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Claire 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Editor with 20 + years experience working with bestselling and award-winning authors - formerly Associate Publisher at Headline, Hachette UK

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Headline Publishing Group
  • Self-employed

Award-winning translator, British independent scholar with a Brazilian PhD, author, editor, and publisher

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Kerry 5 star rating

Hove, United Kingdom

An experienced editor, writer and publishing professional with 20+ years' experience of copy editing, development editing and proofreading.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Travel, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Architecture, Humanities & Social Sciences, Young Adult, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Yes Educational Centre
  • Marvel Comics
  • Egmont Fleetway
  • Panorama Holiday Group
  • Pavilion Publishing
  • Pavilion Publishing and Media
  • Self-employed

Ben 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

UK-based book publicity services for authors and publishers for 20 years. Named one of the most influential book marketers worldwide.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Travel, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Pavilion / Anova Books

Thalia 5 star rating

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.

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

Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation
  • HarperCollins
  • Pan Macmillan
  • The Dreamwork Collective

Vince 5 star rating

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Book cover design for fiction, short stories and other made up things. Photograph and text-wrangling, some illustration.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Anthologies, Short Story, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Undertow Publications

Jenny 5 star rating

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

I'm an experienced book designer and illustrator. I specialise in all fiction and non-fiction genres from kids books to cook books and more!

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House New Zealand
  • Penguin Books New Zealand
  • Book Design Ltd (now Smartwork Creative)
  • Pearson Education New Zealand
  • Self-employed

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Martin 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am an award-winning ghostwriter with four 'Sunday Times' and multiple Amazon bestsellers to my name.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Travel, Entertainment, Education & Reference, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HarperCollins
  • Penguin Books

Edward 5 star rating

Brighton, United Kingdom

Graphic Design professional with over 20 years experience specialising in cover design and illustration.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Nature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Warner Music
  • Penguin Books UK
  • Self-employed

Jim 5 star rating

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Drawing on more than 20 years of editorial experience, I offer proofreading and copyediting services. Let's work together.

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Automobile Association
  • Self-employed

Caro 5 star rating

England, United Kingdom

I have ghosted over 70 books, many of them bestsellers, for a wide range of publishers in the UK and in the United States.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Psychology, Entertainment, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Elizabeth 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am a freelance editor with over eighteen years experience. My skills include developmental editing, copy editing and proof reading.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Parragon
  • Robert Hale, Ltd.
  • Hodder and Stoughton

Gareth 5 star rating

Oxford, United Kingdom

Copy-editor and proofreader with over 15 years' experience working with traditional publishers and indie authors.

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Wiley
  • Self-employed
  • Unbound

Berenice 5 star rating

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Award-winning designer working across print, websites, branding and marketing. Passionate about accessible design.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Anthologies, Classics, Women's Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Short Story, Middle Grade, Children's, Education & Reference, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Pearson and Penguin
  • M&M Communications

Julia 5 star rating

Cambridge, United Kingdom

I am an editor and writer with a mission to make everything I work on the best it can be. I specialise in non-fiction and children's books.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Middle Grade, Children's, Fantasy, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Reader's Digest
  • Macmillan Children's Books
  • HarperCollins Children's Books
  • Penguin Books, Ltd.
  • Harcourt Education
  • Orpheus Books
  • Self-employed

Niall 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I focus on non-fiction development editing and editorial assessment. History, economics. business, 'big ideas'. Best-selling author and PhD.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Finance & Accounting, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • London School of Economics & University of Warwick
  • Freelance
  • ThinkWrite
  • Economist Intelligence Unit

Maartje 5 star rating

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Experienced and friendly non-fiction editor with a passion for bringing your research and ideas to a wide audience. **AVAILABLE AFTER JUNE

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Art, Biographies & Memoirs, and Nature.

Work experience:

  • Freelance
  • Cambridge University Press

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