17+ Best Proofreaders for Hire near London

Elizabeth

London, United Kingdom

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

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Rebecca

London, UK

Hello! I'm a diligent, friendly and reliable children's picture book editor working for a major London publisher.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

Nosy Crow
Rowman and Littlefield
Hachette Children's Group

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Anthony

London, UK

Former publishing director and experienced editor. I work on books with Phaidon Press about design, as well as on football titles for UEFA.

Genres: Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Design, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Architecture.

Work experience:

Self-employed
AB Publishing

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Joanna

London, UK

I am an award-winning author and editor based in London. I specialise in memoir as well as books on photography, art, nature and politics

Genres: Photography, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, Art, and Nature.

Work experience:

Verso Books
Fitzcarraldo Editions

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susila

London, UK

A thoughtful and insightful editor of children's books with 25+ years experience.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Action & Adventure, Middle Grade, Children's, and Middle Grade Fantasy.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Faber and Faber
A&C Black
Scholastic

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Eliza

London, UK

Developmental editor, copy-editor and proofreader with 8 years of publishing experience. I love helping writers to become authors.

Genres: Coming of Age, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

Self-employed
RCW Literary Agency
4th Estate, HarperCollins

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Charlotte

London, UK

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

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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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Elanor

London, UK

Editor with 8+ years working on picture books, short stories, and fiction for publishers including Pan Macmillan and Scholastic.

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

Work experience:

Make Believe Ideas (Scholastic)
The Hiring Academy
Routledge
The Short Fiction Journal (online)
Macmillan Children's Books

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Darryl

London, UK

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

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Lok Yee

London, UK

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

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Nichola

London, UK

A full-package veteran editor and writer focused on illustrated non-fiction.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Nature, Travel, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Alligator Books Ltd
Grandreams Ltd.
Reader's Digest Publishing
Dorling Kindersley

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Martin

London, UK

I have extensive experience in publishing - editing, proofreading, sub-editing and copy-editing - across books, comics and magazines.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Children's, LGBTQ Fiction, Science Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

Titan Publishing

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Jenny

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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David

London, UK

An award winning editor with vast experience in publishing business books and magazines in the UK and US, as well as editing comedy fiction.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, Short Story, Anthologies, Career Guides, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

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