Elinor Cooper – Editor

After nearly 15 years working as a literary agent in London, I made the move to freelance editing and I love working with authors in this supportive role.

As an agent I worked closely with my clients, developing ideas, advising on characterisation, plot arcs, etc, in early drafts, and honing texts on a copy and proof-reading level, to ready them for submission to publishers. I then supported the authors I worked with throughout the publishing process, and I am therefore very experienced in all stages of editing and producing a book. I made book deals for my clients with all of the major publishers in the UK (Penguin Random House, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Bloomsbury, etc) and often also sold rights in the US. As a freelance editor I continue to work with literary agencies, writing synopses and reports on books' potential for adaptation to film.

My specialisms are within children's books - from picture books to YA novels - literary fiction and narrative non-fiction. I'm also an expert on assessing manuscripts' potential for publication and can offer an insiders' perspective and advice on query letters.