17+ Best Manuscript Editors for Hire near London

Josephine

London, United Kingdom

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

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Emily

London, United Kingdom

A Bookseller Rising Star and commercial fiction editor with 12 years editing experience at Penguin Random House, Hachette and HarperCollins

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

Quercus (Hachette UK)
Ebury & Del Rey (Penguin Random House)
Orion Publishing (Hachette UK)
Avon (HarperCollins)
Boldwood Books

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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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Victoria

London, UK

Experienced editor, previously at Pan Macmillan and HarperCollins. Passionate reader of crime, thrillers, romance and historical fiction

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Pan Macmillan
Constable & Robinson
HarperCollins

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Lydia

London, UK

Former agent and Audible commissioner of NYT Bestsellers with 12 years experience. All genres welcome, especially SFF and Historical!

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, and Romantic Comedy.

Work experience:

Audible UK
Realm
Carol Mann Agency
Lydia Shamah

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Shari

London, UK

Editor and author of children's books and non-fiction, with 15+ years' experience editing for Penguin Random House, Hachette, DK and others.

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Children’s Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

Penguin Random House
Self-employed

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Lucinda

London, UK

20+ years in non-fiction book editing. I offer full editorial reports, fact-checking. copy editing and proofreading.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Travel, Historical Fiction, Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Fritha

London, UK

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.

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Nina

London, UK

An accomplished non-fiction editor with four years of experience at Hachette UK, confident working across a range of genres.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Entertainment, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Travel.

Work experience:

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Hachette UK
Quercus, Hachette UK

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Aly

London, UK

Food, travel, literary + YA fiction, and mental health editor. Worked at SAGE, Phaidon, TripSavvy, Narrative Magazine, and Red Hen Press.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, New Adult, Young Adult, Humor & Comedy, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Short Story.

Work experience:

SAGE Publications
Narrative Magazine
Phaidon Press
Jiwar Creation and Society (Barcelona) and Takt Kunstprojektraum (Berlin)
Red Hen Press
Self-employed

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Milly

London, UK

Literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, editing and representing a dynamic list of authors of fiction and non-fiction.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Nature, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

Colwill & Peddle
Jo Unwin Literary Agency
First Story

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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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Stephanie

London, UK

16+ of experience in the children's publishing industry, editing and copy-editing. Feel free to get in touch to discuss your project.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Short Story, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Carlton Kids Publishing, London, UK

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Celia

London, UK

Historical, Romance and Crime Editor previously publishing bestselling and award-winning authors at Penguin Random House and Hachette.

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

Work experience:

Self-employed
Orion Books, Hachette UK
Transworld, Penguin Random House UK

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Arabella

London, UK

I'm an editor specialising in fantasy, wellness, and progressive stories. I love helping authors publish stories close to their hearts.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Epic Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

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