Catherine is a freelance editor and an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP). She has taken training courses in copyediting, proofreading, and developmental editing and has worked as a freelancer for publishers such as Bloomsbury, Routledge, and Cambridge University Press. Her first love is fiction, and she particularly enjoys working for new or self-publishing authors. She aims to build your confidence, make your work shine, and help your voice be heard. Her original background is in the visual arts, and she enjoys projects that are weird, surreal, dark, or unconventional. She also has a strong stomach! Catherine is a Cornerstones copy-editor and proofreader.

Interests: Fantasy, science fiction, horror, YA, romance, psychological thrillers, memoirs, and self-help.

Nicky has worked in (and run) the editorial departments of big and small publishers for a decade. She has also worked solidly as a freelance editor for over twenty years. Over the years she has enjoyed working with a huge range of authors – from household names to indies. Nicky’s passion is making your story as good as it can be – and for you to enjoy the editorial process. She has an enduring love of reading. Nicky is a Cornerstones copy-editor and proofreader.

Interests: Adult fiction and non-fiction including commercial women’s, crime (including cosy) and thrillers.

Antonia is an experienced editor, writer and tutor and an Advanced Professional Member of CIEP. With 30 years in book publishing, she provides a range of editorial services for both non-fiction and fiction. She is an industry development editor and copy-editor/proofreader, specialising in children’s fiction, memoir, commercial fiction and narrative non-fiction. She writes for children and her debut middle-grade novel Terra Electrica: The Guardians of the North (Book 1) publishes in 2024 with Neem Tree Press. As well as teaching editorial skills, she offers mentoring and manuscript development services to indie authors, and leads creative writing workshops and guest lectures on editing and writing.

Interests: commercial non-fiction, memoir, children’s (MG and YA fiction and non-fiction), literary and commercial fiction

Sarah is a professional editor and bestselling novelist. She has a DPhil in Literature from the University of Oxford and gained her editorial skills at Oxford University Press. She is a Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, and has more than 20 years’ experience working with top literary agencies and publishers including Penguin, Random House and Prestel. Bestselling titles she has worked on include the groundbreaking exposé Emil Nolde: The Artist During the Third Reich by Cambridge historian Bernhard Fulda, and multiple publications by globally renowned MUJI art director Kenya Hara. Sarah has won numerous writing awards including the Commonwealth Short Story Award and the Raymond Carver Contest. Her internationally published novels have been shortlisted for the prestigious Prix Femina and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. She offers a unique blend of professional and supportive editorial and proofreading skills along with a high sensitivity for a writer’s individual voice. Sarah is a Cornerstones copy-editor and proofreader.

Interests: literary, historical, contemporary, short stories, memoir, crime/thrillers, YA

Sarah is a freelance copyeditor and proofreader with twenty years’ experience in the industry. She began her freelance career by proofreading exam papers and now edits and proofreads an increasingly wide variety of material, including fiction and poetry; children’s fiction and activity books; and academic books and journals. She has a BA in French Literature and Language and an MA in Celtic Studies. Sarah is an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) (formerly the Society for Editors and Proofreaders) and an SfEP Accredited Proofreader. She also works as a copyediting and proofreading tutor and mentor.

Interests: literary (fiction & non-fiction), children’s, commercial, crime, historical, YA