Michele Lim

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, working with other Englishes or diasporas, drop me a message!

In terms of qualifications: I have an MA in Creative Writing (Prose) (Distinction) from the University of East Anglia and a BA (First Class Honours) in English Literature from the National University of Singapore.

Services
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction Cultural & Ethnic Short Story
Non-Fiction
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

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. 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).

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
Building Bridges with Your Teenagers

Alice Lee

Armour Publishing

Copy Editing Proofreading
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
Little Boy

Smith, John

Boiler House Press

Proofreading
Ministry of Moral Panic

Amanda Lee Koe

Epigram Books

--Winner of Best Fiction Title for Singapore Book Awards 2016----Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize for Fiction 2014----Longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award ... read more
Proofreading
Depression: The Misunderstood Illness

Dr Leslie Lim

Armour Publishing Pte Ltd

Copy Editing Proofreading

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