The best manuscript editors for hire near London

Karen

London, United Kingdom

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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

Emily

London, United Kingdom

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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

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

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.

Donna

London, United Kingdom

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Fiction & non-fiction editor; over 20 years' experience including 'Big Five' (regular clients incl. HarperCollins, Penguin RH, Hachette)

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Harlequin UK Ltd
• Little, Brown
• Self-employed

Keith

London, United Kingdom

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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

Jenny

London, United Kingdom

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Experienced editor of writing for children and adults (fiction, non-fiction, picture books, novelties) through all stages of editing.

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

Work experience:

• Hot Key Books
• Walker Books

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

Nina

London, UK

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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

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

Sarah

London, UK

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Experienced literary agent editing and selling bestselling memoir, crime & thrillers, self-help, nature and travel writing.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Nature, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Travel, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Sophie Hicks Agency
• Ed Victor Ltd

Paul

London, UK

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Experienced non-fiction editor available for editorial consultation.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Math & Science, Nature, Sports & Outdoors, Travel, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Crystal

London, UK

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20 years publishing experience in the industry. Loves working with stories and authors that speak to the human condition.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• OWN IT! Publishing Limited
• ZED Books
• Penguin Random House
• Peters, Fraser and Dunlop Literary, Film and TV Agency
• OWN IT! Agency Limited

Josephine

London, United Kingdom

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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

Charlotte

London, UK

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Experienced non-fiction editor, copyeditor and proofreader, specialising in complex illustrated and text led titles.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Entertainment, Home & Garden, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

• Constable & Robinson
• BBC Books, Ebury, Penguin Random House

Kat

London, UK

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Experienced proofreader of children's, YA, and crime fiction for Hachette and Simon and Schuster. Richard and Judy Book Club author 2019.

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Coming of Age, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Young Adult.

Dave

London, UK

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Skilled editor with over 25 years' in-house experience, 11 at Faber & Faber. Clients include Granta, YUP, MUP and Penguin.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Economics, History, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Classics, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Footnote Press
• Reaktion Books
• Faber and Faber
• Greenhill Books
• The Folio Society