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Emily Lovelock is a thoughtful and enthusiastic editor with a wealth of experience in academic and non-fiction publishing. She has worked in-house at Bloomsbury Academic, Macmillan (Palgrave Higher Education) and HarperCollins and has a particular specialism in development editing. She has also offered editorial support to a range of freelance clients, including Hodder Learning, London School of Economics and several independent authors. Her own academic background is in literature (in which she holds degrees from the universities of Durham and Oxford) but over the course of her career she has been fortunate enough to edit books across a wide range of subject areas – from history to psychology, business studies to visual arts. Emily is passionate about access to higher education and academia and very much enjoys working on books that commit to diversifying scholarly publishing.
Testimonials
"Emily is undoubtedly the best editor I have had the pleasure of working with. Her experience is worth its weight in gold. She is immeasurably talented when it comes to restructuring and reshaping content so it flows beautifully and reads as concise, clear and engaging. Her keen commercial eye brings a unique perspective to any project, ensuring that the material is not only refined and polished but also strategically positioned in the market. Authors have always appreciated Emily’s enthusiasm, excellent project management skills and her creative vision. Anyone who has worked with Emily knows she is a rare talent." – Sophiya Ali, Editor at SAGE Publishing
"Emily is an incredible editor; she adds quality and value to any project she works on. Her enthusiasm, dedication and knowledge really shine through. Working on complex books, she's always managed to balance great attention to detail with an oversight of text as a whole, bringing the best out of the authors." – Emily Wood, Editor at Bloomsbury Publishing
"Emily is one of the best editors I have ever worked with. She is highly efficient, well organised and reliable and she handles projects with both creativity and initiative. Her written and verbal communication skills are excellent and her astute editorial observations enhance every book she works on. Emily is able to get the very best out of authors, even the most anxious first-time ones." – Sonya Barker, freelance editor (formerly Palgrave)