Sophia Blackwell - Editor

I'm an experienced editor of fiction and non-fiction whose clients include Bloomsbury Publishing and Oxford University Press. I've also worked on books published by Duke University Press, Pearson, Zed Books and Unbound, and helped self-published authors find their voices and create a final book they can be proud of.

I started my career on the literature list at Routledge, moved to Macmillan, then worked in-house at Bloomsbury. I have run three parallel careers as a marketer, editor and writer. I began editing full-length book projects in 2009 with non-fiction books from academic presses. From 2015, I have edited the Poetry section of the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook series every year, then edited three full-length standalone books in the series (Self-Publishing, Getting Published and Children's and YA). In Autumn 2022 my own book on publishing poetry will come out on the same imprint. One well-regarded author I have worked with for over ten years says:

'Sophia is undoubtedly one of the most skilled editors I have worked with over the past decade. She's extremely insightful in relation to structure, content and style, as well as being an eagle-eyed copy editor. We've worked together on multiple fiction and non-fiction projects for the major UK and international publishers and each time she has performed wonders with the manuscript. Sophia is also one of the most efficient editors I know - the job is always done on time and to the highest standards.'

In 2022, I realised I particularly enjoyed working with other LGBTQ+ authors and changed my profile to indicate that I specialise in own-voices editing for this group, as I identify as queer. However, I work with straight authors too, and on most genres including fiction, non-fiction and academic.