Paul Mayhew – Editor

I’m an experienced and award-winning editor based in New Zealand. Although most of my book work has been in medicine, health, politics and history, I have principles of book development that work for any topic and have also edited hundreds of articles and online learning modules.

My mission is to help writers, authors and teachers of any subject organize and improve their writing, increase their productivity, creativity and enthusiasm, and get it done.

I'm particularly interested in activist-academic and global justice and equality projects, as well as online and elearning projects.

Whether English is a first or second language for you, I pride myself on helping clients make complex topics clear and engaging to a wide audience, whilst retaining their voice.

From one-off content assessments and copy-edits to editorial management, coaching and full self-publishing project management, I’d love to hear from you!

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"Paul has been assisting me for almost a year now, and he is a life-saver. I am an academic with little time. Paul is patient, friendly, fun to work with, and a serious and meticulous task-master. Because of him, I am completing projects."

– Dr. Josh R. Klein, Associate Professor of Sociology, Iona College, New York

"I have worked with Paul on the planning and development of two medical textbooks, as well as editorial work on an entire series. I can highly recommend working with Paul."

– Prof. David Oliveira, St Georges University of London, UK

"Paul’s editorial expertise is truly commendable. I have been consistently impressed by his sincerity, unwavering support, and warm approach. Paul’s meticulous attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work have made a significant impact on the clarity and effectiveness of my books."

— Dr. Abul Hasnat Milton , Australia

"Working with Paul was an absolute pleasure. His expertise as an editor helped the team develop as authors and enabled us to turn a 'stream of consciousness' into an engaging and accessible textbook."

– Dr Dawn R. Collins, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Warwick Medical School, UK

"I have enjoyed working with Paul on two innovative neurology textbooks and have found him committed, responsive, organized and insightful. I can highly recommend working with him to complete challenging content projects, not only to steer them to completion, but to make them uniquely engaging and high-quality resources."

– Dr John Goodfellow, Consultant Neurologist, Glasgow, UK

"Paul is a skilled, sensitive and intelligent editor. He is a pleasure to work with. I give him my highest recommendation."

– Dr Asoka Bandarage, Associate Professor (Social Sciences) and journalist, Sri Lanka

"As soon as I was asked to set up the publishing program for JP Medical in 2009, I knew I wanted Paul to join me as Development Editor. Paul is hugely creative, analytical and able to work independently."

– Richard Furn, Publisher, JP Medical Ltd., London, UK