The best copy editors for hire near London

Anna

London, United Kingdom

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I have 20 years' experience working on children's and YA writing at UK publishers including Hachette and HarperCollins.

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

Work experience:

• Octopus (Hachette)
• Carlton Books
• Orchard (Hachette)
• Egmont
• Self-employed

Keith

London, United Kingdom

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Nonfiction publisher (25 years) specializing in science; author of one nonfiction book, three scifi novels and many TV entertainment shows.

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Math & Science, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Technology, Physics & Chemistry, Entertainment, and Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences.

Work experience:

• Oxford University Press
• Addison-Wesley/Pearson Education
• Pergamon Press
• Self-employed
• Penguin Press

Colm

London, United Kingdom

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

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

Work experience:

• Self-Employed
• RateSetter

Jenny

London, United Kingdom

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Experienced editor of writing for children and adults (fiction, non-fiction, picture books, novelties) through all stages of editing.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Picture Books, Children's, Middle Grade, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Hot Key Books
• Walker Books

Elizabeth

London, United Kingdom

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Full-service editor with 20+ years experience. Specialising in fiction, including fantasy, crime & historical novels. On time and efficient!

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Parragon
• Robert Hale, Ltd.
• Hodder and Stoughton

Matt

London, UK

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A professional editor with global publishers since 2007, I have a successful record shaping inspiring content for readers around the world.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Nature, Photography, Travel, Sports & Outdoors, Inspirational, Action & Adventure, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Lonely Planet
• Travel Africa magazine
• Polarsteps

Maria Giovanna

London, UK

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Former acquisitions editor helping authors turn big ideas into brilliant nonfiction. 10+ years of experience + hundreds of books published.

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

Work experience:

• Bloomsbury Publishing
• Self-employed

Rosie

London, UK

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Hi! I'm a children's book editor / author with 14 years of experience. I specialise in picture books and novelty books... and I love rhyme!

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Make Believe Ideas
• Puffin, Penguin

Matt

London, UK

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Editor with 20 years’ experience, specialising in film, TV and pop culture. I’ve worked with Hachette, Future, Titan, DK and Eaglemoss.

Genres: Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Eaglemoss
• Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM)
• Hotcourses

Ingrid

London, UK

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Hugely experienced and skilled editor, proofreader and literary consultant, mostly in non-fiction and scholarly/academic fields

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Education & Reference, Travel, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Sociology.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Margaret

London, UK

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Hi there! I am a fiction and non-fiction editor based in London. Please feel free to reach out.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House; HarperCollins Publishers UK

Dawn

London, UK

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I specialise in books for young children, focusing on picture books, reference books and preschool titles. I have a flair for rhyming text.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Dorling Kindersley Ltd
• Conran Octopus Ltd
• Simon and Schuster (UK) Ltd

Peter

London, UK

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Editor with six years' experience at Quartet Books, London, including two years as head of editorial

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Quartet Books

Susan

London, UK

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Experienced and well-qualified editor who loves working with authors, especially on popular/children's science, psychology and philosophy.

Genres: Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Math & Science, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Print and digital media
• Science in School (at European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg)
• Epigeum (Oxford University Press)
• Duncan Baird Publising

Katie

London, UK

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10 years' experience copy-editing academic and general non-fiction titles, specialising in Middle Eastern and security studies.

Genres: Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Fashion & Textiles, History, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• The International Institute for Strategic Studies
• Freelance
• Transcultural Campaigning
• The American University in Cairo Press

Sasha

London, UK

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Editor with 15 years of experience in a variety of subject areas, including politics, the environment, science, technology, and business.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Nature, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Technology, Travel, and True Crime.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The New Republic
• HuffPost
• The Guardian

Sikeena

London, UK

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I have twenty years of experience in developmental editing, copy-editing, and proofreading: both academic and non-fiction in the humanities.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, History, and Sociology.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
• ascent magazine