Rebecca Dyer – Editor

I provide a freelance editing and proofreading service for books, magazines, websites, newspapers and journals in London and remotely.

I have considerable experience editing children's fiction, both poetry and prose. I have also proofread and copy-edited many adult fiction and non-fiction manuscripts for Reedsy, SilverWood Books and directly for authors. These include the children's novels The Goblins of Camdur and Beyond, The Phantom Archer and The Iguana's Tail, the historical novel Sandra Eden's War, the YA novel Blonde Bitch, the memoir Cutie and the self-help book The Time Is Now.

My other clients include The Guardian, Lonely Planet, Lost Guides, Immediate Media (pre-school magazines), The Independent, ShortList, Retail Week, Drapers, Woman's Weekly (including short stories), Harrods Magazine and The Sunday Times, among many others. For a complete list, please see my LinkedIn profile.

As a sub-editor at The Independent, The Independent on Sunday and i newspapers, my role involved sub-editing news, features, reviews and comment pieces for all three national newspapers and their supplements. Subjects ranged from national and international news to business, travel, entertainment and food.

In this role, I sub-edited news, features and comment pieces for the industry magazine and accompanying website Drapers, which covers all aspects of fashion business from supply chain and manufacturing to the collections themselves. Brands and retailers covered ranged from high street names to designer labels and independents.

As senior sub-editor and then chief sub-editor at Weight Watchers Magazine, a monthly newsstand and customer title published by River, my role involved editing all pages of the magazine, including success stories, recipes, fitness and health features, and writing advertorials as required.

My role involved editing news and features for this then weekly trade magazine and website. As senior sub-editor, I worked on articles covering all aspects of working with children and young people, including social care, education, health and youth justice.