The best publishing professionals for hire

Robin ★★★★★

Savannah, GA, USA

Born wordsmith and veteran Penguin copy editor and proofreader. Specialties: fantasy, dystopian, spiritual fiction, magical realism, & YA.

Services:

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Fiction, New Age, Inspirational, Religion & Spirituality, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Anchor QEA
• Penguin Group USA
• Rolling Stone
• Reedsy

Garima ★★★★★

Adelaide SA, Australia

An editor with expertise in STEM editing (books, research papers, and theses). Worked for Macmillan, Elsevier, Springer, Cengage, AACR

Services:

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• MacMillan Publishing Services Ltd. (MPS Ltd.)
• Aptara, Inc.
• Thomson Digital

Grace ★★★★★

Bangor, Northern Ireland, UK

I'm a self-employed designer and web developer with over a decade of experience in the industry. I create beautiful, bespoke websites.

Services:

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Classics, Humor & Comedy, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, and Design.

Work experience:

• We Are duo
• Output Digital
• Self-employed

Anne ★★★★★

Oxfordshire, Oxford, UK

Freelance Cookery/Food Copy Editor and Proofreader with extensive experience and expertise, working with authors, chefs and publishers.

Services:

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Prestige Group UK Plc (Surrey, UK)
• Slimming Magazine (London, UK)
• Midlands Electricity Board (Oxfordshire, UK)

Shari ★★★★★

London, UK

Editor and author of children's books and non-fiction, with 15+ years' experience editing for Penguin Random House, Hachette, DK and others.

Services:

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Children’s Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House
• Self-employed

Katie ★★★★★

Busan, South Korea

10 years' experience copy-editing academic and general non-fiction titles, specialising in Middle Eastern and security studies.

Services:

Genres: Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Fashion & Textiles, History, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• The International Institute for Strategic Studies
• Freelance
• Transcultural Campaigning
• The American University in Cairo Press

Danielle ★★★★★

San Francisco, CA, USA

I help thought leaders turn their big ideas into books.

Services:

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Finance & Accounting, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• IBISWorld
• Pepperdine University

Mia ★★★★★

Seattle, WA, USA

Hi! I'm a passionate and experienced book cover and interior designer. I specialize in picture books—dyi, craft, sewing, cooking, and more.

Services:

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, and Photography.

Work experience:

• Martingale Publishing
• Self-employed

María ★★★★★

Seville, Spain

Hi, I am a freelance Illustrator specializing in YA and children’s books who loves to tell stories and give emotions to the characters!

Services:

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Comics & Graphic Novels, Coming of Age, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and Picture Books.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Rita ★★★★★

Eureka, CA, USA

USA Today Bestselling Romance Author. Narrative Designer. MFA in Creative Writing.

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Dark Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Fantasy, Romantic Suspense, and Historical Romance.

Work experience:

• Seltzer Nation
• Self-employed
• Crazy Maple Studio

Dewi ★★★★★

South Staffordshire District, UK

I design maps to go in the front matter of books! I have worked with over 200 clients at all levels of the publishing industry.

Services:

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Sarah ★★★★★

Austin, Texas, USA

Twenty years specializing in literary, LGBTQIA+, multicultural, and spec-fic novels. My clients get deals with Big Five publishers.

Services:

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Carnegie Mellon University Press
• Editorial Freelancers Association

Tomiko ★★★★★

Monterey, CA, USA

ELT/ESOL specialist and director of publications with 20 years experience offering manuscript assessment, development, and editing.

Services:

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, and ELT.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• TESOL International Association
• AH Editing
• The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Zharmae Publishing Press
• Brainstorm Learning, LLC

Victoria ★★★★★

London, UK

Experienced editor, previously at Pan Macmillan and HarperCollins. Passionate reader of crime, thrillers, romance and historical fiction

Services:

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Pan Macmillan
• Constable & Robinson
• HarperCollins

Lydia ★★★★★

Manchester, UK

Managing editor with 5+ years' experience in literary fiction, non-fiction, memoir, translated fic. PhD. Published poet with 7 collections.

Services:

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Travel, Biographies & Memoirs, Short Story, Contemporary Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Structo Press
• Self-employed
• World Editions

Simon ★★★★★

London, UK

I am an award-winning ghostwriter and novelist. I work internationally with clients on non-fiction and fiction ghostwriting projects.

Services:

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Inspirational, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Kel ★★★★★

Atlanta, GA, USA

I’m an Illustrator and Concept Designer ready to collaborate, I've done work with comics and various freelance projects for roughly 5 years.

Services:

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Coming of Age, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• T. Y Nereim Comics
• Self-employed
• Celebritees