Michele Lim – Editor

Skilled copyeditor and proofreader specialising in Asian content, including non-fiction, fiction and postcolonial/diasporic writing.

Overview

Based in Singapore with experience working with publishers based in Asia, the US and the UK, I specialise in Asian content by Asian or Asian diasporic writers across the gamut of editorial services: developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading.

If you are looking for an editor who is comfortable working with speculative fiction, polyphonic narratives, and working with other Englishes or diasporas, drop me a message!

Most recent published projects include developmental and copy editing for Sharmini Aphrodite's lyrical / magical realist short story collection THE UNREPENTANT (Gaudy Boy, 2025), and proofreading for Teo You Yenn's non-fiction title UNEASE (Ethos Books, 2026).

Services

Copy Editing

Proofreading

Fiction

Contemporary Fiction Cultural & Ethnic Short Story

Non-Fiction

Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Languages

English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Editor

Self-employed

Sep, 2020 — Present

2020–2021: I began working on publications in the UK, as a shortlisting reader with Boiler House Press (poetry, literary fiction). I also edited and managed a short story anthology project with Egg Box Publishing. 2022–Present: I have gone on to work with independent literary publishers Gaudy Boy (US) and Ethos Books (Singapore), on a range of literary fiction (short story collections, novels) and non-fiction titles. I also did a stint as a full-time editor at Armour Publishing (Singapore), working on Christian non-fiction, educational material, children's literature and corporate publications.

Arts Administrator

National Arts Council Singapore

Jan, 2016 — Jun, 2020 (over 4 years)

As a policy writer and grant administrator, I worked closely with artists and playwrights on their project design and grant applications, with an eye on project viability within the Singapore audience landscape. I assessed and gave feedback on play scripts and anthologised publications.

Portfolio

The Unrepentant: Short Stories

Aphrodite, Sharmini

Gaudy Boy LLC

Developmental Editing Copy Editing

Unease: Life in Singapore Families

Teo You Yenn

Ethos Books

In Singapore, a loudly ‘pro-family’ society, why is work-life balance so elusive? And why are parents so uneasy? What accounts for this gap between the lived reality and ideal narrative of Sin... read more

Proofreading