Hire Copy Editors in the United Kingdom
Hire top professional copy editors in the United Kingdom. Get your manuscript polished in three easy steps: sign up, upload your project brief, and request quotes from professionals of your choice!
Hire top professional copy editors in the United Kingdom. Get your manuscript polished in three easy steps: sign up, upload your project brief, and request quotes from professionals of your choice!
United Kingdom
Editor/Writer with more than 20 years of experience in educational publishing, magazines, technical and web.
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Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading
Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Math & Science, Writing & Publishing, Children's, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences
London, United Kingdom
A freelance copy-editor and proofreader specialising in cookery, craft and other lifestyle titles.
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Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits
London, United Kingdom
A Bookseller Rising Star and commercial fiction editor with 12 years editing experience at Penguin Random House, Hachette and HarperCollins
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Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review
Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
United Kingdom
Copy editor and proofreader with experience in non-fiction, specialising in arts and culture, business, the environment, history and travel.
Work experience:
Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Design, Biographies & Memoirs, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management, Art, Nature, Literary Fiction, Fiction
London, United Kingdom
A reliable and highly proficient copy editor and proofreader, with 10+ years' experience from several of the UK's top publishing companies.
Work experience:
Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense
London, United Kingdom
Friendly, efficient editor and researcher with a deep passion for books and authors. Reading is my pleasure as well as my profession.
Work experience:
Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Short Story, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense
London, United Kingdom
Experienced London-based editor of fiction (novels, short stories, plays), biography, art and culture and personal statements.
Work experience:
Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, History, Political Science & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Humor & Comedy
North Shields, United Kingdom
Freelance copy-editing, proofreading and plain language support; working with publishers, businesses, charities, students and other writers.
Work experience:
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, Psychology, Entertainment, Economics
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If you’ve ever fallen victim to embarrassing email typos, errors in a work document, or even mistakes in your own published writing, you already understand the importance of copy editing. Needless to say, if you’ve written an entire book, you’re going to want a copy editor to look it over before you proceed.
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