17+ Best Developmental Editors for Hire near London

Elizabeth

London, United Kingdom

Full-service editor with 20+ years experience. Specialising in fiction, including fantasy, crime & historical novels. On time and efficient!

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Parragon
Robert Hale, Ltd.
Hodder and Stoughton

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Elv

London, United Kingdom

Editorial consultant with 20 years’ publishing experience. I can help you shape your book, grow as a writer and create a great proposal.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Poetry, Anthologies, Classics, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

OUP
Penguin Random House
Self-employed
Scholastic
Simon and Schuster
Egmont

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Tom

London, UK

Professional editor/creative consultant with 18 years of industry experience, specialising in comics, graphic novels, and genre fiction.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Humor & Comedy, Comics Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Titan Comics
Titan Magazines
Self-employed

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Billi-Dee

London, UK

Collaborative and experienced editor formerly at Hachette UK. Specialising in romance, thriller and crime.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

Bookouture, Hachette UK
Bad Form Review
Self-employed

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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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Karen

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
Walker Books
Scholastic

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Jamie

London, UK

Editor with 10+ years experience. 1m+ copies sold of books I've edited. Helping you find the best words in the best order.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

Trapeze Books
Penguin Random House Children's Books
Pan Macmillan

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Kieron

London, UK

I edit and write non-fiction about history and culture for adults and children.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

Weldon Owen International
Amber Books Ltd
Self-employed
Bloomsbury Publishing
Old Street Publishing

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David

London, UK

Let’s get your story out there. I’m a novelist and editor who’s been teaching creative writing for 15+ years, with a specialty in memoir.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

University of Toronto
Toronto International Festival of Authors.
HarperCollins, Penguin Random House

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Richard

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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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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Ebruba

London, UK

I edit bestselling and award-winning literary fiction, contemporary fiction, and SFF at a Big 5 publisher. I'm also a writer myself!

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, and Poetry.

Work experience:

Pan Macmillan
Onyx Magazine

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Feyisara

London, UK

A pop culture enthusiast who edits memoirs, entertainment and self-help. Formerly at Hachette UK for over 3 years, shaping successful books.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Sex & Relationships, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Octopus Publishing Group
Headline Publishing Group
DK Publishing Group

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Nina

London, UK

Creative, supportive and commercially minded editor. Formerly Penguin Random House/Hachette working on Amazon and Sunday Times bestsellers.

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

Bookouture, Hachette UK
Ebury, Penguin Random House
Self-employed

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Niall

London, United Kingdom

I focus on non-fiction development editing and editorial assessment. History, economics. business, 'big ideas'. Best-selling author and PhD.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Finance & Accounting, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

London School of Economics & University of Warwick
Freelance
ThinkWrite
Economist Intelligence Unit

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Jo

London, UK

Editor specializing in crime and thrillers. Former Publishing Director for all James Bond publishing including a Sunday Times bestseller.

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Action & Adventure, Comics & Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

Ian Fleming Publications
Cambridge University Press

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Francesca

London, UK

Eagle-eyed editor (copy and developmental) with a passion for health and social care publishing, legal content and the humanities.

Genres: Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, Business & Management, Law, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

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