My Dream Team (beta readers, reviewers, editors, designers, illustrators, proof readers)

Beta Readers 

Karen Botha 
Crime and female fiction - will accept other in an emergency! Contact: karen dot botha at yahoo dot com

Lorna Clark

crime (any except police procedurals), psychological thriller, christian fiction, women's fiction 

lornamaybe at topenworld dot com

 
Eve Gray 
Anything but particularly science fiction and fantasy. Also willing to read middle grade and above. evegray75 at  gmail dot com

 

 

Penni Giuliani

Genres:
cosy mystery
humour
contemporary fiction
thriller
comedy/adventure
chick-lit
short stories

Particular interest and knowledge in:
Health care
Neurodiversity/disability
Parenting
Older people/Ageing
Psychiatry
Hospitals & Aged Care facilities/retirement homes
Contact pennigiuliani at gmail dot com .

 Abdullah Iqbal

Historical Fiction
Fantasy 
Science Fiction
Sciences - Neuroscience, biology. 
History

In short stories - Ken Liu, Ted Chiang and Ursula Le Guin are my favourites. I do not want any romance or horror.
 

 Doug Jacquier

Happy to read in most genres but least comfortable with horror/zombie/fantasy/urban fantasy/steampunk etc and pure romance and it's been a while since I dipped into teen/childrens lit. Contact Doug at dougj147 at gmail dot com  No fee currently but subject to review depending on demand.


Pam Keevil 
Contact Pam on pam at people-consultants dot com


Kayla Lang

fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction books  
Contact Kayla on kaylalangwrites at gemail dot com 

Roger Noons
Contact Roger on rnoons at blueyonder dot co dot uk i.e r noons


Rosemary Johnson 
Mainstream fiction and historical fiction  Contact: rosemaryjohnson890 at @gmail dot com.


Alyson Rhodes
Children's fiction adult fiction / flash fiction particularly/ short stories Contact: alyson dot rhodes at talktalk.net
 
Please click through to find out more about Jennifer.

He’s happy to read most genres but although selling children’s stories in Australia, he’s not comfortable with this genre and commenting on it. Feel free to contact him at alanwilliams97 at yahoo.com

 
 
Yvonne Walus
crime, contemporary women's and science fiction. Quirky romance and erotica could work as well. yvonne dor walus at gemail dot com
  • I carry out all aspects of fiction editing - developmental editing, copy-editing and proofreading.

  • I am happy to work on most genres and any length of MS, but most of my work has been in romance, thriller, murder mystery, young adult, travel, and memoir writing.

  • My prices are calculated according to each individual MS, but ball-park figures, based on an average 80,000 word book, are: developmental editing from £400, copy-editing from £600. and proofreading from £300. With regard to short stories and other short fiction I would generally suggest a combined edit/proofread at £15 per thousand words.

  • My email address is: contact@sbproofreading.com and website is: https://sbproofreading.com 

Amanda Doak
  • I'm most qualified to carry out beta reading, copy editing and proofreading.

    • I am happy to work on most genres and any length of MS, but I'm most familiar with thrillers, murder mysteries and horror writing.

    • My prices are based on each individual MS, but approximate prices are:

    •  $10 per 1000 words for beta reading

    • $15 per 1000 words for copyediting or proofreading.

    • My email address is: amandamdoak@gmail.com - contact me to negotiate price based on piece.

     

 
Linda Flynn 
children's, YA, Short Stories, Flash Fiction 

linflynn_6 at hotmail dot com    
 
 copyediting and proofreading services, as well as individual short story edits/critiques.

Preferred genre is contemporary/literary fiction, though all genres considered. Novels/novellas of 80k words or under, short story and poetry collections.

Prices are calculated according to individual manuscripts, but all rates offered are usually lower than industry standard recommendations.

For a quote/discussion, contact troutiemcfish at gmail dot com


 
Amanda Jones
Short Stories, Flash fiction 
amandajones520 at icloud dot com  

Wendy Ogilvie
Please click through to Wendy's page for details   

Susan Palmquist 
Please click through to Susan's page for details.   

