Jo Whitford

Jo Whitford – Editor

I am an experienced, eagle-eyed, word-loving freelance editor with over ten years’ experience in commercial publishing.

Overview

I have a great deal of experience in structural editing, copy-editing and proofreading across all genres of non-fiction, from comedy to memoir, history to pop culture, sports to feminist think pieces. I also very much enjoy working on commercial women's fiction. I have always had a passion for words and a very sharp eye for detail, and I gained my training as a copy-editor with Cambridge University Press, so rest assured that in my hands your manuscript will receive the best editorial treatment.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Entertainment Health & Wellbeing History Humanities & Social Sciences Political Science & Current Affairs Sex & Relationships Sports & Outdoors True Crime
Fiction
Women's Fiction
Languages
English (UK)

Work experience

Self-employed

Jun, 2017 — Present

Simon & Schuster UK

Jan, 2012 — Jun, 2017 (over 5 years)

Headline Publishing Group

Sep, 2008 — Sep, 2011 (about 3 years)

Portfolio

Quality second hand book
Catching Babies The inspirational story of life as a midwife. From her very first day as a nervous student nurse in Blackburn to the dedicated completion of her nursing qualifications and her training as a midwife in Burnley, Sheena Byrom has never once looked... read more
None of the Above

Rick Edwards

None of the Above
THIS IS MY FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOK! Aloha Sprinklerinos! Imagine you are in one of those glorious vintage shops where every surface is laden with treasure. Cut glass, pill boxes, old cameras, pendants, chests of drawers and stacks and stacks of books. This bo... read more
Imagine for a moment that you are 6-years-old and you are woken in the early hours, bathed and then dressed in rags before being led down to an ominous looking tent at the end of your garden. And there, you are subjected to the cruellest cut, ordered by your o... read more
A Life in the Day

Hunter Davies

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