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Josephine
London, United Kingdom
Experienced editor within various genres, including Mind Body Spirit, travel, cookbooks, and fiction (YA, women's fiction and thrillers).
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sex & Relationships, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Women's Fiction, and Action & Adventure.
Work experience:
- Duncan Baird Publishers and Watkins Publishing
- SPG Media
- Rogers, Coleridge & White Literary Agency
- Freelance
Emily
London, United Kingdom
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
Billi-Dee
London, UK
Collaborative and experienced editor formerly at Hachette UK. Specialising in romance, thriller and crime.
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.
Work experience:
- Bookouture, Hachette UK
- Bad Form Review
- Self-employed
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Victoria
London, UK
Experienced editor, previously at Pan Macmillan and HarperCollins. Passionate reader of crime, thrillers, romance and historical fiction
Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult, and Contemporary Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Pan Macmillan
- Constable & Robinson
- HarperCollins
Shari
London, UK
Editor and author of children's books and non-fiction, with 15+ years' experience editing for Penguin Random House, Hachette, DK and others.
Genres: Children's, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Children’s Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, and Action & Adventure.
Work experience:
- Penguin Random House
- Self-employed
Lucinda
London, UK
20+ years in non-fiction book editing. I offer full editorial reports, fact-checking. copy editing and proofreading.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Travel, Historical Fiction, Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Fritha
London, UK
Highly experienced development and structural editor (non-fiction) with almost 20 years experience working in trade publishing.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Inspirational, Nature, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Sex & Relationships.
Work experience:
- Simon & Schuster Ltd.
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Lydia
London, UK
Former agent and Audible commissioner of NYT Bestsellers with 12 years experience. All genres welcome, especially SFF and Historical!
Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, and Romantic Comedy.
Work experience:
- Audible UK
- Realm
- Carol Mann Agency
- Lydia Shamah
Dick
London, United Kingdom
Experienced London-based editor of fiction (novels, short stories), biography, art and culture.
Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, and Humor & Comedy.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Waltham Forest Council
Milly
London, UK
Literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, editing and representing a dynamic list of authors of fiction and non-fiction.
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Nature, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Colwill & Peddle
- Jo Unwin Literary Agency
- First Story
Stephanie
London, UK
16+ of experience in the children's publishing industry, editing and copy-editing. Feel free to get in touch to discuss your project.
Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Short Story, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Carlton Kids Publishing, London, UK
Nina
London, UK
An accomplished non-fiction editor with four years of experience at Hachette UK, confident working across a range of genres.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Entertainment, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Travel.
Work experience:
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Hachette UK
- Quercus, Hachette UK
David
London, UK
Let’s get your story out there. I’m a novelist and editor who’s been teaching creative writing for 15+ years, with a specialty in memoir.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.
Work experience:
- University of Toronto
- Toronto International Festival of Authors.
- HarperCollins, Penguin Random House
Aly
London, UK
Food, travel, literary + YA fiction, and mental health editor. Worked at SAGE, Phaidon, TripSavvy, Narrative Magazine, and Red Hen Press.
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, New Adult, Young Adult, Humor & Comedy, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Short Story.
Work experience:
- SAGE Publications
- Narrative Magazine
- Phaidon Press
- Jiwar Creation and Society (Barcelona) and Takt Kunstprojektraum (Berlin)
- Red Hen Press
- Self-employed
Celia
London, UK
Historical, Romance and Crime Editor previously publishing bestselling and award-winning authors at Penguin Random House and Hachette.
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, Historical Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, and Romantic Comedy.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Orion Books, Hachette UK
- Transworld, Penguin Random House UK
James
London, UK
Experienced, attentive editor. Specialist in culture and travel. The Guardian, Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Culture Trip, Time Out.
Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sports & Outdoors, Comics & Graphic Novels, and Fiction.
Work experience:
- Lonely Planet
- Rough Guides
- Self-employed
Bryony
London, UK
I'm an editor, proofreader and writer with over 16 years’ experience, specialising in non-fiction and fiction children’s books.
Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Middle Grade, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Evans Books
- Buster Books
- Carlton Children's Books
- Welbeck Children's Books
- Self-employed
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