The best publishing professionals for hire

Natalia ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Award-winning children's book illustrator and designer with over 15 years of experience working with publishers around the world.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Kim ★★★★★

Orlando, FL, USA

Professional copyeditor and proofreader with over 30 years of experience in general fiction, children's books, and educational materials.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Windermere Preparatory School
• Self-employed
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (formerly Harcourt School Publishers)
• Curriculum Associates

Teja ★★★★★

Seattle, WA, USA

A lifetime of reading, editing, and writing books—this work is my dream. It would be an honor to help you get your book ready for the world.

Services:

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Plays & Screenplays, Health & Wellbeing, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Two Birds Editing
• Avalon Travel
• Alyson Books
• George magazine
• Jane magazine
• Spin magazine

Marieke ★★★★★

Elgin, IL, USA

I'm a professional book editor with experience in multiple disciplines, particularly medical/dental editing.

Services:

Genres: Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Quintessence Publishing
• Joint Commission Resources

Maya ★★★★★

Charlotte, NC, United States

From the big picture to the tiniest detail, here to help you polish your craft. I work with publishers and individual authors.

Services:

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Thriller & Suspense, Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• Self-Employed

Laura ★★★★★

Sydney NSW, Australia

I’m passionate about helping authors get their books to publication standard. I focus on genre fiction, mainly romance and crime, and memoir

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Finch Publishing

Alison ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Book Interior Designer in NYC. I love photoshop, typography, and the balance between a great serif body font and a clean sans serif display.

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Coming of Age, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House
• Simon & Schuster

Adam ★★★★★

New York, NY, United States

I'm a New York City-based editor specializing in commercial nonfiction, and have worked on several NYT-bestselling titles.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• Penguin Books
• Abrams Books
• Public Affairs Books
• Perseus Books Group
• The Overlook Press
• Sterling Publishing
• Apollo Publishers

Andrew ★★★★★

Melbourne VIC, Australia

With 90+ published books, turn your author dream into reality with ghostwriting and guidance from this bestselling author.

Services:

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Psychological Thriller.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Simon King

Kam ★★★★★

London, UK

Specialising in non-fiction, Kam has designed covers for 7 years, working with private clients and authors on the Hay House Publishers list.

Services:

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Sex & Relationships, New Age, Parenting & Families, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

• Hay House UK Limited
• Self-employed

Rachel ★★★★★

Cabarete, Dominican Republic

Fine artist turned illustrator. Using a blend of paint + graphics to design books. Confession: I buy books by their covers!

Services:

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Design, Non-Fiction, Fashion & Textiles, Nature, Poetry, and Holiday.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Daniel ★★★★★

Cambridge, UK

Former New Yorker editorial staff, interested in literary fiction and nonfiction. Bylines in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, GQ, and NYT.

Services:

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

Work experience:

• The New Yorker
• Columbia University
• Parsons School of Design
• University of Cambridge

Kasia ★★★★★

Warszawa, Poland

Freelance designer and illustrator with a passion for hand-lettering. My work is cheerful and speaks to the inner child inside all adults!

Services:

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Middle Grade, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Zielona Sowa Publishing House
• Bajkowisko
• Good at

Claire ★★★★★

Newcastle NSW, Australia

I'm a copyeditor and proofreader specialising in fantasy books. If you write about magic and made-up worlds, I'm the editor for you!

Services:

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Writing & Publishing, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Kelly ★★★★★

Wilmington, DE, United States

I love how good design can complete a writer's vision and make it engaging. Fantasy, thrillers, historical and fiction really get me going.

Services:

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and New Adult.

Work experience:

• Four Dog Creative
• Delaware Today
• Delaware Bride
• Self-employed

Mindy ★★★★★

San Diego, CA, USA

My specialty is knocking your socks off with an integrated design perfectly tailored to your style.

Services:

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Picture Books, Children's, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

• University of Utah
• Self-employed

Jonathan ★★★★★

Fleet, Hampshire, UK

I am a business author and an award-winning ghostwriter specialising in leadership and personal biographies and business stories.

Services:

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Marshall Cavendish International and LID Publishing
• Bluequest
• BBC Worldwide
• National Newspapers