The best book editors for hire in Australia

Lorae

Brisbane QLD, Australia

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Editor in a large publishing house with experience in children's and YA books, and adult fiction.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Coming of Age, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Scholastic Australia
• Self-employed
• Black Phoenix Publishing Collective

Angela

Melbourne VIC, Australia

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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

Kim

Melbourne VIC, Australia

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Recognised professional line/copy editor of sci-fi, fantasy, humour, crime, chicklit & MG fiction. I work on one narrative at a time.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and New Adult.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Allen & Unwin
• Monash Postgraduate Association (MPA)

Ed

Newcastle NSW, Australia

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Astute, experienced and empathetic, I'm a narrative problem solver and sentence sharpener who works well with big presses and solo authors.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, True Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Puncher and Wattmann
• Murdoch Books

Sherryl

Melbourne VIC, Australia

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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

Callum

Melbourne VIC, Australia

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Developmental and line editor of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, with a decade's experience at the world's biggest publishing house.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sports & Outdoors, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House UK

Darren

Geelong VIC, Australia

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I’m a specialist SF & Fantasy editor with more than 25 years of publishing experience including Gollancz, Orbit and Earthlight.

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Post-Apocalyptic, and Steampunk.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Victor Gollancz
• Orbit

Laura

Melbourne VIC, Australia

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Got a sticky plot hole? Misbehaving characters? An old-fashioned case of 'how do I make this better'? Let's figure it out together!

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Affirm Press

Nicola

Sydney NSW, Australia

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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

Brendan

Bulli NSW, Australia

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Former journalist turned editor/publisher with two decades of experience across all levels of non-fiction book production.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Nature, Travel, Business & Management, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

• Self Employed
• Time To Roam
• National Roads & Motorists Association
• Driving Around Australia
• Express Media Group

Linden

Brisbane QLD, Australia

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Experienced copyeditor specialising in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Previous clients include Wiley and Macmillan.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Wiley Australia
• Australian Academic Press

Andrea

Melbourne VIC, Australia

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Editor and proofreader with 18+ years' experience in fiction (mystery/crime and middle-grade) and non-fiction (travel, business, memoirs).

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Business & Management, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Lonely Planet
• Self-employed

John

Australia

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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

Amelia

Melbourne VIC, Australia

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Editor & proofreader of new age, esoteric and witchy books, as well as oracle cards.

Genres: New Age and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Uro Publications
• Black Inc.
• National Gallery of Victoria

Will

Melbourne VIC, Australia

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I'm a book editor with almost a decade of in-house experience in non-fiction publishing, including business, travel and education.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Travel, Finance & Accounting, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Major Street Publishing
• Lonely Planet
• Australian Teachers of Media

Sam

Sydney NSW, Australia

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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

Laura

Sydney NSW, Australia

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

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Finch Publishing