 

Allison Symes  
Short Stories, Flash Fiction 

allison at brenebourne dot co.uk
 

Hannah Retallick

Flash fiction, short stories, and novels.

Contact via website: https://www.hannahretallick.co.uk/  or email: hannahretallick at hotmail dot co dot uk 

 
 
 
literary, short stories, short story collections,  novellas, novellas-in-flash, flash, microfiction 
fees = around £10 per 1000 words 

 

 

Reviewers 

Shirley Asquith
Young adult, chic lit and humorous stories Contact: satrainer at hotmail dot com

Elaine Bermitz

flash/ short fiction or classic novels
Preferences- Local, historical , poetry  factual.
No science fiction.  Contact: bermitz2012 at gmail dot com This is a shared email account, so please say "Attn Elaine".


Karen Botha 
Crime and female fiction - will accept other in an emergency! Contact: karen dot botha at yahoo dot com

Linda Casper 
all genres except scifi, fantasy, steamy/erotic romance. Contact:  linda_casper at hotmail dot com
 
Tony Domaille 
short story collections, crime
contact  tony dot domaille at gmail dot com 

Historical Fiction
Fantasy 
Science Fiction
Sciences - Neuroscience, biology. 
History

In short stories - Ken Liu, Ted Chiang and Ursula Le Guin are my favourites. I do not want any romance or horror.
 I can also offer proofreading/ beta reading for the same purposes
 
 
1. Children's picture books 
2. Short stories for children
3. Young adult stories
4. Mainstream short stories
5. Books on haiku/haibun
No gore, violence or hardcore science fiction 
Contact padmini24 at gmail dot com
 

Linda Payne 
all genres except horror, science fiction, children's or YA  Contact: lrjp2010 at gmail dot com 


Lynn Clement 

poetry, flash fiction, social situations people find themselves in such as; the refugee crisis, drug addiction and neglected children. 'Dark’ themes with a twist. Science fiction. Contact: lynnclement at tiscali dot co dot uk
  

Janet Howson 
poetry, any type of fiction. Contact Janet on janethowson at talktalk dot net


Cheryl Jenner 
all genres. Contact Cheryl  via https://cherylreviews65.wordpress.com/contact/

Roger Noons
Contact Roger on rnoons at blueyonder dot co dot uk i.e r noons

Wendy Ogilvie 
thrillers, crime, women's commercial fiction .  Contact: wogilvie65 at gmail dot com

Alyson Rhodes
Children's fiction /  adult fiction / flash fiction particularly/ short stories Contact: alyson dot rhodes at talktalk.net
 
Please click through to find out more about Jennifer. 
 
Fantasy, Sci-fi and possibly Crime, preferably with woman protagonists (doesn't matter what sort) as I'm a bit fed-up, after half a century of reading & film-going, with the gents getting all the heroics 🙂
Contact Candida at candide66 at hotmail dot co dot uk
 

Sally Zigmond 
Sally  is happy to read most genres but not science fiction, horror or anything with too much sex or violence or cruelty to small children. Contact Sally at sallyzigmond at gmail dot com
 


Susan E Willis 
Susan will  read anything, an in particular likes, short stories, crime, psychological thrillers & suspens. 
Contact Susan  at  williseliz7 at aol dot com



Designers 

I have been in the creative business for 40 years as a designer and a copywriter. I have taught design at three universities. I take on any design project, right now I am focusing on book cover design and manuscript preparation for the self-publishing author. My fee for design and typography for a paperback and eBook and submitting same to Amazon KDP is £380.00. However, being semi-retired myself, I understand that some people are on a budget, and I recently completed such a project for just £190.00. I don't focus on any particular genre.  I also offer editing and coaching as an extra service, fee by arrangement. Contact details are on my website www.publishingbuddy.co.uk or 01702 294367 
 
 
Martin James  
All genres, full colour or black and white, preparation for Ingrams / Lightning Source, all e-book platforms. Charges £25.00 to £125 per book / platform depending on readiness of text. Quote on application.  Contact: martin dot f dot james at btinternet dot com.


