OUR EDITORS
Sheyna Zaid Lam
✔ Editorial Review
✔ Structural Editing
Line Editing
Proofreading
✔ Story Development
✔ Research/ Verification Editing
Typesetting
Cover Design/ Illustration
Multicultural Literature
Speculative Fiction
Literary Nonfiction
Memoir
Young Adult
Children’s Reference
Educational
Academic (Social Sciences)
Short Stories
Editorial Interests
BSc (Hons) Psychology
MSc International Development
Researcher (Academic, Corporate, Film)
Published Writer (short stories)
In-house editorial (technology)
Imaginarium Global Speculative Fiction Festival showcasing East and Southeast Asian writers (organising committee)
Path to Editing
Let me help you tell your story — whether that means helping you find your flow and/or structure, or helping you deep dive into a topic to ensure a seamless and believably immersive reading experience, I am here to facilitate the realisation of your idea(s) unto the page.
Works I Admire
The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
Piranesi, Susanna Clarke
Small Worlds, Caleb Azumah Nelson
Light from Uncommon Stars, Ryka Aoki
The Forty Rules of Love, Elif Shafak
The Gentleman from Peru, André Aciman
Heart the Lover, Lily King
Not For Me
Poetry
Self-help
True-crime
Commercial romance
Styles
UK conventions
US conventions
APA
Story development consultations and one-to-ones with Sheyna are £95 per hour.