17+ Best Book Editors for Hire near Oxford

Hannah

Oxford, UK

Former in-house editor at Hachette, Bookouture & Amazon specialising in commercial fiction. Experience across traditional & digital formats.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Bookouture
Amazon Publishing UK
Hodder& Stoughton
Self-employed

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Sue

Oxford, UK

Professional editor with 20+ years' experience of working with top authors, e.g. Lee Child, Val McDermid, Sophie Kinsella. Plus nonfiction.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Travel, and True Crime.

Work experience:

Reader's Digest UK Ltd (now part of TMBI Inc)
Self-employed

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Emily

Oxford, UK

Editor and commissioner of award-winning children's books. 13 years of learning at Hachette and Penguin Random House. Ex-Editorial Director.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

Hachette UK
Penguin Random House
Bloomsbury

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Holly

Oxford, UK

Editor with over 10 years experience, specialising in women's fiction, fantasy and romance. I love helping people tell their stories.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

Self-employed
WHSmith Travel (Harrods and Selfridges Concessions)
Headline Publishing Company

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Gareth

Oxford, United Kingdom

UK-based copy editor and proofreader with 15+ years’ experience, specialising in fiction and narrative non-fiction.

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

Wiley
Self-employed
Unbound

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James

Oxford, UK

An experienced and empathic editor, teacher and author with 20 years publishing experience. Let me help you bring your book to market.

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

Work experience:

Self-employed
Oxford Brookes University, UK
University of Chicago Press
Tate Publishing, London
Ruskin College, Oxford

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Robert

Oxford, UK

I've helped people write bestsellers. And I've written 15 books translated into 16 languages: Penguin, Harper Collins. I can help you.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Hannah

Oxford, United Kingdom

An editor with expertise in children's books, literacy and artwork design, I’ve worked with authors such as Julia Donaldson and Terry Deary.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Comics & Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Comics Non-Fiction, and ELT.

Work experience:

Pearson Plc
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Oxford University Press
Hamilton Trust
HarperCollins Publishers
Camel Publishing Ltd.
BBC
Oxford Inspires
Blue Tutors
University of Oxford
Forge Media, University of Sheffield

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Nick

Oxford, UK

Experienced proofreader and copyeditor formerly employed at OUP and Routledge. Interested in work in any subject, field or level of English.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Kogan Page
Taylor and Francis Books
Taylor and Francis Journals
The Pertinent Press

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Cleo

Oxford, UK

I'm a keen and accurate editor, proofreader, and translator with professional experience at Bloomsbury, Penguin Random House, and OUP.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Biographies & Memoirs, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

Osprey, Bloomsbury Publishing
Oxford University Press
Macmillan
Ebury, Penguin Random House
Upwork
The Happy Foodie, Penguin Random House
Toppsta, Children's Books Reviews
Queer Book Box

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Samantha

Oxford, UK

I'm a writer and editor specialising in literature for adults and children. Clients include Scholastic, National Literacy Trust and OUP.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Anne

Oxfordshire, Oxford, UK

Freelance Cookery/Food Copy Editor and Proofreader with extensive experience and expertise, working with authors, chefs and publishers.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Prestige Group UK Plc (Surrey, UK)
Slimming Magazine (London, UK)
Midlands Electricity Board (Oxfordshire, UK)

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Elizabeth

Oxford, UK

Versatile Development Editor at Unbound Publishing. Specialist in fantasy & thriller. Creative Writing tutor at Oxford University. Novelist.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Humor & Comedy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

Unbound Publishing
Oxford University Department for Continuing Education
Self-employed

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Andrew

Oxfordshire, Oxford, UK

I help business leaders and subject experts just like you publish professional non-fiction books.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Hawker Publications
The Right Book Company

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Helen

Oxford, UK

Developmental and Copy Editor specialising in Genre Fiction. Experience working with Bookouture and indie authors across a range of genres.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

Self-employed
The Henry Box School

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Sarindar

United Kingdom

Editor/Writer with over 20 years of experience in educational, historical and children's fiction 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.

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