Literary Consultant & Freelance Book Editor working with authors, literary agents, and publishers.
About me.
I have worked at the heart of UK Trade Publishing for over 20 years, with a career spanning the complementary roles of Editor, Publicist, Commissioner and Consultant.
For the last couple of years I’ve held the position of Editorial Director in-house at both Picador and Head of Zeus, covering maternity leaves. Prior to Picador, for over 10 years, I’ve worked as a literary consultant, freelance editor and rights expert for several leading publishers and literary agencies, as well as authors direct.
My clients include Picador, Picador Africa, Penguin, PFD, Sceptre, Open Road Integrated Media, Aitken Alexander, William Morris, The Susijn Agency, Mulcahy Associates, The Shaw Agency and Charisma AI. I also work with writers from all over the English-speaking world.
My Services.
Literary agents & publishers
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Editing, reading and reporting, selling foreign rights, backlist research and expertise, compiling and editing anthologies.
Authors
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I work on both fiction and non-fiction, specializing in editing and assessing literary fiction, as well as a variety of non-fiction including travel, memoir and biography.
My Story.
I’ve been a voracious reader since an early age and always dreamed of working in publishing. Collaborating with authors to help them realise their literary vision, is one of the most wonderful privileges and I feel blessed, after all these years, to continue spending my time doing the thing I’m passionate about. Editing is as much about people as it is about words, and I love both. I live in north-west London with my husband and kids, but have also lived in Granada, Spain, and speak (now a little rusty) Spanish. I still enjoy reading in my spare time, as well as throwing pots, and riding my bike.
Testimonials.
Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From and The Harpy:
‘Charlotte is a joy to work with; she's a sensitive, discerning reader who also has a naturally warm, supportive manner, a blessing for any writer in the midst of a project’
