The best copy editors for hire in the United Kingdom

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

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

Tamsin

England, United Kingdom

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An expert in pairing words and pictures for internationally renowned institutions, galleries and publishers

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, History, Antiques & Collectibles, Home & Garden, Philosophy, Design, Photography, and Architecture.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• National Portrait Gallery
• Phaidon Press

Jackie

Hampshire, United Kingdom

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Jackie has been editing and proofreading for more than thirty-five years; food, travel, fiction.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• AA Publishing
• Self-employed

Martin

Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Editor with ten years experience of working on award-winning sports books such as Andrea Pirlo's autobiography, Pep Confidential & more

Genres: Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• BackPage Press
• The Herald
• The Sunday Times

Deborah

Bexley, Kent, United Kingdom

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Crime/thriller, romance & literary fiction editing for indie authors and publishers

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Tim

York, United Kingdom

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Experienced editor specialising in science fiction, horror, mystery and YA – offering assessments, structural editing and copyediting.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Short Story, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, and Psychological Thriller.

Work experience:

• CGP
• Pearson
• Scholastic
• British Fantasy Society
• Self-employed

Katie

Cornwall, United Kingdom

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Over 25 years' experience in the publishing industry as a writer, editor and project manager – predominantly in children's non-fiction.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Geography, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• National Asthma Campaign (now Asthma + Lung UK)
• Aladdin Books Ltd

Kerry

Hove, United Kingdom

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An experienced editor, writer and publishing professional with 20+ years' experience of copy editing, development editing and proofreading.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Travel, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Architecture, Humanities & Social Sciences, Young Adult, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Yes Educational Centre
• Marvel Comics
• Egmont Fleetway
• Panorama Holiday Group
• Pavilion Publishing
• Pavilion Publishing and Media
• Self-employed

Katy

London, United Kingdom

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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

Karen

London, United Kingdom

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Award-winning editor & publishing consultant. Launched bestselling series like Beast Quest. Specializes in adult, YA & children's fiction.

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
• Walker Books
• Scholastic

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

Chris

Exeter, United Kingdom

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I am an experienced copy- and developmental editor specialising in Business, IT and Physical Sciences for authors, academics and publishers.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Engineering, Math & Science, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Physics & Chemistry, Technology, Photography, and Economics.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Sophron Partners
• McKinsey & Co.
• Cambridge Consultants

Tess

Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom

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Friendly and sensitive editor specialising in self-development, wellbeing and mental health, women's narratives, and memoir.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, Inspirational, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

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

Luke

North Shields, United Kingdom

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Freelance copy-editing, proofreading and plain language support; working with publishers, businesses, charities, students and other writers.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, Psychology, Entertainment, and Economics.

Work experience:

• Various voluntary organisations; Newcastle City Council
• Book publishers; County Durham, UK
• Self-employed

Sarah

Lincoln, United Kingdom

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Senior Editor with 14+ years' experience. Specialist in Romance, Thrillers, YA, LGBTQ+ and Historical for both new and established authors.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Totally Entwined Group (Bonnier Publishing)