Picture books
I love to work with authors and illustrators to create the perfect picture book and I am proud to have been the editor of bestsellers such asThe Hug by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar, award-winners such as What Happened to You? by James Catchpole and Karen George, and new releases such as When Tad Kicked Vlad by Julian Gough and Ross Collins, amongst many others...
Middle grade fiction
Middle grade fiction is my absolute bread and butter, and I have edited some of the very best writers in the industry. I love fiction that provides an escape, that fires the imagination and that has hope and love at its heart. For example, I acquired and edited Natasha Farrant's Voyage of the Sparrowhawk, Kate Saunders's Five Children on the Western Front and Emma Carroll's Letters from the Lighthouse.
Young adult fiction
I have a real passion for voice-led YA and I love a novel that packs an emotional punch and has characters that you'd lay down your life for. Beautiful writing AND an epic story is the sweet spot! Hence, I acquired and edited Margaret McDonald's Glasgow Boys, Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's The Smell of Other People's Houses and Moira Buffini's Songlight.
What my authors say...
"Alice has a meticulous eye. She gets into the bones of a manuscript, teasing out its strengths without being prescriptive, which enables me to still feel it is my story, my work. She manages to be constructive, analytical, honest, kind and encouraging. Her light yet intrinsic touch is a skill few editors demonstrate, as is the level of author care Alice provides. I have worked with Alice for eleven years, producing eight middle grade novels in that time, and can say with complete confidence that she's the best editor I've ever worked with. She's pushed me to be a better writer."
Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse
"Alice is truly the best editor I've ever had, and working with her has been creatively the most inspiring and enriching time of my life. Overflowing with encouragement, Alice is the dream: she pushes ideas further; she challenges structure and narrative in ways I've never thought about or seen, and she truly understands the heart of the stories and their emotional core. She really connects to the characters and cares about them the way every author day dreams."
Margaret McDonald,
author of Glasgow Boys
"Brilliant, thoughtful, astute. And she's very funny too. Alice always has a clear vision, but also listens to others - a rare quality. I'm immensely proud of all the books we've made together."
Eoin McLaughlin,
author of The Hug
Get in touch
wildswanedits@gmail.com
Based in Devon