I’m Andrew Hodges, PhD, a book coach and editor. I support cultural anthropologists and fiction authors, invigorating, improving, and polishing their writing. I'm passionate about speculative fiction, and my interests range from YA to literary, and from novels with horror elements to fantasy romance. Novels with creative worldbuilding, intriguing characters, and social justice themes excite me.
I've worked with New York Times-bestselling authors and Hugo finalists, and I’ve edited translations of novels by Nobel Prize for Literature nominees too. As an anthropology developmental editor, I’ve edited ethnographies published with top university presses, including Stanford University Press, Indiana University Press, and University of Minnesota Press. Ethnography gives me the opportunity to combine my academic and fiction developmental editing knowledge and skills, and I run workshops on these topics at universities and writers conferences across Europe, and online in the USA.
I’ve published ethnographies myself with Routledge and University of Toronto Press, so I know firsthand how difficult a large writing project can be!
Some manuscripts I’ve recently enjoyed working on include: The Notorious Virtues (Alwyn Hamilton), Thorn Season (Kiera Azar), Queen of Faces (Petra Lord), Listen Closely (Leon Egan), Under the Neon Lights (Arriel Vinson), and Croatian Tales of Long Ago (Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić).
I’m also an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) and have completed editorial training with the CIEP. To keep my skills fresh, I am currently completing a certificate in editing (developmental editing pathway) with the University of Chicago Graham School.
If you’re interested in working with me, get in touch. I offer a half-hour consultation to anyone interested in hiring me, where we can discuss your project in detail. I’m also happy to read a short extract and offer some brief initial feedback or edits if I feel we’re a good fit. Please take a look at my website for more details and to schedule a consultation.
Selected Credentials:
MA (Cantab) from University of Cambridge (Clare College) in Natural Sciences, specializing in History & Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine PhD from University of Manchester in Social Anthropology Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP CIEP Copyediting Suite (Merit) Club Ed Developmental of Editing of Fiction Certificate University of Chicago Graham School: Certificate in Editing (Developmental Editing Pathway) (in progress) C2 Certificate in Croatian-English translation and Goethe C2 German certificate
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