The best proofreaders for hire near Oxford

Tania

Oxford, UK

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Experienced editor specialising in narrative non-fiction, biography and memoir and women’s fiction. Helping you find a way with your words.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Health & Wellbeing, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Pan Macmillan
• Think Books, Think Publishing
• Granada Learning and Nfer Nelson Publishers

Cleo

Oxford, UK

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I'm a keen and accurate editor, proofreader, and translator with professional experience at Bloomsbury, Penguin Random House, and OUP.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Biographies & Memoirs, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

• Osprey, Bloomsbury Publishing
• Oxford University Press
• Macmillan
• Ebury, Penguin Random House
• Upwork
• The Happy Foodie, Penguin Random House
• Toppsta, Children's Books Reviews
• Queer Book Box

Samantha

Oxford, UK

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I'm a writer and editor specialising in literature for adults and children. Clients include Scholastic, National Literacy Trust and OUP.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Nick

Oxford, UK

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Experienced proofreader and copyeditor formerly employed at OUP and Routledge. Interested in work in any subject, field or level of English.

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

Work experience:

• The Pertinent Press
• Oxford University Press
• Motion Placements Ltd
• Taylor and Francis Group
• CRC Press/Taylor and Francis
• Taylor and Francis Journals
• Kogan Page
• Strategic Agenda

Stephanie

Oxford, UK

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Copy-editor and proofreader. Trained in-house at Pearson and Michael O'Mara books. Specialises in non-fiction.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Children’s Non-Fiction, ELT, Travel, Political Science & Current Affairs, Parenting & Families, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• Longman (now Pearson)
• Michael O'Mara Books
• Vision in Business and EMAP
• Qatar Olympic Committee
• Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar
• Freelance

Hannah

Oxford, United Kingdom

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An editor with expertise in children's books, literacy and artwork design, I’ve worked with authors such as Julia Donaldson and Terry Deary.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Comics & Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Comics Non-Fiction, and ELT.

Work experience:

• Pearson Plc
• Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Oxford University Press
• Hamilton Trust
• HarperCollins Publishers
• Camel Publishing Ltd.
• BBC
• Oxford Inspires
• Blue Tutors
• University of Oxford
• Forge Media, University of Sheffield

Anne

Oxfordshire, Oxford, UK

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Freelance Cookery/Food Copy Editor and Proofreader with extensive experience and expertise, working with authors, chefs and publishers.

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Prestige Group UK Plc (Surrey, UK)
• Slimming Magazine (London, UK)
• Midlands Electricity Board (Oxfordshire, UK)

Sarindar

United Kingdom

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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.

Work experience:

• Macmillan UK
• Multimedia Communications, Singapore
• Marshall Cavendish, Singapore
• Educational Publishing House, Singapore
• Horizon Knowledge Solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore
• Shing Lee Publishers Pte Ltd, Singapore
• Chacon Publishing Inc, Calgary, Canada
• Self-employed

Gareth

Oxford, United Kingdom

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UK-based copy editor and proofreader with 15+ years’ experience, specialising in fiction and narrative non-fiction.

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Wiley
• Self-employed
• Unbound

James

Oxford, UK

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Experienced copyeditor and proofreader. Professional, affordable and quality-oriented. Adept at humanising your AI content. Get in touch!

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

Work experience:

• Hodder Education

Matthew

Oxford, UK

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Creative editor, writer and historian who can help develop and proof non-fiction and fiction across periods and places.

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

Work experience:

• Victoria County History of Wiltshire
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• History of Parliament
• Oxford University Press
• N/A

Elv

London, United Kingdom

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Editorial consultant with 25 years’ publishing experience. I can help you shape your book, grow as a writer and create a great proposal.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Classics, Middle Grade, Children's, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• OUP
• Penguin Random House
• Self-employed
• Scholastic
• Simon and Schuster
• Egmont

Kelly

Maryport, United Kingdom

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I have edited and proofread many non-fiction books for HarperCollins and Bonnier and I have also worked on memoirs for individual clients.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Children’s Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, Poetry, Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Joanna

Oxford, United Kingdom

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Authors say I’m thorough, professional and prompt – contact me to find out why!

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, History, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Blackwell Publishing, Oxford

Kerry

Hove, United Kingdom

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An experienced editor, writer and publishing professional with 20+ years' experience of copy editing, development editing and proofreading.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Travel, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Architecture, Humanities & Social Sciences, Young Adult, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Yes Educational Centre
• Marvel Comics
• Egmont Fleetway
• Panorama Holiday Group
• Pavilion Publishing
• Pavilion Publishing and Media
• Self-employed

Tom

London, United Kingdom

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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

Jonathan

Oxford, UK

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Former Editor-in -Chief of Solaris and Abaddon Books. Over twenty years’ experience in publishing. Specialising in SF, fantasy, and horror.

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Time Travel, and Post-Apocalyptic.

Work experience:

• Rebellion Publishing Ltd
• Lion Hudson Ltd
• Self-employed
• Taylor & Francis