Jasmin Kirkbride – Editor

As a kind, honest and encouraging writing guide, I want to help you create the best book possible. I guarantee complete commitment to your work, and will provide clear and detailed comments to help make your dream project a reality.

I am a publisher, editor and author with experience working in fiction and nonfiction. During my career in publishing, I was the Publishing Director at Endeavour Media, and have been a freelance developmental editor, copy editor and proofreader for publishing houses such as Boiler House Press, Rebellion, Garnet Publishing (inc. Ithaca Press and Periscope Books), Tenebris Books, and Momentum Books. This has involved work on a Pulitzer-winner, a Man Booker-longlistee, and a memoir featured on BBC Book of the Week, as well as Amazon top ten bestsellers. Similarly, I have worked with authors who have won the Caine Prize for African Writing and been shortlisted for the Man Booker International.

As a journalist I have written for Publisher's Weekly, Time Out and BookBrunch, as well as having had four self-help books and several short stories published as an author in my own right - so I understand exactly what your work means to you!

I re-entered academia in 2018, to hone my expertise in the craft of writing. My advice is therefore informed by my PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of East Anglia (UEA), which explored hope in climate change novels, and my MA in Creative Writing: Prose Fiction, also from UEA. I am currently a Lecturer in Publishing at City, University of London, where I specialise in teaching editing and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

From editorial assessments and developmental editing to copyediting and proofreading, I can work with your manuscript at any stage, and have 6+ years experience in editorial publishing, guiding books from the beginning of their publishing journey right through to successful completion.

I have worked across genres - from romance novels to essays on particle physics - but I specialise in science fiction, fantasy, dystopia, literary fiction and nonfiction. With an MA in Ancient History from King's College London, I am also an excellent editor for historical fiction and popular history based in Ancient Greece, Egypt, Rome, Ancient Mesopotamia, etc.

If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to get in touch - I'd love to hear from you!