Illustrators

Delphine Arnault 
Book covers, illustrations.  Web site: https://www.delphinearnaultart.com/    
 
Dan Bell Web site https://danbellstudio417d.myportfolio.com/  

Caroline Casali www.carolinecasali.com
would be happy to undertake book covers, inside pages, book illustration, photography

Elmira Eskandri
https://www.behance.net/elmira-eskandari
 
 
Ian Hill  
Specailises in book covers: https://1981d.co.uk/
 
Amanda Jones
amandajones520 at icloud dot com  
 
 
Ashleigh James
Cover design, picture book illustrations. 
Will work for a fee or a royalty. Fees: £150 - £250 for a cover. Contact Ashley at realnez dot effeck at gmail dot com.  
 
See website: https://www.behance.net/gallery/178425103/Childrens-Book-Illustrations  Contact via the website.   

Catherine  Lansdale 
Picture book illustrations
Web site: https://www.catherinelansdale.co.uk/  Contact Catherine at cl at catherinelansdale dot co dot uk 

Bartosz Milewski
Illustration, picture books, comic books, graphic novels. £250 for a cover. Will accept royalties for a picture book. Contact: milewskiart at gmail dot com  Web site: www.milewskiart.com   
 

Kiyasu Oka (The “Color Magician” from Taiwan)
Other title: The “Magician of Color” from Taiwan
E-mail address: kiyasukiyasugreen.com (replace the with @)
Home page: http://www.kiyasugreen.com

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Karda Zenko
Cover design, picture book illustrations. 
Web site: http://zenkokarda.wixsite.com/zenko/meseotthon-hometale 
Interested mostly in children's' books, picture book, book cover illustration. .
Comission depends on demands, ex. if is a picture book with 12 fullcolor illustrations+cover : 1400$
Contact zenkotimea at gmail dot com 

Proof-readers 

Alyson Rhodes Alyson charges £10 per 1,000 words. Contact: alyson dot rhodes at talktalk.net 
 
Sheena Billett
  • I carry out all aspects of fiction editing - developmental editing, copy-editing and proofreading.
  • I am happy to work on most genres and any length of MS, but most of my work has been in romance, thriller, murder mystery, young adult, travel, and memoir writing.
  • My prices are calculated according to each individual MS, but ball-park figures, based on an average 80,000 word book, are: developmental editing from £400, copy-editing from £600. and proofreading from £300. With regard to short stories and other short fiction I would generally suggest a combined edit/proofread at £15 per thousand words.
  • My email address is: contact@sbproofreading.com and website is: https://sbproofreading.com
 

 
Grant Boreham 
Grant generally proofreads for indie publishers and typesetters, both fiction (all genres) & academic non-fiction.
Fees do vary, but an indicative rate would be circa £5.50 per 1000 words. Contact  grant dot boreham at prooficient dot co dot uk

Heather Braine  
Heather charges £1.50 per page. Contact heather dot braine12@ at gmail dot com 
 

Jon Idle 

novels, non-fiction and academic work. 

Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading.

Contact John on jon dot idle at btinternet dot com 


Sue Dinsdale

Contact suedinsdale at hotmail dot .com  

 

Rosemary Johnson 
Mainstream fiction and historical fiction  Contact: rosemaryjohnson890 at @gmail dot com. 
 

Sharon Zajdman 

I am a Canadian author.  My pen name is S. Nadja Zajdman.  I have two books published in the UK, and received an award from The Society of Authors in London.  I worked as a proofreader for Vox Factum, a Toronto company which produced textbooks for students.  I now work in Montreal, where I live.  My rates as a proofreader are 30 GBP per hour (or 50 USD) based on the expectation of reviewing and correcting five to ten pages per hour.  Payment would be made through Paypal.  I am open to and happy to work with all writing genres.  Contact: szajdman at primus dot ca 

 


 

    


   

            


   

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