Editing & Manuscript Assessment
The Expert Editor is an Australian professional editing and proofreading company offering a range of services for academic, book and business writers.
The Manuscript Appraisal Agency, established in 1996, provides professional manuscript development services for authors, agents and publishing houses. We offer manuscript appraisals, mentorships and editing (copy editing, structural editing and proof reading). We use senior, experienced publishing industry personnel to work with your manuscript. Our work is widely supported by the publishing industry, literary agents and writers associations as a professional service for writers.
Do you have a manuscript that has some way to go but you don’t know how to proceed? Sandy Wagner is back to appraise manuscripts, doing what she had been doing since 1995; a detailed written report to guide, develop and even draw out what is not yet there. A goal in her assessing is to keep your vision so you have the confidence to work with it further. Original contact can be a phone call or email to discuss and receive the table of assessment fees, policy and expectations. Afterwards, follow-up conversation or/and correspondence to discuss the report a…
Sally Collings works with writers and organisations to turn great ideas into great books, specialising in non-fiction projects – particularly memoir and first-person narratives. Sally is a bestselling author, editor and publisher with 25+ years experience. Now based in California, Sally helps Australian writers succeed in the US market through proposal writing and editing services and industry briefings.
Script Central is a team of 15 writers, script editors and script consultants who provide expert script services, rewrites, adaptations, proofreading and commissioned scripts to writers of all levels of experience, producers and others interested in taking their scripts to professional levels of development.
Editing with accuracy, efficiency and confidentiality. Writing with flair, imagination and a healthy dose of reality. Preferred genre is non-fiction focused on business areas such as education, training, sales, marketing and technical writing.
T&BP offer editing, publishing and literary agency services to writers, illustrators and publishers. They believe in building life-long relationships with each of their clients.
Do you need a structural editor, a copyeditor, or a proofreader? If it has anything to do with words and writing, Susan Prior at Write-now! can help. She provides a high-quality personal service. Susan can work to tight deadlines and will work with you to ensure you are happy with the end product, whether it is a book, a brochure, or a website. Good, sensitive editing is an art.
Formerly the National Book Council Manuscript Assessment Service, Lynk provides expert assessments and copy edits across all genres. Team of professional editors, authors and academics offer emerging and established writers sensitive feedback and guidance.
Marisa is a Perth based freelance fiction & non-fiction editor and journalist. She has worked for publishers, government departments and organisations and has written for national newspapers, for TV and radio news and for online publications.
Editing, proofreading and print/web-management services. Director Dr John Cokley PhD is a full member of IPED and a very experienced magazine and text/online editor.
Senior Editor for IP Pty Ltd, Lauren Daniels has served annually as a literary contest judge since ’05. She holds a BA and MFA in Creative Writing and offers 20+ years international experience in publishing, mentoring, manuscript appraisal and editing for fiction and non-fiction. In Australia and the US, Lauren has delivered writing workshops with universities, corporations and outreach programs. She is the editor for 40+ Australian titles and has a published track record of her own starting in 1987.
Mackenzie Editing and Secretarial Services can assist with small, medium and large (including ongoing) projects on an hourly, daily or weekly rate. Services include style guides, copy-editing, proofreading and formatting technical and business documents.
Natasha Gilmour has years of experience acquiring, editing, and representing bestselling fiction and non-fiction in the print and digital markets. Natasha has substantial in-house experience in publishing and has worked with many aspiring authors, guiding them to the stage where their manuscript is taken seriously. Her eye toward manuscript details and overall cohesiveness raises the quality of your writing.
Novelist Kathryn Heyman founded the Australian Writers Mentoring Program in 2010 to offer high-level mentoring to new and emerging writers of fiction and non-fiction. The Program offers guidance to a select group of aspiring writers from Australia and around the world. The program runs over six months, providing five one-on-one meetings with an established, award-winning writer.
Member of Society of Editors Qld. Editing and proofreading of all types of fiction and non-fiction; correction of grammatical and typographical errors; restructuring of content to ensure clarity and conciseness; literature research; ghost writing and rewriting. Qualifications: Advanced Certificate of Editing and Proofreading, Diploma of Teaching (Primary), Graduate Diploma of Special Education, Bachelor of Education.
Beta Readers Australia is an affordable editing, proofreading and beta reader matchup service for authors. We have significant experience working with doctoral candidates on final thesis checks, formatting for submission and for journal publication and reference checking. We can also offer audio typing, copy typing and indexing.
Degree-qualified senior editor, publisher and former literary agent offers editing, assessment and publishing services for all general fiction, non-fiction and technical works. Assessments assist aspiring writers or those working in an unfamiliar genre to develop skills and improve the publishability of their work. Editing services include structural, substantive and copy editing. Writing and editing services are also offered for submissions, cover blurbs and synopses.
Edit or die is a freelance editing and writing consultancy servicing business, individuals, writers, government and publishers. Manuscript assessments and reports, copy editing and proofreading, indexing, marketing and submission advice, preparation for printing, design and layout, advertising and copy writing. Specialising in fantasy and science fiction, genre novels and self-published books. The business arm of edit or die specialises in technical, scientific, medical, legal, community and government publications.
Professional freelance editor since 2012. Member of IPed (Institute of Professional Editors). Speculative fiction a specialty.
Laurel Cohn is an editor passionate about communication and the power of narrative to engage, inspire and challenge. She has been working in the industry since the 1980s. Services include editing, manuscript assessment, manuscript development, publishing consultancy, mentoring, design and layout, project management and prepress. Laurel and her small team of professional editors, writers and designers have helped many authors successfully realise their print and online publishing goals.
Over the course of 10 years working in the publishing industry, Barbara Ivusic has amassed an invaluable skillset in publishing, editing, writing and cultivating talent. Barbara started her career by working in well known Australian Literary Agency, Rick Raftos Management. She then established New Author Literary Services to provide clients with manuscript assessments, editorial reports, copy-editing and proofreading. She has helped hundreds of authors polish their manuscripts to get them ready for publication.
CC Publishing is an author services company that provides professional proofreading and other editing services to self-publishing authors and students. CC Publishing also offers publication, marketing and advertising solution tailored to the needs of individual authors.
Turn your writing dreams into a published reality. The Erudite Pen provides qualified editing expertise and independent publishing services for fiction and nonfiction authors. Managing editor Dr Juliette Lachemeier is a professional member of IPEd, CIEP and AMWA. She is also an industry partner of the Australian Publishers Association who has helped authors to produce #1 bestselling titles.
I’m an experienced, university-qualified and IPEd-accredited editor. And editors are now at the centre of (almost) all things publishing! Self-employed since 2010, my previous in-house roles include managing editor, book editor, magazine editor and subeditor. My experience covers many subject areas and types of material. Talk to me about what you’d like to achieve in addition to an excellent editorial outcome. Do you need information about the publishing process, project management or marketing expertise? I look forward to sharing my knowledge with you….