17+ Best Proofreaders for Hire near London

Karen

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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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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Keith

London, United Kingdom

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

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Donna

London, United Kingdom

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

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Sonny

London, UK

Editor and pitch writer for fiction and personal memoir. I will shape your manuscript and offer guidance on how to get it published.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance, Psychological Thriller, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

Hachette
Penguin Random House

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Millie

London, UK

Genre fiction, non-fiction and children’s book editor with 6 years' experience. Worked with Canelo, Pitch Publishing, Bedford Square & more.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Contemporary Romance, and Picture Books.

Work experience:

Sweet Cherry Publishing
Self-employed
Toil & Trouble Literary Magazine

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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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Kira

London, UK

Fiction editor with 7 years of experience in publishing. I specialise in proofreading and copyediting SFF, romance and literary fiction!

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Fantasy, and Dark Romance.

Work experience:

Orbit (imprint of Little, Brown Book Group)
Hodder & Stoughton
John Murray Press

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Richard

London, UK

Novelist published by Penguin (US), Orion (UK), translated into 20 languages. Formerly senior non-fiction commissioning editor at Hachette.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Sports & Outdoors, Thriller & Suspense, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Headline (Hachette UK)
Orion (UK), Penguin (US)

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Charlotte

London, UK

Freelance editor with years of experience at trade publishing house. Can undertake all aspects of editing and give clear, supportive and col

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Quercus Editions Ltd
n/a

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Charlotte

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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Tom

London, United Kingdom

Highly experienced academic and educational book editor, previously worked as Senior Book Production Editor for a leading publishing house.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Education & Reference, and History.

Work experience:

Self-employed
SAGE

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Martha

London, UK

Rigorous editor of seventeen years' experience, ready to give your poetry and prose 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
CHEERIO Publishing

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Sarah

London, UK

Non-fiction editor with 8+ years' experience, specialising in food & drink, mind body spirit, nature, gift and general reference.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Home & Garden, and Nature.

Work experience:

Octopus Publishing Group, Hachette UK
Ryland, Peters & Small
HarperCollins Publishers

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Sasha

London, UK

Editor and author with expertise in allied health and cultural history. A series editor for Elsevier, I'm also a trained historian.

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Education & Reference, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, and Math & Science.

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