The best manuscript editors for hire near London

Anna

London, United Kingdom

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Award-winning editor and publisher with a near-obsessive eye and over twenty years experience in the industry.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Short Story, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• The Pigeonhole
• Random House
• Peters, Fraser & Dunlop
• Curtis Brown
• The Bookseller

Julia

London, United Kingdom

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I am a highly-skilled professional editor and have worked with bestselling self-help, health and parenting authors for over 25 years.

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Ebury Publishing, Random House UK
• Anubis Literary Agency

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.

Colm

London, United Kingdom

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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

Hannah

London, UK

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A successful Publisher, I aim to bring out the best in your work so that it's ready for the publication journey.

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

Work experience:

• Head of Zeus
• HarperCollins
• Bonnier Books
• Penguin Random House

Jonathan

London, UK

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Eisner Award nominated editor, proofreader and creative consultant specialising in comics, graphic novels and genre fiction.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mystery & Crime, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

• Titan
• Self-employed
• Rebellion

Ben

London, UK

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Editor/Writer with 20+ years' experience in B2B research/analysis and thought-leadership, popular science books, board games, music.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Math & Science, Contemporary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Longitude Research

Nira

London, United Kingdom

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Commercial editor helping authors turn ideas into books. Formerly Penguin Random House & HarperCollins with Sunday Times & NYT bestsellers.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Inspirational, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Women's Fiction, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Ebury, Penguin Random House UK
• Icon Books, UK
• HQ, HarperCollins UK
• Quarto Publishing

Louise

London, UK

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As an experienced book editor and accredited coach, I will support, encourage and motivate you to achieve your writing and publishing goals.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Psychology, Travel, Business & Management, Architecture, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Thriller & Suspense, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Team Media
• Various

Jamie

London, UK

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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

Olivia

London, UK

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A senior non-fiction editor and proofreader with ten years' experience in trade publishing

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

Work experience:

• Biteback Publishing
• Alma Books

Charlotte

London, UK

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Experienced editor of illustrated adult non-fiction, specialising in all areas of visual culture, including exhibition and museum titles.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Design, Fashion & Textiles, Home & Garden, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, and Photography.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Thames and Hudson
• Science Museum
• Yale University Press

Jasmin

London, UK

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An experienced editor and author, I’ve worked on a Booker-longlistee and Amazon bestsellers. Qualified, kind and honest. Specialises in SFF.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Post-Apocalyptic, and Time Travel.

Work experience:

• Endeavour Media
• Freelance
• Garnet Publishing (Ithaca Press and Periscope Books)
• Tenebris Books

Roisin

London, UK

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Practised and perceptive editor and published author, specialising in literary, sci-fi, LGBTQ+ fiction, crime and short stories.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Penned in the Margins
• Dialogue Scouting
• Self-employed

Cat

London, UK

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Fiction Editor of contemporary, historical, crime and thriller. Ex Penguin Random House Publishing Director and Hachette Associate Publisher

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Transworld, Penguin Random House
• Headline Publishing Group, Hachette UK
• Self-employed

Niamh

London, UK

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Experienced, sensitive and enthusiastic editor and published writer here to help you discover the story you need to tell!

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Short Story, Women's Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• In the History Books
• riverrun (Hachette)
• Quercus Children's Books
• Self-employed

Lok Yee

London, UK

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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