Welcome to the online home of Kate Ahl, UK-based editor and publishing consultant.  With over a decade’s experience of commissioning and text development in scholarly, educational and women’s fiction publishing, I offer the following services on a freelance basis.

For Writers

Proposal and manuscript critique, and detailed structural and line editing. I mainly work with aspiring authors of series or standalone women’s fiction, and with early career academics wishing to revise their PhD thesis for commercial publication.

For Publishers

Commissioning, development editing, list management, new product research and development, and digital content creation and editing.  I have commissioning experience in the following areas: politics, literature, English language and linguistics, philosophy, media studies, and cultural studies.