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Bridget
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Melbourne, Australia
I'm an accredited editor with experience at Lonely Planet, an interest in travel and self-help writing and an addiction to reading.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Travel, and Nature.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Lonely Planet
- Dorling Kindersley Publishing, UK
Brenda
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Melbourne VIC, Australia
I'm a professional children's book editor with 20+ years of experience in working with picture books and junior fiction.
Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Red Paper Kite Publishing
- Insider Guides
- The School Magazine
Gabriella
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Sydney NSW, Australia
Non-fiction book editor and former publishing professional specialising in cookbooks, biography, history and self-help.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Murdoch Books
- NewSouth Press (University of New South Wales Press)
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Katia
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Melbourne VIC, Australia
Manuscript nurturer, sentence polisher, eagle-eyed proofreader, wordsmith, preserver of voice and vision; fiction and memoir specialist.
Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Themes & Motifs, and Health & Wellbeing.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Sam
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Sydney NSW, Australia
Expert manuscript developer and editor. I specialise in literary fiction and nonfiction, and general / popular fiction and nonfiction.
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, and True Crime.
Work experience:
- Brow Books
- Self-employed
- The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australia, The Saturday Paper
- University of Melbourne, Deakin University, RMIT University, Victoria University
Alex
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Sydney NSW, Australia
I am a publisher, editor, ghostwriter and content curator with 25 years' experience in almost every genre.
Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult, Holiday, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Contemporary Romance, and Romance.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
John
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Brisbane QLD, Australia
Editor with over twenty years of experience working for major commercial publishers (Wiley, McGraw-Hill and Cambridge University Press).
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Education & Reference, Psychology, Sports & Outdoors, Health & Wellbeing, Parenting & Families, and Biographies & Memoirs.
Work experience:
- Wiley
- Cambridge University Press
- Self-employed
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Nicola
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Sydney NSW, Australia
A seasoned developmental editor of narrative. I help shape your novel, be it crime, historical, or high-end literary.
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Indigenous Literacy Foundation
- HQ / HarperCollins Australia
- HarperCollins Australia
- Walker Books Australia
Angela
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Melbourne VIC, Australia
I specialise in structural editing and advice. I'm experienced with crime/thrillers, hist fic, spec fic and literary. Former publisher.
Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, and Science Fiction.
Work experience:
- Echo Publishing, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
Anjanette
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Newcastle NSW, Australia
A passionate publishing professional, I love empowering writers by offering manuscript appraisal and mentoring. Upmarket fiction specialist!
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Rick Raftos Management
Sherryl
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Melbourne VIC, Australia
Writer, teacher, editor- my job is to help writers create terrific, publishable stories.
Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Young Adult, Poetry, Short Story, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Victoria University
John
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Australia
25 years experience in editing all subjects. Memoir, Biography, History, Politics, Arts and Literature expert, and some Fiction editing too.
Genres: Entertainment, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Law, Sociology, Art, Biographies & Memoirs, and Political Science & Current Affairs.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Jessica
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Sydney, Australia
Edited over 100 fiction and non-fiction titles, including Prime Minister's Prize, The Age and various Premiers' literary award winners.
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Home & Garden, Mystery & Crime, Education & Reference, Parenting & Families, and Thriller & Suspense.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Amnesty International
- Thomson Reuters
- Arts Hub Magazine
- News Ltd
Garima
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Adelaide SA, Australia
An editor with expertise in STEM editing (books, research papers, and theses). Worked for Macmillan, Elsevier, Springer, Cengage, AACR
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, and Math & Science.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- MacMillan Publishing Services Ltd. (MPS Ltd.)
- Aptara, Inc.
- Thomson Digital
Kelly
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Sydney NSW, Australia
I love working with authors on their manuscripts, helping them tease out their ideas and realise their publishing dreams.
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and True Crime.
Work experience:
- Allen & Unwin
Jane
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Toowoomba QLD, Australia
I'm a freelance editor, author and librarian with an eye for detail. Kids' books, fiction, non-fiction, history books: I love them all!
Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, and Health & Wellbeing.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Concordia Lutheran College
Tom
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Sydney NSW, Australia
Commissioning editor with 10 years of publishing experience, working across a range of non-fiction and fiction genres
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Romance.
Work experience:
- Pantera Press
- Penguin Random House Australia
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