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Rebecca

Rebecca 5 star rating

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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Sue

Sue 5 star rating

London, UK

Editor and award-winning author, 20+ years in UK and NZ publishing. Ex Dorling Kindersley and Pearson. Meticulous, fun and kind.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Children’s Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Pearson
  • Dorling Kindersley (London, UK)
  • Self-employed
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Louise

Louise 5 star rating

London, UK

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
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Lucinda

Lucinda 5 star rating

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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Molly

Molly 5 star rating

London, UK

Magazine and book editor (worked at Monocle, ELLE Decoration, Country Living, Today's Quilter) specialising in travel, design and sewing.

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Home & Garden, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

  • Monocle
  • Self-employed
  • Immediate Media
  • Hearst
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Martha

Martha 5 star rating

London, UK

Adept and experienced editor of sixteen years' standing, ready to give your writing the nip, tuck, haircut, snack, slap or workout it needs.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Nature, Sex & Relationships, Writing & Publishing, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Offord Road Books
  • Faber & Faber
  • Poetry London
  • Unbound
  • CHEERIO Publishing
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Pascal

Pascal 5 star rating

London, UK

Friendly non-fiction editor with ten years' experience developing projects, copy-editing and proof-reading at a top non-fiction press.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, Education & Reference, and Geography.

Work experience:

  • Polity Books
  • Self-employed
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Darryl

Darryl 5 star rating

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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Jasmin

Jasmin 5 star rating

London, UK

First rate and insightful editor, strategist and proofreader for non fiction, driven by perfecting content without losing its essence.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, New Age, Sports & Outdoors, Economics, Finance & Accounting, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Kogan Page
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Hodder Education (Hachette)
  • Palgrave Macmillan
  • CIPD Publishing
  • Sweet & Maxwell (Thomson Reuters)
  • Oxford University Press
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Becky

Becky 5 star rating

London, UK

Editor and proofreader specialising in children's fiction and picture books.

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

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • DK
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Ben

Ben 5 star rating

London, UK

Creative developmental editor specialising in Sci-Fi and Fantasy, with 10+ years of experience in both online and print publications.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Titan Comics
  • Self Employed
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Vicki

Vicki 5 star rating

London, UK

An editor and proof reader with over 30 years' experience. I work on all types of general fiction and non-fiction.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Thriller & Suspense, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Nature, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Victor Gollancz
  • Self-employed
  • Secker & Warburg
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James

James 5 star rating

London, UK

Experienced, attentive editor. Specialist in culture and travel. The Guardian, Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Culture Trip, Time Out.

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sports & Outdoors, Comics & Graphic Novels, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Lonely Planet
  • Rough Guides
  • Self-employed
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John

John 5 star rating

London, UK

College-certified thriller, crime, and historical fiction editor for 10+ years. I believe professionalism and courtesy make projects work.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • RedOrbit
  • Self-employed
  • Condor Publishing
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Charlotte

Charlotte 5 star rating

London, UK

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
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Emily

Emily 5 star rating

London, UK

Collaborative development editor specialising in all things non-fiction. Worked with bestselling authors at Little, Brown and HarperCollins.

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

Work experience:

  • Little, Brown
  • HarperCollins
  • Self-employed
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Becky

Becky 5 star rating

London, UK

Senior Acquisitions Editor, PenguinRandomHouse. Ex Managing Editor for Bloomsbury and HarperCollins UK.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bloomsbury
  • Dorling Kindersley
  • PenguinRandomHouse DK
  • Penguin Random House
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