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Emily

Emily

London, United Kingdom

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


Work experience:

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

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

Claire

Claire

London, United Kingdom

Editor with 20 years experience working with bestselling and award-winning authors - formerly Associate Publisher at Headline, Hachette UK


Work experience:

  • Headline Publishing Group
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult

Richard

Richard

London, UK

A 10-year track record at Hachette UK, editing Booker-nominated authors and Sunday Times bestsellers. Memoir, Lit Fiction, Crime/Thriller.


Work experience:

  • Quercus Books
  • Janklow & Nesbit UK
  • Profile Books
  • Penguin Random House UK

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Travel, Thriller & Suspense, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences

Nira

Nira

London, United Kingdom

Senior Editor, looking to help fiction writers with their novels. My books includes New York Times and Sunday Times bestsellers.


Work experience:

  • Ebury, Penguin Random House UK
  • Icon Books, UK
  • HQ, HarperCollins UK

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, African American Fiction, Humor & Comedy

Jackie

Jackie

London, UK

I'm the 'Corset for Flabby Writing’ copyeditor/proofreader, and love to help enhance the written word of Christian authors and entrepreneurs


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Reach PLC (formerly Trinity Mirror Newspapers)

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Business & Management, Children's, Fiction

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

London, UK

Editorial Director with a decade's experience working with prize-winning fiction and non-fiction titles from pitch to publication.


Work experience:

  • Saqi Books
  • The Soho Agency
  • Arts Council England

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review Book Coaching

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Anthologies, Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry

Vicki

Vicki

London, UK

An editor and proof reader with over 30 years' experience. I work on all types of general fiction and non-fiction .


Work experience:

  • Victor Gollancz
  • Self-employed
  • Secker & Warburg

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Thriller & Suspense, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Nature, Travel

Becky

Becky

London, UK

Editor and proofreader specialising in children's fiction and picture books.


Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • DK

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction

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