The best developmental editors for hire near Dublin

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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

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

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

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

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

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
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