Gary Budden – Editor

I am an experienced fiction editor from London, UK, and currently based in Brisbane, Australia, with fifteen years experience in the publishing industry, and the co-founder of award-winning independent publisher, Influx Press.

Influx Press has published over seventy titles since 2012, with many critically acclaimed novels, non-fiction works, and short story collections.

In 2018, Influx Press won the Republic of Conscious Prize for best small publisher.

In 2022, our title The Trees was shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize.

My freelance editorial clients include Dead Ink and Titan Books among many others.

Some highlights from my portfolio include:

BOY PARTS – Eliza Clark. This has sold 80,000+ copies to date in the UK, is being developed for television, and is currently being translated into several languages.

TENDER – Lauren DuPlessis

DELIVERYWOMAN – Eva Wyles

LAMB – Matt Hill

WATER SHALL REFUSE THEM – Lucie McKnight Hardy

GLITCH – Lee Rourke

ESC & CTRL – Steve Hollyman

THE SERVICE – Frankie Miren

TERMINAL ZONES – Gareth E. Rees

Titles I have worked on have received significant national press coverage in publication such as The Guardian, Telegraph, VICE, The i, BBC, The Quietus, and many more. They have been translated and published in numerous countries outside of the UK, and launched the successful writing careers of several writers.

I have a passion for weird fiction, place-focused writing, and literary speculative fiction and am always excited to work on manuscripts from new writers.

I offer development edits, copyedits, and proofreading, providing advice on structure, character and plot, copy-edits to address style, tone and consistency, and proofreading.

I like to work in dialogue with the author, offering sensitive and insightful feedback to help highlight your unique voice and to tell your story in the best way possible.

I look forward to working with you!

Gary