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Anna 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Award-winning editor and publisher with a near-obsessive eye and over twenty years experience in the industry.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Short Story, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • The Pigeonhole
  • Random House
  • Peters, Fraser & Dunlop
  • Curtis Brown
  • The Bookseller

Julia 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am a highly-skilled professional editor and have worked with bestselling self-help, health and parenting authors for over 25 years.

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Ebury Publishing, Random House UK
  • Anubis Literary Agency

Parul 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Professional editor with 10 years of experience at Random House, Quercus. Cofounder: London Writers' Salon. Genre: Thrillers, NonFiction, YA

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Middle Grade, Children's, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

  • Random House
  • Quercus/ now Hachette
  • Cornerstones
  • London Writers' Salon
  • Eccles Fisher

Copy editor, proofreader, and book coach who has worked with Hachette and HarperCollins. Specialises in psych thrillers and women's fiction.

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Mystery & Crime, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Harper Collins UK, Bookouture

Ameesha 5 star rating

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Nonfiction book shepherd & editor of award-winning books that make the world a better place, including business, philosophy, & tech.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, Technology, and Computers & Internet.

Work experience:

  • Packt Publishing
  • Self-employed
  • Business Book Awards UK
  • Storyterrace

Andrew 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Friendly, precise editor and writing coach. Lots of experience with various genres. I'm an author, too. So I know what it's like.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Action & Adventure.

Multiple award-winning children's picture book editor for over 20 years, specialising in ages 2-6. Also an author of 15+ books for children.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Macmillan Children's Books
  • Little Tiger Group
  • Carlton Books (now Welbeck Publishing Group)
  • Walker Books

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Short Story Specialist. Experienced, award-winning writer, editor, tutor, and competition judge with a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing.

Genres: Short Story and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Lifestyle non-fiction editor with 15 years' experience transforming brilliant ideas into books at Bloomsbury, HarperCollins & Quadrille.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Home & Garden, Inspirational, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Quadrille
  • 4th Estate, HarperCollins
  • Bloomsbury
  • Head of Zeus

Commissioning editor with nearly 10 years’ experience in commercial nonfiction - Editorial Assessments, Proposals and Developmental Editing.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Big 5 Publisher, UK

Proofreader & editor focusing on children's books, with 7 years of experience at Pan Macmillan and Bloomsbury. Excited to work with you!

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

Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (Picture Books, Children's Non-Fiction & Licensed Publishing)
  • Macmillan Children's Books (Campbell Books & MCB Preschool)
  • Macmillan Children's Books (Campbell Books)

An award-winning publisher and editor with 24 years’ industry experience. I help romance authors achieve their goals.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Simon & Schuster UK
  • Self-employed

Experienced editor specializing in crafts and DIY.

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Page Street Publishing

Celia 5 star rating

Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

Penguin 🐧 10+ years shaping bestselling & award-winning non-fic across business, smart thinking, personal development & narrative

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Economics, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Penguin Random House
  • Marten Walsh Cherer

Dedicated indie romance editor ❤️ Developmental 🗺️ Line ✏️ Coaching 👏 All genres & spice levels welcome🌶️ Neurospicy champion✨

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Dark Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Fantasy, Romantic Suspense, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Thalia 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Editor with over a decade of experience working with best-selling authors at Pan Macmillan and HarperCollins. I'd love to hear from you.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Health & Wellbeing, and Coming of Age.

Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation
  • HarperCollins
  • Pan Macmillan
  • The Dreamwork Collective

Former Penguin editorial director with over a decade's experience publishing non-fiction bestsellers.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Travel, Nature, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Entertainment, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Pan Macmillan

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