The best copy editors for hire near Brighton

Emily

Brighton, UK

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Freelance editor | 18 years' experience | Food and drink, travel, wellbeing, popular science and fantasy fiction

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Entertainment, Health & Wellbeing, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Parenting & Families, Travel, Science Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Ascential
• Harpers Wine & Spirit
• Rock Sound
• Jackson Lowe Marketing
• The Publican

Naomi

Brighton, UK

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An award-winning poet and SFF author, I edit poetry and fiction for the UK journals Gramarye and Critical Muslim, and independent presses.

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Contemporary Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Waterloo Press
• The University of Chichester
• Self-employed
• CRITICAL MUSLIM
• GRAMARYE

Pam

Brighton and Hove, UK

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Academic copyeditor with 11 years' experience in education broadly, and outdoor, environmental and experiential education specifically

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Nature, Sports & Outdoors, Travel, Sociology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Ellie

Brighton, Truro, UK

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A children’s author, editor and publisher with over 17 years' experience who can help shape your idea into a beautiful children's book.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Little Tiger Press
• Egmont
• Self-employed

David

Brighton, UK

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I specialise in developmental editing for authors seeking an agent or traditional deal. I only take on a small number of jobs each quarter.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

• Andrew Lownie Literary Agency
• Thistle Publishing

Jude

United Kingdom

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Multi award writer and Editor with a Masters in Writing (Distinction). Published since 2004 - Collins, Hodder, Pearsons and more.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, ELT, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, Young Adult, and Poetry.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Jenny

London, United Kingdom

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Experienced editor of writing for children and adults (fiction, non-fiction, picture books, novelties) through all stages of editing.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Picture Books, Children's, Middle Grade, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Hot Key Books
• Walker Books

Nicola

United Kingdom

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Copy editor and proofreader with experience in non-fiction books, arts and culture, biography, business, the environment and general history

Genres: Design, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Architecture, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Travel, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Gareth

Oxford, United Kingdom

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UK-based copy editor and proofreader with 15+ years’ experience, specialising in fiction and narrative non-fiction.

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

Work experience:

• Wiley
• Self-employed
• Unbound

Bryony

England, United Kingdom

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Friendly, sharp-eyed editor & former biographer helping authors wrangle plots, shape voice & nail continuity. 20+ years. Series specialist.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Atomic Partnership Limited

Tom

London, United Kingdom

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Highly experienced academic and educational book editor, previously worked as Senior Book Production Editor for a leading publishing house.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Education & Reference, and History.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• SAGE

Chloe

Brighton and Hove, UK

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I work with authors and publishers to create high-quality, non-fiction books that stay with you long after the last page has been turned.

Genres: New Age and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Quarto
• Self-employed

Sarindar

United Kingdom

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Editor/Writer with more than 20 years of experience in educational publishing, magazines, technical and web.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Math & Science, Writing & Publishing, Children's, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Macmillan UK
• Multimedia Communications, Singapore
• Marshall Cavendish, Singapore
• Educational Publishing House, Singapore
• Horizon Knowledge Solutions Pte Ltd, Singapore
• Shing Lee Publishers Pte Ltd, Singapore
• Chacon Publishing Inc, Calgary, Canada
• Self-employed

Dick

London, United Kingdom

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Experienced London-based editor of fiction (novels, short stories), biography, art and culture.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Waltham Forest Council

Clare

London, United Kingdom

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A freelance copy-editor and proofreader specialising in cookery, craft and other lifestyle titles.

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• Cico Books
• New Holland Publishers
• Clare Sayer

Julia

Cambridge, United Kingdom

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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

Jackie

Hampshire, United Kingdom

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Jackie has been editing and proofreading for more than twenty-five years; food, travel, fiction.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• AA Publishing
• Self-employed