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Caroline

Caroline

London, United Kingdom

Non-fiction editor specialising in illustrated books, cookery, craft, home and garden. Experience includes Vintage Publishing and BBC Books.


Work experience:

  • Caroline McArthur
  • Vintage Publishing, Penguin Random House
  • BBC Books, Ebury Publishing, Random House
  • Duckworth Publishers

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

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Health & Wellbeing, Travel, Home & Garden, Design

Amy

Amy

London, United Kingdom

I am an experienced editor who has worked for ten years in publishing. Particular interests: literary, historical and crime fiction.


Work experience:

  • Endeavour Press
  • Sapere Books

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

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, True Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Dystopian, Science Fiction

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

Anna

Anna

London, United Kingdom

I have 10+ years' experience working on children's and YA writing at UK publishers including Hachette and HarperCollins.


Work experience:

  • Octopus (Hachette)
  • Carlton Books
  • Orchard (Hachette)
  • Egmont
  • N/A

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

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Picture Books, Social & Family Issues

Andrew

Andrew

London, UK

Award-winning editor and literary agent. I work on LGBTQ+, mental health, neurodiversity, autism and disability.


Work experience:

  • Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • Frog Literary Agency
  • Palgrave Macmillan

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

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families

Colm

Colm

London, United Kingdom

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


Work experience:

  • Self-Employed
  • RateSetter

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

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

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

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

Rachel

Rachel

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:

  • Orion Publishing Group
  • Little, Brown Book Group
  • Sage Academic Publishers
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Various

Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense

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