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Pete 5 star rating

Perth WA, Australia

I'm a professional writer and editor who specialises in speculative fiction (horror, fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal romance) and thrillers.

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Comics & Graphic Novels, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Science Fiction, Travel, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Erin 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

Versatile book editor skilled in academic, memoir and narrative non-fiction. PhD qualified. Passionate writing coach and teacher.

Genres: Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • University of Sydney
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
  • Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media)
  • Self-employed

Angela 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

I specialise in structural editing and advice. I'm experienced with crime/thrillers, hist fic, spec fic and literary. Former publisher.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Echo Publishing, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK

Will 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

I'm a book editor with almost a decade of in-house experience in non-fiction publishing, including business, travel and education.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Travel, Finance & Accounting, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Major Street Publishing
  • Lonely Planet
  • Australian Teachers of Media

Callum 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Developmental and line editor of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, with a decade's experience at the world's biggest publishing house.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sports & Outdoors, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House UK

Emma 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

Non-fiction editor with 20+ years’ experience in non-fiction texts – from music biographies to memoirs to how-to guides.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Entertainment, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Music, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • NewSouth Publishing

Daniel 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Accredited non-fiction editor with more than 40 published titles. Specialising in art, spirituality, well-being, history, science & ESL.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Religion & Spirituality, True Crime, Classics, Fiction, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

  • Arcturus Publishing
  • Search Press

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Christina 5 star rating

Murwillumbah NSW, Australia

I edit memoir, history, philosophy, arts, literature, self-help and personal development, trauma recovery. Memoir is my specialty.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Sherryl 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Writer, teacher, editor- my job is to help writers create terrific, publishable stories.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Young Adult, Poetry, Short Story, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Victoria University

Amelia 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Editor & proofreader of new age, esoteric and witchy books, as well as oracle cards.

Genres: New Age and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Uro Publications
  • Black Inc.
  • National Gallery of Victoria

Lauren 5 star rating

Central Coast NSW, Australia

Commercial fiction editor & coach. Supportive, practical, story-focused. 25 yrs in-house & freelance for publishers & authors in Oz, US, UK.

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Bookouture
  • Atlantic Books
  • Allen & Unwin
  • London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
  • Self-employed

Garima 5 star rating

Adelaide SA, Australia

An editor with expertise in STEM editing (books, research papers, and theses). Worked for Macmillan, Elsevier, Springer, Cengage, AACR

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • MacMillan Publishing Services Ltd. (MPS Ltd.)
  • Aptara, Inc.
  • Thomson Digital

Michele 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

An editor of all genres, having worked for indie and trade publishing clients for 20 years, my expertise is developmental and copyediting!

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Children’s Non-Fiction, Business & Management, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • University of Queensland Press
  • Macmillan Education Publishers
  • New Holland Publishers
  • Steve Parish Publishing

Lorae 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

Editor in a large publishing house with experience in children's and YA books, and adult fiction.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Coming of Age, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Scholastic Australia
  • Self-employed
  • Black Phoenix Publishing Collective

Daina 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

I have enjoyed working as an editor, proofreader, and manuscript assessor for over twenty years.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Children's, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Allen & Unwin
  • Hardie Grant
  • Expert Editor
  • John Wiley & Sons

Katia 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Manuscript nurturer, sentence polisher, eagle-eyed proofreader, wordsmith, preserver of voice and vision; fiction and memoir specialist.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Themes & Motifs, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Tina 5 star rating

Adelaide SA, Australia

Nonfiction (business, humanities) and fiction (short stories, literary) copy editor and proofreader. Also, word-loving writer and reader.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Writing & Publishing, Literary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • University of South Australia

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