17+ Best Manuscript Editors for Hire near Brighton

Emily

Brighton, UK

Freelance editor | 20+ years' experience | Food and drink, travel, wellbeing, music, popular science and fantasy fiction

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Entertainment, Health & Wellbeing, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Parenting & Families, Travel, Science Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Ascential
Harpers Wine & Spirit
Rock Sound
Jackson Lowe Marketing
The Publican

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Laura

Brighton, United Kingdom

If you're a writer of romance, women's fiction, historical or psychological thrillers, I'll ensure your work is the best it can be.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Parenting & Families, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Historical Romance.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Naomi

Brighton, UK

An award-winning poet and SFF author, I edit poetry and fiction for the UK journals Gramarye and Critical Muslim, and independent presses.

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Contemporary Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

Waterloo Press
The University of Chichester
Self-employed
CRITICAL MUSLIM
GRAMARYE

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David

Brighton, UK

I specialise in developmental editing for authors seeking an agent or traditional deal. I only take on a small number of jobs each quarter.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

Andrew Lownie Literary Agency
Thistle Publishing

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Martin

Brighton, UK

I am a UK author, editor and reviewer with experience of UK and US publishers specializing in philosophy, social science and politics.

Genres: Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Sociology.

Work experience:

T&F, Hodder, Wiley, Wiley-Blackwell, Palgerave, Turner
The Philosopher
University of Pau
T&F, Wiley, Pluto

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Ellie

Brighton, Truro, UK

A children’s author, editor and publisher with over 17 years' experience who can help shape your idea into a beautiful children's book.

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

Work experience:

Little Tiger Press
Egmont
Self-employed

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Vicky

Brighton, UK

Editor with ten years' experience in literary and commercial fiction, memoir and non-fiction, working for authors, agents and publishers.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Short Story, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Myriad Editions

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Sarindar

United Kingdom

Editor/Writer with over 20 years of experience in educational, historical and children's fiction publishing, magazines, technical and web.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Math & Science, Writing & Publishing, Children's, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

Macmillan UK
Multimedia Communications, Singapore
Marshall Cavendish, Singapore
Educational Publishing House, Singapore
Horizon Knowledge Solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore
Shing Lee Publishers Pte Ltd, Singapore
Chacon Publishing Inc, Calgary, Canada
Self-employed

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Chloe

Brighton and Hove, UK

I work with authors and publishers to create high-quality, non-fiction books that stay with you long after the last page has been turned.

Genres: New Age and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Quarto
Self-employed

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Sarah

Lincoln, United Kingdom

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)

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Helen

United Kingdom

15 years of in-house editorial experience specialising in children's fiction (MG, teen and YA). Previously Editor-at-Large for Hachette.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, New Age, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Hachette Children's Group
Orion Children's Books
Scholastic Ltd
Columbia University

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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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Parul

London, United Kingdom

Professional editor with 10 years of experience at Random House, Quercus. Cofounder: London Writers' Salon. Genre: Thrillers, NonFiction, YA

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

Random House
Quercus/ now Hachette
Cornerstones
London Writers' Salon
Eccles Fisher

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Tamsin

England, United Kingdom

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.

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