Mr Dan Coxon

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Specialist areas include literary fiction, short stories, speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror) and crime fiction, but all projects will be considered. Recent jobs include:

My services include - but are not limited to - editorial advice, copy-editing, proofreading, developmental editing and critiques. I also recognise that every project is different, and every client has unique requirements, including budget. I aim to be as flexible as possible, offering bespoke services tailored to the needs of each project. I'm particularly interested in working with independent publishers and self-publishing authors.

I have worked as a freelance writer and editor for over ten years, writing fiction and non-fiction for print and online markets in the UK and the US. In September 2022 I won a British Fantasy Award for Writing the Uncanny, co-edited with Richard V. Hirst. My anthology This Dreaming Isle (Unsung Stories, 2018) was shortlisted for Best Edited Anthology at the Shirley Jackson Awards and Best Anthology at the British Fantasy Awards, while Being Dad (Tangent, 2016) won Best Anthology 2016 at the Saboteur Awards. I have previously taught creative writing workshops at Edge-Lit and at Richard Hugo House, Seattle, and have featured on a number of panels at writing conventions. I am a member of the Society of Authors, an Active Member of the Horror Writers' Association, and a Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading. You can find my website at www.dancoxon.com.

Media

Books, journals, multi-author books, illustrated books, company literature, travel guides, theses and dissertations, websites/blogs.

Experience

Freelance since 2016; Editor, Litro Magazine, 2013-15.

Training

Introduction to Fiction Editing (SfEP) 2017, Introduction to Copy-editing (SfEP) 2016, Proofreading 1: Introduction (SfEP) 2016.

Clients

Titan Books

The History Press

Elliott & Thompson

Influx Press

Dead Ink Books

Flame Tree Press

Dodo Ink

Unsung Stories

Little Island Press

Urbane Publications

Subjects

biography/autobiography/memoirs (20th century, film/TV, literary, musical, popular)

English literature (drama/theatre, modern, poetry, post-colonial, Renaissance, Shakespeare, travel, Victorian)

fiction (adult, condensed, crime/mystery/thrillers, historical, literary, medical, popular, science fiction/fantasy/horror, short stories)

history (19th century, 20th century, British, English, heritage, local, military, Scottish, World War I, World War II)

literary studies (comparative literature, critical editions, literary criticism, literary theory, student guides)

literature other than English (American, Scottish)

media studies (broadcasting, cinema/film, UK culture)

music (blues, folk, popular, rock)

personal development (childcare, self-help/popular psychology)

sports (cricket, rugby, soccer, walking)

tourism/travel (Australasia, ecotourism, Europe, Scotland, UK, USA)

Qualifications

MA English Literature, Best Anthology (Editor) - Saboteur Awards, British Fantasy Award - Best Non-Fiction 2022

testimonials

Dan has worked on several manuscripts for Dodo Ink and we've been impressed by his sharp mind, attention to detail and fast turnaround. We'd definitely recommend him as an excellent proofreader.

Sam Mills, Managing Director - Dodo Ink

I've worked with dozens of editors, copy-editors, and proofreaders, and Dan is definitely the best. His attention to detail is astonishing and his suggestions over less clear-cut aspects of the text were invariably spot-on.

Tom Jeffreys, Author - Signal Failure (Influx Press)

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