Overview
With over 17 years' experience working with top publishers including Bloomsbury, Penguin and Mensch, I have amassed a wealth of industry knowledge as well as an eye for detail, a passion for language and a key network of professional contacts. I have worked on award-winning books, and with award-winning and bestselling authors both in the UK and US, so I know how to adapt to regional and house styles, and how best to communicate with diverse audiences using a global approach.
I have a particular fondness for literary, book club, crime, rom-com, quirky and dystopian fiction, as well as memoirs, narrative non-fiction and investigative journalism.
My entire education and career have been dedicated to literature, starting with a BA in English through to the prestigious MA in Creative writing from Goldsmiths. While I have years of experience working with professional authors, I love the process of uncovering new talent and helping writers find their voice.
I have a particular fondness for literary, book club, crime, rom-com, quirky and dystopian fiction, as well as memoirs, narrative non-fiction and investigative journalism.
My entire education and career have been dedicated to literature, starting with a BA in English through to the prestigious MA in Creative writing from Goldsmiths. While I have years of experience working with professional authors, I love the process of uncovering new talent and helping writers find their voice.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Humor & Comedy
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Romantic Comedy
Thriller & Suspense
Women's Fiction
Languages
English (UK)
English (US)
Certifications
- MA in creative writing, Goldsmiths University, London
- Member of Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)
- Copyediting levels 1-3 (CIEP)
- Proofreading levels 1-3 (CIEP)
Work experience
Self-employed
Apr, 2019 —
Present
I offer a range of services to help authors develop, fine-tune and publish their work
Bloomsbury Publishing
Mar, 2009 —
Mar, 2019
(about 10 years)
Lead editor for two imprints responsible for commissioning, developmental editing, copy editing and marketing campaigns
Portfolio
Developmental Editing
'A daring blend of romance, crime and history, and an intelligent exposé of the inherent injustice and consequences of all forms of oppression' Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous ConditionsOpening with the shooting of Lady Virginia 'Ginie' Courtauld in her tranquil g... read more
With Scotland Yard in the dock, now more than ever the public needs to know why the police cannot be trusted to investigate their own corruption.Untouchables, a five year investigation which the Yard tried to stop, provides the essential context to the phone h... read more
'Victor Gregg is the most remarkable spokesman for the war generation' Dan SnowIn Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut fictionalised his time as a prisoner of war in Dresden in 1945. Vonnegut was imprisoned in a cellar while the firestorm raged through the city,... read more
Above them the great rock bulged out like a too clever forehead, too clever for anything to grow upon, too smooth for anyone to climb… It might be the only place on earth which is so high and difficult to get to, that people can't reach it.When Sangita the Ran... read more
Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for best biography 2016Book of the Year 2015 Sunday TimesBook of the Year 2015 Times Literary SupplementBook of the Year 2015 Evening StandardBook of the Year 2015 New Zealand ListenerShortlisted for the Slightly Foxe... read more
A modern gangster cashes in on the London Olympics; business, politics and police corruption undermine the operation to stop him. When billions poured into the neglected east London borough hosting the 2012 Olympics, a turf war broke out between crime families... read more
Unfinished Business is to the Publishing Industry what The Player is to the Movie Business: an entertaining novel about life, love and revenge in Publishing by an industry insider.Mike is a literary agent with high standards and a passion for great writing. He... read more
Churchill's Legacy describes how Churchill wielded his influence in post-war politics to enable the restoration of Europe through two key speeches in 1946. Having first helped bring victory to the Allies in 1945, Churchill went on to preserve the freedom of th... read more
Twenty years ago, they were the best of friends. When Connie invites her university gang on the holiday of a lifetime - a safari in the Kalahari - they have little in common anymore. Is getting them back together a terrible mistake? Despite the undercurrent of... read more
In For Queen & Currency, investigative journalist Michael Gillard exposes a massive fraud and security scandal at Buckingham Palace which Scotland Yard and the Royal Household tried to suppress. Drawing on thousands of leaked documents and police sources, Gill... read more
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