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Claire

Claire 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Editor with 20 + years experience working with bestselling and award-winning authors - formerly Associate Publisher at Headline, Hachette UK

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Headline Publishing Group
  • Self-employed
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Colm

Colm 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

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
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Karen

Karen 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

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
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Tom

Tom 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Highly experienced academic and educational book editor, previously worked as Senior Book Production Editor for a leading publishing house.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Education & Reference, and History.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • SAGE
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Clare

Clare 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

A freelance copy-editor and proofreader specialising in cookery, craft and other lifestyle titles.

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Cico Books
  • New Holland Publishers
  • Clare Sayer
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Thalia

Thalia 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Editor with over a decade's experience working with best-selling authors at Pan Macmillan and HarperCollins. I'd love to hear from you.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Health & Wellbeing, and Coming of Age.

Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation
  • HarperCollins
  • Pan Macmillan
  • The Dreamwork Collective
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Duncan

Duncan 5 star rating

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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Richard

Richard 5 star rating

London, UK

Novelist published by Penguin (US), Orion (UK), translated into 20 languages. Formerly senior non-fiction commissioning editor at Hachette.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Sports & Outdoors, Thriller & Suspense, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Headline (Hachette UK)
  • Orion (UK), Penguin (US)
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Ciara

Ciara 5 star rating

London, UK

I am an experienced editor specialising in SFF and YA and I am currently working for a leading UK Literary Agency.

Genres: Coming of Age, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Curtis Brown
  • ROPES Literary Journal
  • Blackstone Group
  • Children's Books Ireland
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Lok Yee

Lok Yee 5 star rating

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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Sarah

Sarah 5 star rating

London, UK

Fierce but friendly editor with 8+ years experience of working for major publishing houses including Hachette UK and Penguin

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Contemporary Fiction, and Coming of Age.

Work experience:

  • Little, Brown Book Group
  • Atlantic Books
  • Self-employed
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Richard

Richard 5 star rating

London, UK

I am an established TV producer and screenwriter with a wealth of experience in script and story editing, specialising in thrillers.

Genres: Plays & Screenplays and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • BBC
  • Pulse Films
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Hugh

Hugh 5 star rating

London, UK

I'm an enthusiastic, honest writer/editor/publisher with decades of experience. I love editing all kinds of non-fiction, fiction and memoir.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Literary Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Michael O'Mara
  • Constable & Robinson
  • Quarto
  • Self-employed
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Clifton

Clifton 5 star rating

London, UK

Meticulous, friendly editor specialising in travel and history. Worked at the British Museum, Rough Guides and Lonely Planet, among others.

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Architecture.

Work experience:

  • Lonely Planet, London, UK
  • The British Museum, London
  • Rough Guides, London, UK
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Rona

Rona 5 star rating

London, UK

Highly experienced, creative editor of books and other content for children and adults. Clients include DK, Scholastic, Pavilion, Hachette.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • DK
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Rhea

Rhea 5 star rating

London, UK

Editorial Director working on women's fiction and romance at a big five publisher. I can’t wait to work with you.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Hachette UK
  • Head of Zeus
  • Headline
  • HQ, HarperCOllins
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Britt

Britt 5 star rating

London, UK

Bestselling author, journalist (Guardian, Observer, Vogue, Daily Beast +other mags) + editor specialising in non-fiction, travel, adventure.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Travel, Coming of Age, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, and True Crime.

Work experience:

  • Simon & Schuster
  • The Guardian, Observer, Condé Traveller, Harper’s Bazaar, the Sunday Times, Travel + Leisure, the Independent, the Metro, Marie Claire, Wanderlust and Billionaire magazine
  • FST Publishing
  • Centurion Publishing
  • Ink Publishing
  • TIME INC
  • Self-employed
  • Green Guides publishing
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