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Lucy

Lucy

Brighton, UK

Fiction editor with 17 years’ experience. I’m passionate about crafting standout stories and I love working on YA, fantasy and romance.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bright Press (Quarto Publishing Group)
  • Quid Publishing (Quarto Publishing Group)
  • Summersdale (Octopus/Hachette)

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense

Joanna

Joanna

Brighton, UK

Experienced editor specialising in travel, outdoors and the environment. Lonely Planet, Insight Guides, Octopus Publishing


Work experience:

  • Responsible Travel
  • Lonely Planet
  • Insight Guides
  • Philip's, Octopus Publishing

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Nature, Parenting & Families, Travel, Sports & Outdoors, Education & Reference

Martin

Martin

Brighton, UK

I am a UK author, editor and reviewer with experience of UK and US publishers specializing in philosophy, social science and politics


Work experience:

  • T&F, Hodder, Wiley, Wiley-Blackwell, Palgerave, Turner
  • The Philosopher
  • University of Pau

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction

Naomi

Naomi

Brighton, UK

An award-winning poet and SFF author, I edit diverse SFF and poetry for the UK journal Gramarye and independent publishers.


Work experience:

  • Waterloo Press
  • The University of Chichester
  • Self-employed
  • CRITICAL MUSLIM
  • GRAMARYE

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Short Story, Cultural & Ethnic, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Eve

Eve

United Kingdom

Ex-Editorial Director for Hodder and Stoughton, at Penguin before that, I'm a fiction editor and author with lots of experience


Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Hodder & Stoughton, Hachette
  • Story Workshop

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime

Vicky

Vicky

Brighton, UK

Editor with ten years' experience in literary and commercial fiction, memoir and non-fiction, working for authors, agents and publishers.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Myriad Editions

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Young Adult

Nicky

Nicky

London, United Kingdom

Developmental editor specialising in women's commercial fiction, crime and thrillers. 20 years' experience. Book agent at WGM Atlantic.


Work experience:

  • Constable & Robinson
  • Headline Publishing Group
  • Transworld
  • The Orion Publishing Group
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime

Lok Yee

Lok Yee

United Kingdom

Former Oxford Uni Press educational Editor with a focus on Children's ELT and Literacy. Passionate about representation and accessibility.


Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press
  • Cambridge University Press
  • First Story
  • The Mic Magazine
  • John Blake Publishing
  • Self-employed
  • Global alumni

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, ELT, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction

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