17+ Best Book Editors for Hire near Nottingham

Kate

Nottingham, UK

Editing and proofreading services for authors of fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror | Comics and graphic novels | Board games and RPGs

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, LGBTQ Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Antonia

Nottingham, UK

Former English Editor at Book on a Tree specializing in YA and speculative fiction. Career highlights include writing comics for Disney.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Contemporary Fiction, Children's, Dystopian, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

Book on a Tree
The Mechanics' Institute Review
Bold Books AS

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Saxon

Nottingham, UK

Freelance proofreader/copy-editor. I specialise in commercial fiction – crime, thrillers, SF/Fantasy, and solving complex plot problems.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Sarindar

United Kingdom

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

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Helen

United Kingdom

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

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Parul

London, United Kingdom

Professional editor with 10 years of experience at Random House, Quercus. Cofounder: London Writers' Salon. Genre: Thrillers, NonFiction, YA

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

Random House
Quercus/ now Hachette
Cornerstones
London Writers' Salon
Eccles Fisher

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Elv

London, United Kingdom

Editorial consultant with 25 years’ publishing experience. I can help you shape your book, grow as a writer and create a great proposal.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Classics, Middle Grade, Children's, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

OUP
Penguin Random House
Self-employed
Scholastic
Simon and Schuster
Egmont

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Maartje

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Experienced and friendly non-fiction editor with a passion for bringing your research and ideas to a wide audience. **AVAILABLE AFTER JUNE

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Art, Biographies & Memoirs, and Nature.

Work experience:

Freelance
Cambridge University Press

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Julie

Reading, United Kingdom

I am an editor with over fifteen years’ experience working for three major houses across a broad spectrum of commercial fiction titles.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Pan Macmillan
Pan Macmillan Australia

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Rebecca

York, United Kingdom

Ten years' experience in publishing industry across three major literary agencies, I specialize in commercial fiction, children's and YA.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Thriller & Suspense, and Urban Fantasy.

Work experience:

Rogers, Coleridge & White
Ed Victor Ltd
The Wylie Agency

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Kelly

Maryport, United Kingdom

I have edited and proofread many non-fiction books for HarperCollins and Bonnier and I have also worked on memoirs for individual clients.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Children’s Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, Poetry, Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Niall

London, United Kingdom

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

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Scott

London, United Kingdom

Editor for 20+ years. Have worked on many award-winning and bestselling books. 190+ five-star reviews on Reedsy. Booked up till March 2026.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

The Friday Project, HarperCollins
Waterstones
Oxford Brookes University
Eye Books & Lightning Books
Abandoned Bookshop

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Mike

Colchester, United Kingdom

A publisher and editor with over 20 years of experience, helping authors craft the best manuscripts and proposals possible.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality, Historical Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Philosophy.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Profile Books
Simon & Schuster UK
Bloomsbury Publishing

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Katy

London, United Kingdom

A senior commissioning editor and content developer with ten years of experience in professional, educational and trade publishing.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Philosophy, Psychology, Writing & Publishing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Education & Reference.

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