Jessica Read – Editor

I began working as a freelance proofreader in 2006, specialising primarily in fiction. My publishing background includes working on first-edition hardbacks and paperbacks, reprints, and ebook conversions.

Up until the pandemic, I worked as a desk editor on-site at Transworld Publishers in London once a week (this has since become fully home-based). In addition to proofreading full page proofs, this role includes supporting the managing editors by performing final proof checks before print stage, collating corrections from multiple files, 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 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.