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, Zed Books and Unbound, and helped self-published authors find their voices. As a professional marketer and publicist with over a decade of in-house publishing experience, I am aware of market trends and can edit manuscripts to the highest standards in order to meet them. I am also an experienced and meticulous transcriber and ghostwriter.

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. Starting with editorial and transcription services, I began taking on full-length book projects in 2010 with two non-fiction books from Duke and Oxford University Press. From 2015, I have edited sections of the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook series, branching out into editing three full-length books that focused on writing for children and young adults, self-publishing and getting published. One well-regarded author I have worked with for over ten years says:

'Sophia Blackwell 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.'