Hire Copy Editors in the United Kingdom
Hire top professional copy editors in the United Kingdom. Get your manuscript polished in three easy steps: sign up, upload your project brief, and request quotes from professionals of your choice!
Hire top professional copy editors in the United Kingdom. Get your manuscript polished in three easy steps: sign up, upload your project brief, and request quotes from professionals of your choice!
London, United Kingdom
Friendly, efficient editor and researcher with a deep passion for books and authors. Reading is my pleasure as well as my profession.
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Short Story, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense
London, United Kingdom
A senior commissioning editor and content developer with ten years of experience in professional, educational and trade publishing.
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Philosophy, Psychology, Writing & Publishing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Education & Reference
Hove, United Kingdom
An experienced editor, writer and publishing professional with 20+ years' experience of copy editing, development editing and proofreading.
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Travel, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Architecture, Humanities & Social Sciences, Young Adult, Mystery & Crime
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Reliable and versatile proofreader and copy editor with a passion for all things Sci-Fi and Dickens.
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Maryport, United Kingdom
I have edited and proofread many non-fiction books for Hachette and HarperCollins, and have also worked on memoirs for individual clients.
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Children’s Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, Poetry, Fiction
United Kingdom
Multi award writer with a Masters in Writing (Distinction). Published since 2004 - Collins, Hodder, Pearsons and more.
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, ELT, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, Young Adult, Poetry
London, United Kingdom
I have 10+ years' experience working on children's and YA writing at UK publishers including Hachette and HarperCollins.
Work experience:
Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review 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
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:
Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense
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If you’ve ever fallen victim to embarrassing email typos, errors in a work document, or even mistakes in your own published writing, you already understand the importance of copy editing. Needless to say, if you’ve written an entire book, you’re going to want a copy editor to look it over before you proceed.
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