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Meredith 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

Professional editor/proofreader with over 10 years of experience. Speculative fiction, post-apocalyptic, dark fantasy, spiritual/new age.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Dystopian, New Age, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Inspirational, Magical Realism, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Aurora House
  • Self-employed
  • Upwork
  • M/C Reviews
  • Aurealis

Will 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

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 5 star rating

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

Tina 5 star rating

Adelaide SA, Australia

Academic copy editor and proofreader, specialising in business and humanities. Pro Oxford comma. Don't get me started on em dashes.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Writing & Publishing, Literary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • University of South Australia

Gabriella 5 star rating

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)

Alex 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

I'm an experienced cookbook editor, proofreader and copywriter with 15+ years editorial experience and a passion for all things food!

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Pacific Magazines
  • McHugh Media
  • News Corp

Lauren 5 star rating

Central Coast NSW, Australia

Commercial fiction editor & coach. In-house & freelance for many publishers in Australia, US, UK & with lots of indie authors for 20+ years.

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

Work experience:

  • Bookouture
  • Atlantic Books
  • Allen & Unwin
  • London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
  • Self-employed

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Jess 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Editor and former Associate Publisher specialising in non fiction books including health, business and management, and personal development.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Women's Fiction, Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Wilkinson Publishing
  • Self-employed

Lorae 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

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

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Math & Science, and Children's.

Work experience:

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

Linden 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

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

Bridget 5 star rating

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

Michele 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

An editor of all genres, having worked for indie and trade publishing clients for 20 years, my expertise is developmental and copyediting!

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Children’s Non-Fiction, Business & Management, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • University of Queensland Press
  • Macmillan Education Publishers
  • New Holland Publishers
  • Steve Parish Publishing

Rebecca 5 star rating

Coffs Harbour NSW, Australia

Using structural expertise and market insight, I work with Big 5, smaller publishers and indies to help make writing shine.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • New Holland
  • WHSmith
  • Hachette and Curtis Brown

Karin 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

A passionate 'generalist' who lives to learn, I've edited fiction and non-fiction for both indie and trade publisher clients for decades.

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Picture Books, Children's, Science Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Teach Starter Publishing
  • Wildlife Australia Magazine
  • Steve Parish Publishing
  • LexisNexis/Elsevier Reed
  • Bookmark Publishing
  • Australian Geographic

Katia 5 star rating

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

Kate 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

Children's fiction editor with over ten years industry experience with Scholastic, Disney and Marvel.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Humor & Comedy, and Picture Books.

Work experience:

  • Scholastic Australia
  • Allen and Unwin
  • Lexis Nexis

Anya 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

6 years of experience at Penguin Random House UK, specialising in ebook quality control with excellent proofreading skills.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House UK

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