-Arps Legal Studies Program at City College of New York
• WHACK! Magazine
• Penguin Group (USA)
• Self-employed
• Penguin Random House

Bryony ★★★★★

Wark, Hexham, Northumberland, UK

I am an award-winning children's book designer and have worked in the publishing industry for 24 years. I love creating picture books.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Namibia Collection
• Wordweaver Publishing House
• Macmillan Namibia
• The Namibian Newspaper

Rebecca ★★★★★

Peterborough, NH, USA

Versatile editor and indexer specializing in cookbooks and other prescriptive nonfiction.

Services:

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Design, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Parenting & Families, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Hollan Publishing
• Time Warner Book Group
• Random House
• HarperCollins Publishers

Zixiao ★★★★★

Somerset, UK

Published book illustrator, specialised in picture books and character design.

Services:

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Young Adult, and Short Story.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Nina ★★★★★

Summerville, SC, USA

Fast and supportive! 15+ years editing experience specializing in thrillers, romance, and memoirs. NYTimes and USA Today bestselling author.

Services:

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Romantic Suspense, Romance, Historical Romance, Mystery & Crime, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Entangled Publishing
• Palmetto Publishing
• Self-employed
• Penguin Random House, Berkley Imprint
• Reedsy

Jovan ★★★★★

Oslo, Norway

Google-Certified UX/UI Designer creating captivating, user-focused websites. Let’s make your story unforgettable online.

Services:

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Business & Management, Travel, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• ITAcedemy
• Black Orange Design
• Emisia Consulting
• Self-employed

Jenny ★★★★★

Nashville, TN, USA

#1 New York Times bestselling editor. Over 25 years in book publishing, 10 in executive positions at HarperCollins and Hachette.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

• HarperCollins
• Hachette

Amanda ★★★★★

Sydney NSW, Australia

Creative and collaborative senior book designer and art director, 15 years experience with major children's publishers, covers/internals.

Services:

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Contemporary Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• Walker Books Australia
• Scholastic Australia (Koala Books imprint)

Erica ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

NYTimes bestselling author and ghostwriter with 17+ years experience. I specialize in ghostwriting memoir, self-help, and business books.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, Entertainment, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Success Cornerstone
• Huffington Post, Bustle, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Mondelez, Nestle, Thought Catalog, WebMD

Lisa ★★★★★

New York, NY, United States

Developmental editor of narrative nonfiction (and book proposals) with 35+ years' experience at major trade publishers in NYC.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Psychology, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• PublicAffairs
• Self-employed
• Carol Publishing Group
• Viking Penguin
• Random House
• University of Texas
• The Writers Studio

Michelle ★★★★★

Coral Springs, FL, USA

Acclaimed and passionate literary editor of romance, fantasy, and suspense--and lover of the Oxford comma--with over 13 years of experience.

Services:

Genres: Paranormal Romance, Romance, Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Blue Box Press
• St. Martin's Press

Blondine ★★★★★

Heerhugowaard, Netherlands

An experienced and friendly developmental editor/proofreader passionate about helping writers bring out the best in their children's books.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• IBFD

Anna ★★★★★

London, United Kingdom

Award-winning editor and publisher with a near-obsessive eye and over twenty years experience in the industry.

Services:

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Short Story, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• The Pigeonhole
• Random House
• Peters, Fraser & Dunlop
• Curtis Brown
• The Bookseller

Julie ★★★★★

Greenwich, CT, USA

I have edited hundreds of books over a decade at Skyhorse Publishing. I take a thorough approach and pride myself on attention to detail.

Services:

Genres: Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, True Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, and History.

Work experience:

• Skyhorse Publishing
• Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Carlyn ★★★★★

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Dedicated YA and Adult Contemporary, Romance, and Thriller editor. YA Author. Reader with over seven years of experience in NY publishing.

Services:

Genres: Romantic Comedy, Romance, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• CAKE Literary
• 141 Entertainment
• TriadaUS Agency
• The Bent Agency
• Self-employed

Amaia ★★★★★

Western coast of Cantabria, Spain

+15 years of experience. EN to ES translator/proofreader. Children’s fiction + non-fiction. English philologist. Specialised in literature.

Services:

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Contemporary Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Booking.com
• Self-employed

Dana ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Editor with more than 12 years experience working with authors to craft award-winning bestsellers at Penguin Random House and Macmillan

Services:

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Macmillan/Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
• Penguin Random House