17+ Best Copy Editors for Hire near London

Dick

London, United Kingdom

Experienced London-based editor of fiction (novels, short stories), biography, art and culture.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Waltham Forest Council

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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.

Work experience:

Kogan Page
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Hodder Education
Routledge/ Taylor and Francis
Open University Press/ McGraw Hill

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Keith

London, United Kingdom

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

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Andrew

London, United Kingdom

Friendly, precise editor and writing coach. Lots of experience with various genres. I'm an author, too. So I know what it's like.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Action & Adventure.

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Emma

London, UK

Experienced development editor and coach of 15+ years (Simon & Schuster, Hachette), helping authors find their voice in all fiction genres

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Romantic Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

Quercus, Hachette
Simon & Schuster

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Alexandra

London, UK

Copy editor, journalist and writer with over 12 years of editing experience. Former magazine Editor, MA Creative Writing graduate, Birkbeck

Genres: Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Travel, Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

MIR Online
Songlines Magazine
World Music Network
Musika
Self-employed

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Louise

London, UK

As an experienced book editor and accredited coach, I will support, encourage and motivate you to achieve your writing and publishing goals.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Psychology, Travel, Business & Management, Architecture, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Thriller & Suspense, and Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Team Media
Various

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Steph

London, UK

Currently editing at Penguin Random House. Editor, copyeditor, proofreader and writer specialising in children's books.

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

Work experience:

Walker Books
Pan Macmillan
Penguin Random House

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Sikeena

London, UK

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

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Amelia

London, UK

Editor in fiction, international relations, politics, development, academic writing and working with English as a second language.

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

Work experience:

Self-employed
British Red Cross
Save the Children UK

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Eliza

London, UK

Developmental editor, copy-editor and proofreader with 8 years of publishing experience. I love helping writers to become authors.

Genres: Coming of Age, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

Self-employed
RCW Literary Agency
4th Estate, HarperCollins

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Duncan

London, UK

Non-fiction publisher with over two decades of experience in UK publishing for both corporate and award-winning independent publishers.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, True Crime, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

Palazzo Editions
Little, Brown Book Group
Constable & Robinson Ltd
Quintet Publishing Ltd
Self-employed
Educational Support Services Trust
St Mark's College, Sekhukhuneland, South Africa
Atlas Exhibitions International

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Lok Yee

London, UK

Editor with a focus on Children's Education and Literacy through stories. Passionate about representation and accessibility.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, ELT, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

Oxford University Press
Cambridge University Press
First Story
The Mic Magazine
John Blake Publishing
Self-employed
Global alumni
Global Alumni

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Milly

London, UK

Literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, editing and representing a dynamic list of authors of fiction and non-fiction.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Nature, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

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