Julia Silk

Julia Silk – Editor

Fiction editor specializing in commercial and accessible-literary fiction and fiction in translation. London based, ex-big five.

Overview

I am an editor and project manager with 18 years experience, specializing in commercial and accessible literary fiction. Most recently I spent a decade working as an editor and publisher at Orion Publishing Group (Hachette) in London. I also have experience editing translated fiction from a wide variety of languages - for Harvill and Bitter Lemon Press among others - so if you have a translation that needs knocking into shape, I'd love to help.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Parenting & Families
Fiction
Classics Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Romance Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Young Adult
Languages
English (UK) English (US)
Certifications
  • BA Hons French with Spanish
  • MA Comparative Literature

Work experience

Orion Publishing Group

Aug, 2006 — Jan, 2016 (over 9 years)

Most recently I launched and headed up The Murder Room, Orion's classic and contemporary classic imprint, making available for the first time in ebook crime and mystery greats of the twentieth century, such as Psycho and Cape Fear. I also brought NYT bestselling Longmire creator Craig Johnson's work to the UK, and published the backlist titles of such respected crime and thriller authors as Lesley Glaister and Margaret Murphy.

Independent

Feb, 2000 — Jul, 2006 (over 6 years)

I worked in an out of house on commercial and literary fiction and non-fiction for publishers including Random House, Simon & Schuster, Mills & Boon and Bitter Lemon Press, copyediting, proofreading and project managing work by authors including Karin Slaughter, Trisha Ashley and Rowan Coleman.

Portfolio

By Sue Palmer - Toxic Childhood: How The Modern World Is Damaging Our Children And What We Can Do About It (New Ed)

Sue Palmer

The Life of Kingsley Amis

Zachary Leader

The life of Kingsley Amis
The Return Journey

MAEVE BINCHY

SOMETHING BORROWED

Emily Giffin

The wonderful debut novel by #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Emily Giffin. For every woman who has ever had a complicated love-hate friendship and has dreamt of love, sex and of doing the right thing – Something Borrowed will have you la... read more
Growing Up Twice

Rowan Coleman

Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Dorothy Koomson and Liane Moriarty, this is an uplifting and heartfelt novel from the author of The Memory Book, which was featured in the Richard & Judy book club 2014'I immediately read The Memory Book and it's WONDERFUL ... I... read more
Sowing Secrets

Trisha Ashley

Watch out for temptation in the Garden of Eden! Fran March's life in the idyllic village of St Ceridwen's Well is coming up roses. Almost. If only daughter Rosie - the result of an uncharacteristic one-night stand 18 years ago - wasn't so curious about her rea... read more
Havana Red

Leonardo Padura

A young transvestite found strangled in a Havana park. The stifling death of a beloved Cuba.
The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire Book 1)

Craig Johnson

'The characters talk straight from the hip and the Wyoming landscape is its own kind of eloquence' New York TimesAfter 25 years as Sheriff of Absaroka County, Walt Longmire's hopes of ending his tenure in peace are dashed when Cody Pritchard is found dead near... read more
Out Stealing Horses

Per Petterson

Winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.In 1948, when he is fifteen, Trond spends a summer in the country with his father. The events — the accidental death of a child, his best friend’s feelings of guilt and eventual disappearance, his father’... read more
The Unseen

Katherine Webb

From the author of the acclaimed debut THE LEGACY comes a compelling tale of love, deception and illusion. England, 1911. When a free-spirited young woman arrives in a sleepy Berkshire village to work as a maid in the household of The Reverend and Mrs Canning,... read more
Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell

'Reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love, but what it's like to be young and in love with a book' John Green, author of The Fault in our StarsEleanor is the new girl in town, and she's never felt more alone. All mismatched clothes, mad red ... read more
Honour Thy Father

Lesley Glaister

In a remote, crumbling house in the Fens live four sisters - Agatha, Milly, and Ellen and Esther - identical twins so closely linked as to be almost one person. They have lived there all their lives, trapped still by the fear of their dead father, who governs ... read more
Psycho

Robert Bloch

Marion is lost on a dark and lonely road; she's tired and hungry and afraid. She thinks she's dreaming when she sees a motel sign shining in the darkness: Bates Motel. But for Marion the nightmare is just beginning ...To most people Psycho needs no introductio... read more
Cape Fear

John D. MacDonald

'The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller' - Stephen KingA dark, psychological thriller, first published in 1957 as The Executioners and filmed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro.Max Cady, a brutal rapist, has been in prison for... read more

Julia has 2 reviews

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Staci C.

Staci C.

Oct, 2017

With Julia's help I finalized a plot & character arc I'd been working on for 2 decades. She is thoughtful & on target. Also, good at anticipating author's emotions. & she was very collaborative in working with my desire for a systematic approach to editing.
kellie C.

kellie C.

Jun, 2017

Julia was a very calming force to work with and I was really happy with her feedback and the end result.

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