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Rebecca

Rebecca 5 star rating

Birmingham, UK

Helping authors breathe life into their manuscripts by polishing voice, style and flow to craft standout, submission-ready stories.

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

Work experience:

  • Igloo Books
  • Bonnier Books UK
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Gary

Gary 5 star rating

Birmingham, UK

I’ll make your book the best it can be – without changing what makes it yours. 200+ books edited for bestselling & award-winning authors.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Toby

Toby 5 star rating

Birmingham, UK

Fiction copyeditor and proofreader, with nearly two decades' experience working with Big 5 publishers, small presses and indie authors.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Thriller & Suspense, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

  • Taylor & Francis
  • PRIME Research
  • Oxford University Press
  • Self-employed
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Bryony

Bryony 5 star rating

Birmingham, UK

Full-time freelance fiction editor. Genres: Romance (all sub-genres), Romantasy, New Adult. Based in England. Works with US and UK fiction.

Genres: New Adult, Young Adult, Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, Time Travel Romance, Romantic Suspense, and Dark Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Radish Fiction
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Josephine

Josephine 5 star rating

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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Kieran

Kieran 5 star rating

Birmingham, UK

Experienced crime, thriller, and contemporary fiction editor. Books published with Big Five as well as indies. Author and academic.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, Legal Thriller, Medical Thriller, and Technothriller.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • York St John University
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Jenny

Jenny 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

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
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Tamsin

Tamsin 5 star rating

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.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • Phaidon Press
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Jackie

Jackie 5 star rating

Hampshire, United Kingdom

Jackie has been editing and proofreading for more than thirty-five years; food, travel, fiction.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • AA Publishing
  • Self-employed
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Deborah

Deborah 5 star rating

Bexley, Kent, United Kingdom

Crime/thriller, romance & literary fiction editing for indie authors and publishers

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Katie

Katie 5 star rating

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Over 25 years' experience in the publishing industry as a writer, editor and project manager – predominantly in children's non-fiction.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Geography, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • National Asthma Campaign (now Asthma + Lung UK)
  • Aladdin Books Ltd
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Tim

Tim 5 star rating

York, United Kingdom

Experienced editor specialising in science fiction, horror, mystery and YA – offering assessments, structural editing and copyediting.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Short Story, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, and Psychological Thriller.

Work experience:

  • CGP
  • Pearson
  • Scholastic
  • British Fantasy Society
  • Self-employed
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Kerry

Kerry 5 star rating

Hove, United Kingdom

An experienced editor, writer and publishing professional with 20+ years' experience of copy editing, development editing and proofreading.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Travel, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Architecture, Humanities & Social Sciences, Young Adult, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Yes Educational Centre
  • Marvel Comics
  • Egmont Fleetway
  • Panorama Holiday Group
  • Pavilion Publishing
  • Pavilion Publishing and Media
  • Self-employed
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Karen

Karen 5 star rating

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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Chris

Chris 5 star rating

Exeter, United Kingdom

I am an experienced copy- and developmental editor specialising in Business, IT and Physical Sciences for authors, academics and publishers.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Engineering, Math & Science, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Physics & Chemistry, Technology, Photography, and Economics.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Sophron Partners
  • McKinsey & Co.
  • Cambridge Consultants
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Tess

Tess 5 star rating

Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom

Friendly and sensitive editor specialising in self-development, wellbeing and mental health, women's narratives, and memoir.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, Inspirational, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Anna

Anna 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I have 20 years' experience working on children's and YA writing at UK publishers including Hachette and HarperCollins.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Picture Books, and Social & Family Issues.

Work experience:

  • Octopus (Hachette)
  • Carlton Books
  • Orchard (Hachette)
  • Egmont
  • Self-employed
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