The best copy editors for hire near London

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

Josephine

London, United Kingdom

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Experienced editor within various genres, including Mind Body Spirit, travel, cookbooks, and fiction (YA, women's fiction and thrillers).

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sex & Relationships, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Women's Fiction, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

• Duncan Baird Publishers and Watkins Publishing
• SPG Media
• Rogers, Coleridge & White Literary Agency
• Freelance

Julia

London, United Kingdom

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Experienced and meticulous non-fiction editor with a keen eye. Passionate about great books.

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Ebury Publishing, Random House UK
• Anubis Literary Agency

Susie

London, UK

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Award-winning author and former magazine editor. Offering developmental editing, copy editing, proofreading. Let's get your book published!

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• EuroWeek Magazine
• Billing Magazine; Unified Communications International Magazine
• Mobile Communications Asia
• Mobile Communications International
• Self-employed
• Dignity magazine
• Historical Novels Review
• Reedsy Discovery

Ella

London, UK

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Editor specialising in science and speculative fiction. Former editor at Titan Books, where I edited SFF and tie-in fiction for TV and film.

Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Unbound
• Titan Books
• Watkins Books, Nourish Books, Datura Books
• Watkins Books & Nourish Books

Charlotte

London, UK

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15+ years' experience as an editor and publisher. I am adept at writing, development editing, copyediting and proofreading.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Education & Reference, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

• Pearson
• Rhinegold Publishing

Karen

London, United Kingdom

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The Bookseller Rising Star. I edit adult, YA, children's fiction. My debut adult novel is publishing with Viking, PRH in 2024.

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Little, Brown Books For Young Readers
• Working Partners

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

David

London, UK

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An award winning editor with vast experience in publishing business books and magazines in the UK and US, as well as editing comedy fiction.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, Short Story, Anthologies, Career Guides, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• LID Publishing
• Association of MBAs and Business Graduates Association
• Humm Media
• Mark Allen Group

Sarah

London, UK

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Editor and proofreader with over ten year's experience working on children's reference books.

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• One Third Stories
• DK
• Burgate School and Sixth Form

Amelia

London, UK

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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

Barry

London, UK

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Multiple award-winning children's picture book editor for over 20 years, specialising in ages 2-6. Also an author of 15+ books for children.

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Macmillan Children's Books
• Little Tiger Group
• Carlton Books (now Welbeck Publishing Group)
• Walker Books

Shari

London, UK

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Editor and author of children's books and non-fiction, with 15+ years' experience editing for Penguin Random House, Hachette, DK and others.

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Children’s Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House
• Self-employed

Cari

London, UK

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Experienced editor of fiction and narrative non-fiction/memoir; I offer structural/developmental and copy editing plus sensitivity reading

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Historical Romance, Contemporary Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Legend Press
• Self-employed

Charlotte

London, UK

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Medical editor specialised in manuscript editing. Looking to work with authors to fine-tune their work. One job at a time.

Genres: Life Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, and Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry.

Work experience:

• The Lancet Group
• eClinicalMedicine, The Lancet Group

Lucian

London, UK

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I edit and write contemporary non-fiction across a range of genres. Clients include Noel Gallagher, Chris Tarrant and Professor Green.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, True Crime, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Celia

London, UK

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Historical, Romance and Crime Editor previously publishing bestselling and award-winning authors at Penguin Random House and Hachette.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, Historical Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, and Romantic Comedy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Orion Books, Hachette UK
• Transworld, Penguin Random House UK