The best manuscript editors for hire near London

Scott

London, United Kingdom

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Editor for 20+ years. Have worked on many award-winning and bestselling books. 190+ five-star reviews on Reedsy. Booked up till April 2026.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• The Friday Project, HarperCollins
• Waterstones
• Oxford Brookes University
• Eye Books & Lightning Books
• Abandoned Bookshop

Andrew

London, United Kingdom

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Friendly, precise editor and writing coach. Lots of experience with various genres. I'm an author, too. So I know what it's like.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Action & Adventure.

Elizabeth

London, United Kingdom

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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

Kinza

London, UK

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Romance & Women's Fiction editor with five years experience at a Big 5 publisher - working with NY & Sunday Times bestsellers.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Holiday, Romantic Comedy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Pan Macmillan

Jess

London, UK

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Publisher and editor, with extensive experience editing and publishing a range of books, from literary fiction and poetry to art books.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Music, and Design.

Work experience:

• Reaktion Books
• House Sparrow Press
• Well-known publishing company/editorial service provider

Francesca

London, UK

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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.

Work experience:

• Mark Allen Group
• ARK Group
• Self-employed
• Out-Spoken Press
• Intersentia UK
• Globe Law and Business
• Yahoo

Lucy

London, United Kingdom

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Editor with 9+ years experience developing projects for leading publishers, dedicated to guiding first-time authors.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, Historical Fiction, Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Bloomsbury Publishing
• The Siren Press
• Watkins Publishing
• Pan Macmillan
• Hachette

Melissa

London, UK

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I am a children's book editor with over four years of experience, working on picture books/activity books all the way up to YA fiction.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Little Tiger Press
• Simon & Schuster Children's UK

Tom

London, United Kingdom

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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

Ian

London, UK

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Editor, writer and published author specializing in Art, Music, Movies, Literature and History. Pop culture, high culture - it's all me!

Genres: Antiques & Collectibles, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Computers & Internet, Education & Reference, History, and Music.

Work experience:

• Various
• Atlas Editions

Susie

London, UK

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Award-winning author and former magazine editor. Offering developmental editing, copy editing, proofreading. Let's get your book published!

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• EuroWeek Magazine
• Billing Magazine; Unified Communications International Magazine
• Mobile Communications Asia
• Mobile Communications International
• Self-employed
• Dignity magazine
• Historical Novels Review
• Reedsy Discovery

Fritha

London, UK

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Highly experienced development and structural editor (non-fiction) with almost 20 years experience working in trade publishing.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Inspirational, Nature, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

• Simon & Schuster Ltd.

Sarah

London, UK

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I've got 15 years of experience from HarperCollins, Bonnier, Hodder & Orion. I specialise in crime/thrillers, romance & women's fiction

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Romance, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Avon
• Zaffre, Bonnier Books UK
• Orion Publishing Group

Alexandra

London, UK

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Copy editor, journalist and writer with over 12 years of editing experience. Former magazine Editor, MA Creative Writing graduate, Birkbeck

Genres: Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Travel, Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• MIR Online
• Songlines Magazine
• World Music Network
• Musika
• Self-employed

Darryl

London, UK

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Editor, literary agent, and published novelist with 20 years' experience, working across all genres of fiction and non-fiction.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Travel, History, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• Artellus Ltd
• Self-employed

Mitchell

London, UK

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Publisher, editor, consultant. Have worked for acclaimed independent houses on fiction and non-fiction alike by a wide range of authors.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Flipped Eye Publishing
• The Momentum Publishing Company / Paper + Ink
• Periscope Books
• Saqi Books / Telegram Books / The Westbourne Press
• Writers' Centre Norwich (now The National Centre for Writing)
• PEN International

Natalie

London, UK

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Award-winning writer and versatile editor working in genre fiction publishing. Especially interested in fantasy, poetry and women's fiction.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Fantasy, Cultural & Ethnic, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Liverpool University Press
• Rowman & Littlefield International
• Sapere Books
• The Windows Project