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Freelance developmental editor, with a focus on thriller and contemporary fiction, memoir non-fiction, and LGBTQ+ writing.
Work experience:
- Self-Employed
- RateSetter
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment
Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
I am an editor, a prize-winning author and creative writing lecturer with more than ten years' experience.
Work experience:
- High-quality online journal
- Plymouth University
- Self-employed
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense
A freelance copy-editor and proofreader specialising in cookery, craft and other lifestyle titles.
Work experience:
- Cico Books
- New Holland Publishers
- Clare Sayer
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits
Editor/proofreader: experience in post-doc level books to EYFS and primary KS1 via academic articles, theses and commercial reports
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Warwick Business School
- SGS Environment
- Oxfordshire County Council
- Oxford University Press
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Nature, Engineering, Math & Science, Education & Reference, Sports & Outdoors, Parenting & Families, Physics & Chemistry, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences
An expert in pairing words and pictures for internationally renowned institutions, galleries and publishers
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- National Portrait Gallery
- Phaidon Press
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading
Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, History, Antiques & Collectibles, Home & Garden, Philosophy, Design, Photography, Architecture
Experienced and meticulous non-fiction editor with a keen eye. Passionate about great books.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Ebury Publishing, Random House UK
- Anubis Literary Agency
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review
Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Business & Management
A Bookseller Rising Star and commercial fiction editor with 12 years editing experience at Penguin Random House, Hachette and HarperCollins
Work experience:
- Quercus (Hachette UK)
- Ebury & Del Rey (Penguin Random House)
- Orion Publishing (Hachette UK)
- Avon (HarperCollins)
- Boldwood Books
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review
Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Non-fiction editor offering extensive experience across a wide variety of arts, humanities, social sciences, and general trade lists.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Antique Collectors' Club
- Martin Books, Simon & Schuster (UK)
- The Ilex Press (Octopus Publishing Group)
- The Stationery Office (TSO; HMSO, privatized)
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)
- Henderson Publishing
Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Indexing
Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Antiques & Collectibles, Writing & Publishing, Design, Travel, Political Science & Current Affairs, Psychology
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