Ore Agbaje-Williams

Ore Agbaje-Williams – Editor

I'm an experienced novelist and editor with experience across both fiction and non-fiction who loves to bring stories to life.

Overview

Having grown up making up stories at night for my sister and I, becoming an editor seemed like it was always in the cards. For as long as I can remember I have loved stories - reading or watching them, creating or structuring them, or even just discovering them. Stories are a huge part of our history, our present and the world to come, and I love working alongside authors and publishers to bring those stories to life, to challenge and embolden writers and give them the tools they need to make the worlds they create feel as real as possible.

I love stories of all kinds, across fiction or non-fiction, literary, contemporary, dystopian, essay collections, autobiographies, crime and romance, and with in-house experience of working at two of the big five publishers, you are guaranteed a professional and personalised service.

No matter how eccentric or detailed, I'm here to sharpen the world you've created in your mind and make sure it delivers on the page. Whether that be through editing, editorial assessment or writing copy, I'm an innovative and original editor whose experience will help to you to deliver a story or narrative that excites. I love to brainstorm with clients and help them turn their ideas into reality while remaining true to who they are and what their goals are.

If there's a world to create or a message to communicate, we'll do it together.

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Sex & Relationships
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction Contemporary Romance Humor & Comedy Literary Fiction Romantic Comedy
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Sep, 2025 — Present
Combining traditional editing with talent scouting as Editor-at-Large at Merky Books (Penguin Random House), as well as traditional editorial work including copy-writing and manuscript assessments, writing cover copy. I also host panels and events during which I interview authors.

HarperCollins Publishers UK

Sep, 2017 — Sep, 2022 (about 5 years)
Traditional in-house editorial work including liaising with authors and agents, working with designers, marketers, publicists, sales teams and other internal and external stakeholders involved to bring a story from manuscript to finished product and complete editorial work such as structural and line edits, cover copy writing and guiding the author through the publication process.

Portfolio

It Comes in Waves

Rukky Brume

Random House

Grief, that ungovernable pet – it comes and goes as it pleases, never straying far.Death sneaks up on Onome Odafe. She has little experience of what it means to lose someone she truly loves. S... read more
Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Available: A Very Honest Account of Life After Divorce

Laura Friedman Williams

HarperCollins UK

‘Gripping’ Vogue‘Empowering’ Cosmopolitan‘Joyful’ Financial Times‘Eye-popping’ Daily Mail When her 22-year-marriage suddenly ended, 47-year-old mother of three Laura expected life as she knew ... read more
Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
black girl, no magic: reflections on race and respectability

Kimberly McIntosh

HarperCollins Publishers

'This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation' Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff ‘Witty, fresh and full of life’ Liv Little ‘I can’t recommend more highly... it’s on... read more
Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
The Unfortunates

J K Chukwu

HarperCollins Publishers

'A gripping call to action—and a daring triumph of a novel' ADORAH NWORAH 'Masterfully portrays the splintering of the mind in its most striking, unfiltered form' AIWANOSE ODAFEN 'A playful, p... read more
Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Counterfeit

Kirstin Chen

HarperCollins Publishers

HUSTLERS meets BIG LITTLE LIES in the heist of the summer... A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Propulsive and captivating’ Vogue ‘Darkly comedic’ Daily Mail Meet Ava: rule-abiding lawyer who has ti... read more
Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Of this Our Country

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Borough Press

To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa's most populous nation through wo... read more
Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

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