The best freelancers for hire in Australia

Jessica

Sydney, Australia

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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

Nick

Sydney NSW, Australia

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I'm a multidisciplinary artist and illustrator working digitally and with watercolors. My work is playful focusing on characters and color.

Genres: African American Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Fashion & Textiles, Entertainment, Music, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Warby Parker
• Camus Cognac
• Distinction Arts

Charlie

Melbourne VIC, Australia

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Book designer with expertise in typesetting, inner layout and cover design for art, culture and design publications.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Design, and Geography.

Work experience:

• Currency Design
• Restless Creative

Julia

Sydney NSW, Australia

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Helping authors bring their important message to the world by designing covers that SELL, through bold, colourful, impactful cover designs.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Parenting & Families, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Maria

Perth WA, Australia

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Beautiful, growth-driven websites — from templates to bespoke designs, made to fit your goals and budget.

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Agriculture, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Design, Fashion & Textiles, and Home & Garden.

Work experience:

• Mairoi Design
• El Argentino
• Self-employed

Bradley

Sydney NSW, Australia

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I love all that books are and all that they can be. As an experienced book cover + internals designer I delight in bringing books to life.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Simon & Schuster Australia

Pete

Perth WA, Australia

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I'm a professional writer and editor who specialises in speculative fiction (horror, fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal romance) and thrillers.

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Comics & Graphic Novels, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Science Fiction, Travel, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

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

Garima

Adelaide SA, Australia

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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

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

Daniel

Melbourne VIC, Australia

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Accredited non-fiction editor with more than 40 published titles. Specialising in art, spirituality, well-being, history, science & ESL.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Religion & Spirituality, True Crime, Classics, Fiction, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

• Arcturus Publishing
• Search Press

Lorae

Sydney NSW, 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, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Math & Science, and Children's.

Work experience:

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

James (JJ)

Sydney NSW, Australia

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Three decades of high level media experience, globally. Published author. Ghost/speechwriter for well known international figures

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sports & Outdoors, Entertainment, Sociology, Geography, Cultural & Ethnic, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self, Random Ax Media, Integrative Strategies, The Kick Project

Lisa

Brisbane QLD, Australia

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Lisa-Marie is a graphic designer and artist, illustrating colourfully eye-catching art that encourages and uplifts.

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Citipointe Church

Jordan

Brisbane QLD, Australia

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I'm an illustrator and designer who loves to create eye-catching book covers that take an unconventional approach to the source material.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Kelly

Sydney NSW, Australia

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I build stylish, intuitive and easy-to-use custom SEO-focused Squarespace websites that will tell your story and sell your book!

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romantic Comedy, Romance, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Hachette Australia Books

Jane

Toowoomba QLD, Australia

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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