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Nada 5 star rating

Sydney, Australia

Award-winning book designer. 20+ years designing covers, interiors & typesetting for bestsellers & major publishers worldwide.

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Jessica 5 star rating

Sydney, Australia

Edited over 100 fiction and non-fiction titles, including Prime Minister's Prize, The Age and various Premiers' literary award winners.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Home & Garden, Mystery & Crime, Education & Reference, Parenting & Families, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Amnesty International
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Arts Hub Magazine
  • News Ltd

Mike 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

I’m a Creative based in Sydney Australia, with over 25-years experience in editorial and book publishing design.

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Amelia 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Editor & proofreader of new age, esoteric and witchy books, as well as oracle cards.

Genres: New Age and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Uro Publications
  • Black Inc.
  • National Gallery of Victoria

Nat 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

Author and professional editor helping memoir, fiction and narrative nonfiction writers develop agent-ready manuscripts.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

James (JJ) 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

Three decades of high level media experience, globally. Published author. Ghost/speechwriter for well known international figures

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sports & Outdoors, Entertainment, Sociology, Geography, Cultural & Ethnic, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self, Random Ax Media, Integrative Strategies, The Kick Project

Ed 5 star rating

Newcastle NSW, Australia

Astute, experienced and empathetic, I'm a narrative problem solver and sentence sharpener who works well with big presses and solo authors.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, True Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Puncher and Wattmann
  • Murdoch Books

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Rebecca 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

I'm an illustrator and published graphic novelist who loves creating detailed black ink line narratives for book and magazine publishers.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Humor & Comedy, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • The Galloping Skirt
  • Self-employed

Jess 5 star rating

Newcastle NSW, Australia

I am an award-winning children’s author and ghostwriter who is adept at crafting compelling stories which resonate with kids and adults.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Writer's Studio

Matthew 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

I can help get eyes on your work with bold, colorful, and professional fantasy illustrations. So let's bring your project to life!

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Dystopian, Gaming & LitRPG, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Cadre Pictures
  • Nectar Game Studios
  • Renegade Game Studios
  • Game Heretics

Meredith 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

Professional editor/proofreader with over 10 years of experience. Speculative fiction, post-apocalyptic, dark fantasy, spiritual/new age.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Dystopian, New Age, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Aurora House
  • Self-employed
  • Upwork
  • M/C Reviews
  • Aurealis

Jordan 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

I'm an illustrator and designer who loves to create eye-catching book covers that take an unconventional approach to the source material.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Danyon 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

I’m a Melbourne-based freelance concept artist specialising in steampunk, science fiction, and paleo-inspired artwork.

Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction, Steampunk, Post-Apocalyptic, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Friends of the table
  • Self-employed

Sherryl 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Writer, teacher, editor- my job is to help writers create terrific, publishable stories.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Young Adult, Poetry, Short Story, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Victoria University

Andrew 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

With 110+ published books, turn your author dream into reality with ghostwriting and guidance from this bestselling author.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Psychological Thriller.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Simon King

Gabriella 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

Non-fiction book editor and former publishing professional specialising in cookbooks, biography, history and self-help.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Murdoch Books
  • NewSouth Press (University of New South Wales Press)

Darren 5 star rating

Geelong VIC, Australia

I’m a specialist SF & Fantasy editor with more than 25 years of publishing experience including Gollancz, Orbit and Earthlight.

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Post-Apocalyptic, and Steampunk.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Victor Gollancz
  • Orbit

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