Overview
I spent almost five years in the editorial department of Oneworld Publications, an award-winning independent publisher in the UK, working across their wide-ranging non-fiction list. During my time there, I was valued, in particular, for my sharp eye for detail. Among other things, I assessed non-fiction proposals, carried out structural edits and line edits, and proofread book texts, covers and marketing materials. I worked on bestselling popular histories, a winner of the FT McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award and a book that was longlisted for it, and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.
As a freelancer, I have edited, copy-edited, proofread, and written editorial prescription reports on works of fiction and non-fiction. Indeed, I love working on - and reading - a wide variety of titles, and I've been fortunate enough to work closely with authors of crime fiction, current affairs, history, literary fiction, memoir, Middle Eastern studies, nature, philosophy, politics, popular culture, and popular science. I am precise and adaptable, tuning my approach to the nature of the piece and its intended audience.
Services
Non-Fiction
Languages
Certifications
- BA Creative Writing
Work experience
Oneworld Publications
I continued* to work across the non-fiction list and, in addition, became the sole editor of titles.
*please see below
Oneworld Publications
Assisted the non-fiction commissioning editors, including with editing manuscripts, and carried out line edits.
Oneworld Publications
I assisted the non-fiction commissioning editors on titles that ranged from popular histories to academic monographs. Among other things, I assessed proposals, wrote cover copy, proofread jackets, and carried out final checks on book pages before they were sent to the printer.
Self-employed
As a freelancer I have edited literary fiction and collections of short stories, flash fiction, and poetry; copy-edited crime fiction and narrative non-fiction; provided editorial prescription reports on non-fiction typescripts and proposals; and proofread philosophy, history, and current affairs titles.
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