Ms Julia Kellaway | Non-fiction developmental editing
Surrey
- Website
- https://www.juliakellaway.co.uk/
- Organisation
- Freelance
- Job title
- Non-Fiction Editorial Consultant
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Julia
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Experienced and meticulous non-fiction editor with over 20 years' experience in publishing. My specialities include: health, well-being, parenting, diet, lifestyle and personal development.
Media
Books, multi-author books, illustrated books, manuals.
Experience
Freelance since 2011; Senior Commissioning Editor, Penguin Random House, 2009-2011; Commissioning Editor, Penguin Random House, 2008-2009; Editor, Penguin Random House, 2004-2008.
Training
Word for Practical Editing (CIEP) 2021; Copywriting (Random House) 2007; Negotiation Skills (Random House) 2005; Book Production for Editors (Publishing Training Centre) 2003; Copy Editing Skills (Publishing Training Centre) 2001; Proofreading for Editors (Publishing Training Centre) 2001.
Clients
Atlantic Books; Bloomsbury Publishing; Bonnier Books; HarperCollins; Hodder and Stoughton; Octopus Publishing Group; Orion Publishing Group; Penguin Random House
Subjects
Health; Parenting; Lifestyle; Self-help; Personal development; Cookery; Soft business; Diet
Qualifications
BA English Literature, MA English Literature.
Testimonials
Julia is a truly exceptional editor – she has a solution-based, creative approach to the most complicated of projects from the get-go. She adds invaluable amounts of experience and knowledge to every project she works on with us – and genuinely makes the editing / book doctor process one of reward and joy for my authors; they absolutely love working with her, as do I. She engages in such an attuned way with our intentions and aims for a book’s overarching message, and helps bring it all to life time and time again.
Lauren Whelan, Publisher, Hodder
Julia is an excellent editor and can turn her hand to a wide range of editorial work across different subject areas. You can always count on her to deliver, whether you need help with a structural edit, copy edit, proofread or complete rewrite. She's a pleasure to work with and I strongly recommend her.
Susanna Abbott, Publishing Director, Bonnier Books
Julia is a sympathetic, shrewd and supportive editor who, as a literary midwife, helped me enormously to give birth to some quite controversial books.
Oliver James, world-renowned psychologist and bestselling author of Affluenza and Contented Dementia
Julia is absolutely fantastic. I’ve been working with her now for many years and I request her for every book I do. She’s so detailed in her editing and goes above and beyond. She really supports her clients through the whole of the editing process which makes you feel relaxed and just so confident in her work. I always know that, if she’s supporting me on a project, that’s one less thing for me to worry about AND that it’ll be a super successful piece of work.
Charlotte Stirling-Reed, bestselling author of How to Wean Your Baby, How to Feed Your Toddler and How to Feed Your Family
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Disclaimer note
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