Jessica Read – Editor

I have been working as a freelance proofreader since 2006, specialising primarily in fiction. My career background in publishing includes working on first-edition hardbacks and paperbacks, reprints, raw manuscripts, and ebook conversions.

I regularly work as a freelance desk editor for Transworld Publishers in London (a role I performed at their London offices up until the pandemic; after the pandemic this work moved fully online). In addition to proofreading full page proofs, this role supports the managing editors by performing final proof checks before print stage, collating corrections from multiple files, adding author changes into the proof process, working on additional bonus material for reprints and special editions, and a range of other editorial tasks as needed.

Alongside my extensive experience with major UK publishing houses (including Transworld Publishers, Puffin Books, Quercus Books, Pan Macmillan, and various imprints of Penguin Random House), I also regularly work directly with authors to prepare their manuscripts for agent submission or self-publication.

Whether I’m working on publisher page proofs for a bestselling author’s latest hardback or giving a final polish to a Word document for a pre-published writer, I bring the same level of care, attention to detail, and accuracy to every project. It would be my pleasure to help your manuscript achieve a clean and professional finish.

As a final note, I'd like to confirm that I do not, and will not, use AI in any area or stage of my work processes. Your words are safe with me.