The best book editors for hire in Ireland

Elaine

Dublin, Ireland

Editor with over 10 years experience working on children's books for Bloomsbury and Hachette, I am creative with a passion for great stories

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

Work experience:

Hachette Children's Group
Bloomsbury Children's Books

Aoife

Dublin, Ireland

Publishing professional with an M.Phil in Children's Literature. Special interests include YA, fantasy and children's fiction for all ages.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Middle Grade Fantasy, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

O'Brien Press

Richard

Cork, Ireland

Professional editor with extensive experience across a wide range of fiction genres and memoir, specialising in developmental editing.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Romance.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Amazon

Simon

Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland

Freelance editor with thirty years' experience helping authors to say what they want to say in fiction and creative non-fiction.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nature, and Plays & Screenplays.

Work experience:

Self-employed

Tom

Dublin, Ireland

Creative and award-winning children's editor of 25+ bestselling books. I champion independent authors to help them achieve their goals.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Education & Reference, Picture Books, Children's, Middle Grade, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

Farshore
Weldon Owen
Wherever There Is Water
Self-employed

Don

Dublin, Ireland

Editor for Routledge. Author of 'Kinesis' (2024). I work on fiction and non-fiction research. Qualified (CIEP) and experienced (12 yrs).

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Physics & Chemistry, Math & Science, Art, Economics, and History.

Work experience:

Self-employed

Ellen

Kilkenny, Ireland

Illustrated non-fiction, art and photography editor with almost ten years of in-house experience.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, History, Travel, Comics Non-Fiction, Home & Garden, Children’s Non-Fiction, Design, Photography, and Architecture.

Work experience:

Phaidon Press
Long March Space, Beijing

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Mark

Dublin, Ireland

Experienced editor, proofreader and author with over 30 publications; former university lecturer, award-winning writer and historian

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

National University of Ireland
National University of Ireland, Galway
Maynooth University
Royal Irish Academy

Colm

Dublin, Ireland

I provide editing and assessment for manuscripts at all stages of development. I specialise in literary fiction, short stories and memoirs.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

Lilliput Press, Dublin
Dalkey Archive Press, Illinois

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Hire the best book editors in Ireland

The point at which you begin your collaboration with a professional book editor is a moment many authors look forward to: you’ve done your best with your manuscript, and it’s now time to see what an unbiased third party makes of it.

Once you hire a book editor in Ireland or beyond, you get a brief relief, where the ball is now entirely in their court — but be ready to take their feedback on board. If you’ve hired an editor for an editorial assessment or developmental edit, you’ll have some big-picture feedback to mull over and incorporate, like clarifying a character’s arc, restructuring the series of events, or sharpening or rewriting the opening and ending. If you’re working with a copy editor or proofreader, there will be less open-ended discussions, but you’ll still be surprised by how strongly you might feel about a specific turn of phrase. The process can be tough, but it’s infinitely rewarding, and your book will emerge stronger and more compelling.

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