Hire Proofreaders in the United Kingdom
Hire top professional proofreaders in the United Kingdom. Get your spotless manuscript in three easy steps: sign up, upload your project brief, and request quotes from professionals of your choice!
Hire top professional proofreaders in the United Kingdom. Get your spotless manuscript in three easy steps: sign up, upload your project brief, and request quotes from professionals of your choice!
United Kingdom
Former Oxford Uni Press educational Editor with a focus on Children's ELT and Literacy. Passionate about representation and accessibility.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, ELT, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction
York, United Kingdom
Experienced editor specialising in science fiction, horror and YA fiction – offering MS assessment, structural editing and copyediting.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Short Story, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Psychological Thriller
England, United Kingdom
Editor/proofreader: experience in post-doc level books to EYFS and primary KS1 via academic articles, theses and commercial reports
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Nature, Engineering, Math & Science, Education & Reference, Sports & Outdoors, Parenting & Families, Physics & Chemistry, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences
United Kingdom
Experienced, trained sub-editor, translator and publisher with a PhD, specialised in Brazilian history and culture
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading
Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs
London, United Kingdom
A Bookseller Rising Star and commercial fiction editor with ten years editing experience at Penguin Random House, Hachette and HarperCollins
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Reliable and versatile proofreader and copy editor with a passion for all things Sci-Fi and Dickens.
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction
North Shields, United Kingdom
Freelance copy-editing, proofreading and plain language support; working with publishers, businesses, charities, students and other writers.
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, Psychology, Entertainment, Economics
Preston, United Kingdom
Highly experienced proofreader and copy-editor of healthcare/biomedical, academic, business and miscellaneous subjects at competitive rates.
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Education & Reference, Life Sciences
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