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Julia

Julia

London, United Kingdom

Experienced and meticulous non-fiction editor with a keen eye. Passionate about great books.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Ebury Publishing, Random House UK
  • Anubis Literary Agency

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Business & Management

Elv

Elv

London, United Kingdom

Editorial consultant with 20 years’ publishing experience. I can help you shape your book, grow as a writer and create a great proposal.


Work experience:

  • OUP
  • Penguin Random House
  • Self-employed
  • Scholastic
  • Simon and Schuster
  • Egmont

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Poetry, Anthologies, Classics, Middle Grade, Children's

Anna

Anna

London, United Kingdom

I have 10+ years' experience working on children's and YA writing at UK publishers including Hachette and HarperCollins.


Work experience:

  • Octopus (Hachette)
  • Carlton Books
  • Orchard (Hachette)
  • Egmont
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Picture Books, Social & Family Issues

Thalia

Thalia

London, United Kingdom

Editor with over a decade's experience working with best-selling authors at Pan Macmillan and HarperCollins . I'd love to hear from you.


Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation
  • HarperCollins
  • Pan Macmillan

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Health & Wellbeing, Coming of Age

Karen

Karen

London, United Kingdom

The Bookseller Rising Star. I edit adult, YA, children's fiction. My debut adult novel is publishing with Viking, PRH in 2024.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Little, Brown Books For Young Readers
  • Working Partners

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense

Amberley

Amberley

London, UK

Literary agent and former editor with ten years of experience working on a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles


Work experience:

  • The Viney Agency
  • Abner Stein
  • Kyle Books

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Contemporary Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense

Zakirah

Zakirah

London, UK

Fiction editor with 6 years of experience in publishing. I specialise in proofreading and copyediting SFF, romance and literary fiction!


Work experience:

  • Orbit (imprint of Little, Brown Book Group)
  • Hodder & Stoughton
  • John Murray Press

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction

Fiona

Fiona

London, UK

14 years experience on psychology, health and self-help titles at a top London publisher, with quality authors and award-winning books.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review Indexing

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, New Age, Parenting & Families, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships

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