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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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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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Alicia

Alicia 5 star rating

London, UK

Freelance editor with Big Four experience specialising in horror, crime and romance genres. Let's finesse your book!

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Canelo, DK
  • Canelo
  • Self-employed
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Donna

Donna 5 star rating

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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Ella

Ella 5 star rating

London, UK

Editor specialising in science and speculative fiction. Former editor at Titan Books, where I edited SFF and tie-in fiction for TV and film.

Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Unbound
  • Titan Books
  • Watkins Books, Nourish Books, Datura Books
  • Watkins Books & Nourish Books
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Rob

Rob 5 star rating

London, UK

I am an editor and project manager with 20 years' experience in illustrated non-fiction, specialising in popular science.

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

Work experience:

  • Tall Tree Ltd
  • Self-employed
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Charlotte

Charlotte 5 star rating

London, UK

Highly-skilled editor with 6+ years' experience creating bestselling, award-winning fiction and non-fiction for a Big Five publisher.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • John Murray Press | Hachette
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David

David 5 star rating

London, UK

Editor with ten years of professional experience working across literary fiction and non-fiction, formerly at Little, Brown UK.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Math & Science, and Art.

Work experience:

  • Little, Brown Book Group (UK)
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Lauren

Lauren 5 star rating

London, UK

A passionate, devoted editor who adores storytelling and specialises in fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and cozy mysteries. Edits for Second Sky.

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and Urban Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • SmashBear Publishing
  • Joffe Books
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Amy

Amy 5 star rating

London, UK

Desk Editor with 5+ years in the industry, currently at Pan Macmillan. Send me a message - I’m happy to chat and see if I’m right for you!

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Poetry, Comics & Graphic Novels, Middle Grade Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Make Believe Ideas (Scholastic)
  • Pan Macmillan
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Lisa

Lisa 5 star rating

London, UK

With 20 years' experience in academic publishing, I specialise in translating complex information into engaging text that is a joy to read.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Physics & Chemistry, Math & Science, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Touch Group
  • Biba
  • Burson-Marsteller
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Lara

Lara 5 star rating

London, UK

Dedicated and imaginative editor specialising in illustrated children’s books. With over 8 years’ experience, I'll bring your ideas to life!

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

Work experience:

  • Buster Books (Michael O'Mara Books)
  • Tall Tree Books
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Emily

Emily 5 star rating

London, UK

A copy editor, proofreader and editor with a First in English Literature from Exeter University and a track record of editing bestsellers.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, and Holiday.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Boldwood Books
  • Write Label
  • Head of Zeus
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Sarah

Sarah 5 star rating

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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Nate

Nate 5 star rating

London, UK

Non-fiction and fiction editor and proofreader, passionate about children's books and human-led STEM, mental health and LGBTQ projects.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Psychology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Titan Books
  • Bonnier Books UK
  • Eaglemoss Collections
  • London South Bank University
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Faye

Faye 5 star rating

London, UK

A personable and detail-oriented editor with 7+ years' experience working at leading publishers.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • Phaidon
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Ingrid

Ingrid 5 star rating

London, UK

Hugely experienced and skilled editor, proofreader and literary consultant, mostly in non-fiction and scholarly/academic fields

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Education & Reference, Travel, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Sociology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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