The best publishing professionals for hire

Amy ★★★★★

Township of Washington, NJ, United States

Careful, friendly editor offers expert edit and proofing on fiction, romance, LGBTQIA+, mystery, YA, sci/fantasy. 30+ years in publishing.

Services:

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Mystery & Crime, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, and LGBTQ Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
• Great Minds

Leila ★★★★★

Berlin, Germany

Children's developmental editor (Chronicle, Macmillan, S&S) with 12 years of experience and faith that picture books can change the world!

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Sunna ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Meticulous editor with copyediting, proofreading, and development experience in short prose and literary and academic non-fiction.

Services:

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Law.

Work experience:

• Stanford University Press
• Orion Magazine
• The Common Magazine
• Markus Wiener Publishers

Samuel ★★★★★

London, UK

Supportive, experienced former literary agent for fiction, working sensitively with authors to make their novel irresistible.

Services:

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Blake Friedmann Literary Agency
• Blake Friedmann Literary Agency
• Elsevier

Elisa ★★★★★

Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy

Book translator and agrarian expert, I can help make your works flower in Italy, whether you want to self-publish or look for a publisher.

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Agriculture, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Life Sciences, Math & Science, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Lisa ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Assistant editor at Macmillan with fiction and nonfiction experience and an agency background.

Services:

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books

Birgit ★★★★★

Toronto, ON, Canada

A German theatre-maker in Canada, I translate plays, screenplays, fiction, non-fiction (German and English, over 15 award-winning writers).

Services:

Genres: Plays & Screenplays, Fiction, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Sasha ★★★★★

London, UK

Editor with 15 years of experience in a variety of subject areas, including politics, the environment, science, technology, and business.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Nature, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Technology, Travel, and True Crime.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The New Republic
• HuffPost
• The Guardian

Jess ★★★★★

San Diego, CA, USA

I focus on non-fiction and have over 500 published projects. I have received GDUSA Gold Awards for my cover designs every year since 2015.

Services:

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Design, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Philosophy, and Finance & Accounting.

Work experience:

• Cognella Inc.
• Self-employed
• University Readers, Inc.
• Design Lab NYC

Martin ★★★★★

Berlin, Germany

Freelance graphic designer and illustrator with a passion for independent and self publishing, based in Berlin.

Services:

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Economics, Philosophy, and Antiques & Collectibles.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Orlagh ★★★★★

Dublin, Ireland

I'm an Irish designer and illustrator with over 16 years' experience in editorial design, mixed media illustration, portraits and collage.

Services:

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Math & Science, Nature, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Technology.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Research Media

Tomiko ★★★★★

Monterey, CA, USA

ELT/ESOL specialist and director of publications with 20 years experience offering manuscript assessment, development, and editing.

Services:

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, and ELT.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• TESOL International Association
• AH Editing
• The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Zharmae Publishing Press
• Brainstorm Learning, LLC

Robyn ★★★★★

FR to EN and EN to FR translator with +50 published translations. I'm passionate about literature and have an MA in translation.

Services:

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, New Adult, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Storyzy - Former Trooclick
• European Commission
• 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, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Booking.com
• Self-employed

Julia ★★★★★

London, United Kingdom

Experienced and meticulous non-fiction editor with a keen eye. Passionate about great books.

Services:

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Ebury Publishing, Random House UK
• Anubis Literary Agency

Mark ★★★★★

Cardiff, UK

I'm a multi-disciplinary designer that supplies compact website design in support of my author clients. I own very bright shoes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Services:

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Leila ★★★★★

Austin, TX, USA

12+ years experience in children's and YA book publishing as an editor at Penguin Random House and author of critically-acclaimed novels.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House
• Macmillan, Chronicle, Simon & Schuster, Abrams, etc.
• BookPeople