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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

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

susila

susila

London, UK

A thoughtful and insightful editor of children's books with 25+ years experience.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Faber and Faber
  • A&C Black
  • Scholastic

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Action & Adventure, Middle Grade, Children's, Middle Grade Fantasy

John

John

London, UK

An experienced thriller editor and former English teacher. I believe communication and courtesy make professional partnerships work.


Work experience:

  • RedOrbit
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Mystery & Crime

James

James

London, UK

10+ years editing content across the arts, humanities and social sciences for publishers including SAGE, Bloomsbury and Thames & Hudson.


Work experience:

  • Thames & Hudson
  • Lund Humphries
  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • SAGE Publications

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, Photography, Biographies & Memoirs

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You’ve removed all plot holes, tightened up your prose, gone through several rounds of revisions, and feel like your manuscript is just about ready to hit the presses. But before you do, there’s one crucial part of the editing process left: proofreading.


Whether you’ve already worked with a developmental or copy editor, or enlisted beta readers, friends, and family to look over your book, you must have someone read your manuscript with the singular goal of proofreading. This involves looking out for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and consistency errors. And trust us, when the Amazon review section of your book is free from comments like “This book is riddled with typos,” you’ll be relieved you didn’t skip the proofreading step.


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