17+ Best Proofreaders for Hire near London

Donna

London, United Kingdom

Fiction and non-fiction editor; over 20 years' publishing experience (regular clients include HarperCollins, Penguin RH, Hachette, Pan Mac)

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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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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Tom

London, UK

Professional editor/creative consultant with 18 years of industry experience, specialising in comics, graphic novels, and genre fiction.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Humor & Comedy, Comics Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Titan Comics
Titan Magazines
Self-employed

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Rachel

London, UK

A reliable and highly proficient copy editor and proofreader, with 15+ years' experience from several of the UK's top publishing companies.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

Orion Publishing Group
Little, Brown Book Group
Sage Academic Publishers
Cambridge University Press
Self-employed

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Selina

London, UK

A book editor with over 25 years’ experience in the London publishing industry, specialising in children's illustrated titles.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed working for various companies
LIttle Tiger
Carlton Books Ltd
DK (Dorling Kindersley)

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Emily

London, UK

Copyeditor and proofreader with an international outlook; specializing in fiction, memoir, and well-being.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction, Short Story, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

John Murray Press
DK Publishing
Apolish E-learning
LitCharts
Granta Magazine
AGNI magazine
Profile Books

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Jonathan

London, UK

A passionate and dedicated copy-editor and proofreader specialising in books on IT, children's fiction, history and transport.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Transportation, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, and Computers & Internet.

Work experience:

IT Governance Ltd
Freelance - various

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Amberley

London, UK

Literary agent and former editor with ten years of experience working on a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Contemporary Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychological Thriller, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

The Viney Agency
Abner Stein
Kyle Books

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Nina

London, UK

An accomplished non-fiction editor with four years of experience at Hachette UK, confident working across a range of genres.

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

Work experience:

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Hachette UK
Quercus, Hachette UK

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James

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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Rosie

London, UK

Hi! I'm a children's book editor / author with 12 years of experience. I specialise in picture books and novelty books... and I love rhyme!

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

Work experience:

Make Believe Ideas
Puffin, Penguin

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Claire

London, UK

Experienced non-fiction editor specialising in copy-editing and proofing travel, art, wildlife and family content. Lonely Planet, DK Travel

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Nature, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Lonely Planet
Dorling Kindersley

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Tatiana

London, UK

Book editor with 20 years' experience in non-fiction, literary fiction, autobiography, history, travel, current affairs and biography.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Travel, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd
Rough Guides
Self-employed

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Sasha

London, UK

Editor with 15 years of experience in a variety of subject areas, including politics, the environment, science, technology, and business.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Nature, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Technology, Travel, and True Crime.

Work experience:

Self-employed
The New Republic
HuffPost
The Guardian

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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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Sarindar

United Kingdom

Editor/Writer with more than 20 years of experience in educational publishing, magazines, technical and web.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Math & Science, Writing & Publishing, Children's, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

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