The best book editors for hire near Birmingham

Ameesha

Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Nonfiction book shepherd & editor of award-winning books that make the world a better place, including business, philosophy, & tech.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, Technology, and Computers & Internet.

Work experience:

• Packt Publishing
• Self-employed
• Business Book Awards UK
• Storyterrace

Bryony

Birmingham, UK

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Full-time freelance fiction editor. Genres: Romance (all sub-genres), Romantasy, New Adult. Based in England. Works with US and UK fiction.

Genres: New Adult, Young Adult, Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, Time Travel Romance, Romantic Suspense, and Dark Romance.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Radish Fiction

Kieran

Birmingham, UK

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Experienced crime, thriller, and contemporary fiction editor. Books published with Big Five as well as indies. Author and academic.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, Legal Thriller, Medical Thriller, and Technothriller.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• York St John University

Ian

Birmingham, UK

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Your expert editor for challenging tech, science, and other non-fiction manuscripts. PhD-level insight, publisher quality.

Genres: Technology, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Physics & Chemistry, Math & Science, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

• Packt Publishing
• University of Sheffield
• Manning Publications
• American Chemical Society

Helen

United Kingdom

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15 years of in-house editorial experience specialising in children's fiction (MG, teen and YA). Previously Editor-at-Large for Hachette.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, New Age, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Hachette Children's Group
• Orion Children's Books
• Scholastic Ltd
• Columbia University

Jude

United Kingdom

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Multi award writer and Editor with a Masters in Writing (Distinction). Published since 2004 - Collins, Hodder, Pearsons and more.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, ELT, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, Young Adult, and Poetry.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Rosie

Sheffield, United Kingdom

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A conscientious and enthusiastic indexer, my subject specialisms are Geography, Environmental/Earth Science, Social Science and Economics.

Genres: Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Geography.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Bryony

England, United Kingdom

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Friendly, sharp-eyed editor & former biographer helping authors wrangle plots, shape voice & nail continuity. 20+ years. Series specialist.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Atomic Partnership Limited

Colm

London, United Kingdom

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Freelance developmental editor, with a focus on thriller and contemporary fiction, memoir non-fiction, and LGBTQ+ writing.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-Employed
• RateSetter

Anna

London, United Kingdom

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Award-winning editor and publisher with a near-obsessive eye and over twenty years experience in the industry.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Short Story, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• The Pigeonhole
• Random House
• Peters, Fraser & Dunlop
• Curtis Brown
• The Bookseller

Emily

London, United Kingdom

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A Bookseller Rising Star and commercial fiction editor with 12 years editing experience at Penguin Random House, Hachette and HarperCollins

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Quercus (Hachette UK)
• Ebury & Del Rey (Penguin Random House)
• Orion Publishing (Hachette UK)
• Avon (HarperCollins)
• Boldwood Books

Jenny

London, United Kingdom

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Experienced editor of writing for children and adults (fiction, non-fiction, picture books, novelties) through all stages of editing.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Picture Books, Children's, Middle Grade, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Hot Key Books
• Walker Books

Rebecca

Birmingham, UK

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Helping authors breathe life into their manuscripts by polishing voice, style and flow to craft standout, submission-ready stories.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• Igloo Books
• Bonnier Books UK

Gary

Birmingham, UK

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Helping authors shine: meticulous copyediting & proofreading for fiction & non-fiction. 150+ books, including award winners & bestsellers.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Sarindar

United Kingdom

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Editor/Writer with more than 20 years of experience in educational publishing, magazines, technical and web.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Math & Science, Writing & Publishing, Children's, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Macmillan UK
• Multimedia Communications, Singapore
• Marshall Cavendish, Singapore
• Educational Publishing House, Singapore
• Horizon Knowledge Solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore
• Shing Lee Publishers Pte Ltd, Singapore
• Chacon Publishing Inc, Calgary, Canada
• Self-employed

Kerry

Hove, United Kingdom

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An experienced editor, writer and publishing professional with 20+ years' experience of copy editing, development editing and proofreading.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Travel, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Architecture, Humanities & Social Sciences, Young Adult, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Yes Educational Centre
• Marvel Comics
• Egmont Fleetway
• Panorama Holiday Group
• Pavilion Publishing
• Pavilion Publishing and Media
• Self-employed

Niall

London, United Kingdom

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I focus on non-fiction development editing and editorial assessment. History, economics. business, 'big ideas'. Best-selling author and PhD.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Finance & Accounting, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

• London School of Economics & University of Warwick
• Freelance
• ThinkWrite
• Economist Intelligence Unit