Grace Menary-Winefield – Editor

I relish stories that are surprising and pull me into a new world, idea, or concept! I particularly love working on thrillers (gothic, science-fiction, horror, fantasy), mysteries (I am a puzzle fanatic, and I will always try to solve it before the big reveal!), and the romantasy genre across YA, new adult, and adult. It's a pleasure to pick apart and help you enrich your world-building, whether that be your magical systems, political hierarchies, or dystopian/post-apocalyptic society break-downs.

My portfolio includes international bestsellers THE RADIUM GIRLS by Kate Moore, Stuart Turton’s THE 7 1/2 DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE, and SANCTUARY by VV James (adapted into an amc+ original series). Additionally, I acquired the indie horror powerhouse Darcey Coates and Kelly Mustian's THE GIRLS IN THE STILT HOUSE before turning freelance, and it would be wonderful to work on similar projects. I hope you'll look at a sampling of my projects below to see the wide range of genres I've covered across the industry.

Please note that for some Piatkus projects (Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan, Lia Riley, etc.), they might reflect as their US counterpart. Reedsy doesn't allow Amazon.co.uk links.

Depending on what your aim is (traditionally-published, self-published, agent submission, the sheer joy of writing), my advice and mark-ups will vary. But ideally for everyone, our working relationship and the project's editorial journey should be fun! It's an edit, but it's also a discussion with lots of questions, challenges, and discoveries. I never aim to change your voice, and at the end of the day this is your book -- not my own.

Beyond developmental editing, it is always a pleasure to assess submission drafts, proposals or query letters. I'm currently not considering projects which utilize AI -- thank you!