The best publishing professionals for hire

Sara ★★★★★

Angrogna, Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy

Freelance illustrator for picture books, middle grade, non-fiction, publishing since 2010. Realistic, playful style, traditional techniques

Services:

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, ELT, Nature, Comics Non-Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Deanne ★★★★★

San Francisco, CA, USA

Professional editor with Big Five experience specializing in non-fiction, especially self-help, design, career, parenting, and cookbooks.

Services:

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Home & Garden, Inspirational, Parenting & Families, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Career Guides, and Nature.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House
• Chronicle Books
• Ten Speed Press
• RPX Corporation

Katia ★★★★★

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Manuscript nurturer, sentence polisher, eagle-eyed proofreader, wordsmith, preserver of voice and vision; fiction and memoir specialist.

Services:

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Themes & Motifs, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

María Francia ★★★★★

Puerto de la Cruz, Spain

Graphic designer, art director & illustrator with 20+ years' experience, specializing in children's books and KDP-ready design.

Services:

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Editorial Jurídica Livrosca
• Sanofi Aventis
• Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods (agency campaigns)

Tom ★★★★★

Montreal, QC, Canada

Certified French-English and Spanish-English translator of trade and scholarly books with over a decade of professional editorial experience

Services:

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Travel, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Erik ★★★★★

Los Angeles, CA, USA

From the minutiae of copy editing to the development of craft and style, I will help take your writing to the next level.

Services:

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Short Story, Writing & Publishing, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Norbert ★★★★★

Stolberg, Germany

As a seasoned freelance literary translator (E/G), I have translated more than 150 books so far.

Services:

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Literary Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Karen ★★★★★

Akron, Ohio, USA

Former editor with Writer's Digest books and magazine, now of Future Perfect Editing. Bring me your fantasy novels, MG/YA fiction, and more!

Services:

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Writer's Digest
• Etruscan Press
• Disney Publishing
• Penn State Harrisburg Russell E. Horn Sr. Learning Center
• Miami University Howe Writing Center
• Cincinnati Opera

Karen ★★★★★

Cambridge, MA, USA

I help organizations and individuals develop ideas into high quality written content. Business, memoir, psychology, and healthcare.

Services:

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sex & Relationships, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Inês ★★★★★

Lisbon, Portugal

A professional kidlit illustrator who specializes in vibrant, joyful storytelling art for young readers.

Services:

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• freelancer

Sarah ★★★★★

Dublin, Ireland

PhD editor & published writer specialising in non-fiction, health, psychology and wellbeing, education & reference. Editing & indexing.

Services:

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Health & Wellbeing, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Inspirational, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• publishing agency
• APPI

Kristen ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Former Big 5 editor. Most manuscript are close. I push them to publishable.

Services:

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Medical Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Women's Fiction, and Horror.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• New American Library, Penguin Random House
• Mysterious Press, Warner Books

Gemma ★★★★★

Market Harborough, UK

Designer and Illustrator with 20+ years experience in children's book publishing. B/g in novelty, recent projects have been non-fiction.

Services:

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Book Studio (Penguin Group)
• The Book Studio
• Chrysalis Children's Books

Clarissa ★★★★★

New York, NY, USA

Over 15 years of experience as a picture book editor of NYT bestsellers and award winners at Scholastic, HarperCollins, Disney, and Abrams.

Services:

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Holiday, Humor & Comedy, and Action & Adventure.

Steve ★★★★★

London, UK

Experienced and multi-talented book designer who can help make your book something special. Covers, layout, typography, beautiful imagery...

Services:

Genres: Design, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Entertainment, Photography, History, Travel, and Art.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Bloomsbury Publishing
• Thames & Hudson

Lisa ★★★★★

New York

Award-winning editor dedicated to getting my clients the widest possible audience for their work. I specialize in nonfiction, esp. memoir.

Services:

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• University of Maryland GC
• Random House, Hearst, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, West Group, Delmar Careers, Gale, Simon & Schuster
• Matthew Bender
• Penington Press

Charlotte ★★★★★

London, UK

Experienced non-fiction editor, copyeditor and proofreader, specialising in complex illustrated and text led titles.

Services:

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Entertainment, Home & Garden, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

• Constable & Robinson
• BBC Books, Ebury, Penguin Random House