Meet our team

Specialists you can email directly.

Every project names its editorial, rights, audio and distribution leads. Biographies below describe experience only; qualifications and awards are left as placeholders until formally verified.

Leadership

Six desks, six accountable people.

Language lists reflect working languages used in client communication and editorial review.

Founder & Editorial Director

Alex Preston

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, French
Experience: Years of experience: [placeholder]

Alex leads editorial standards across the agency and works directly with authors preparing a title for international submission. He reviews every translation brief before it reaches a translator.

Publishing expertise

Literary fiction
Narrative non-fiction
Editorial strategy

Areas of specialization

Manuscript assessment
International submission packages
Author representation ethics

“A book crosses a border well only when the author still recognises their own voice on the other side.”

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Head of Rights & Licensing

Matteo

Country: Italy
Languages: Italian, English, Spanish
Experience: Years of experience: [placeholder]

Matteo manages territory strategy and negotiates licence terms with publishers across Europe and the Americas. He also maintains our rights register and reversion calendar.

Publishing expertise

Rights negotiation
Contract drafting support
Fair licensing

Areas of specialization

European territories
Co-edition deals
Sub-rights tracking

“Good licensing is not the highest advance. It is the right publisher, in the right market, at the right moment.”

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Director of Audiobook Production

Liam

Country: Ireland
Languages: English, German
Experience: Years of experience: [placeholder]

Liam oversees casting, recording direction and audio delivery. He builds production schedules that keep narration, editing and mastering aligned with distribution dates.

Publishing expertise

Narrator casting
Production direction
Retailer compliance

Areas of specialization

Multi-voice productions
Studio and remote workflows
Audio quality control

“Listeners forgive almost anything except a voice that does not belong to the book.”

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Lead Translation Editor

Akira

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English
Experience: Years of experience: [placeholder]

Akira reviews translated manuscripts line by line against the source text, coordinating with translators on register, terminology and cultural reference.

Publishing expertise

Translation review
Terminology management
Localization

Areas of specialization

Japanese–English pairs
Literary register
Style guides per title

“Accuracy is the floor. Rhythm is the work.”

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Global Distribution Manager

Merlin Gabriel

Country: International
Languages: English, French
Experience: Years of experience: [placeholder]

Merlin manages distribution channels, metadata quality and royalty reporting. He is the point of contact for authors with questions about where and how their book is available.

Publishing expertise

Channel management
Metadata
Royalty reporting

Areas of specialization

Print and digital supply chains
Retailer onboarding
Sales reporting

“Distribution is a promise: if a reader looks for the book, the book should be there.”

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Editorial & Proofreading Lead

Jeanne

Country: France
Languages: French, English
Experience: Years of experience: [placeholder]

Jeanne runs the final editorial pass on every manuscript we deliver, maintaining per-title style sheets and coordinating proofreaders across languages.

Publishing expertise

Copy editing
Proofreading
Style governance

Areas of specialization

French–English pairs
Style sheet design
Pre-press checks

“The last read is the reader's first read. It deserves the same care as the first draft.”

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Extended network

Translators, narrators and proofreaders.

Beyond the core desks we work with a vetted freelance network. Contributors are selected per title, briefed in writing and credited where the author agrees.

Literary translators

Selected by genre, register and target market, with sample translations before appointment.

Narrators

Native-language voices auditioned per title against the author's guidance.

Proofreaders

Final-pass specialists working to a per-title style sheet.

Designers

Cover and interior adaptation for each market's conventions.

How we hire

Selection is slow on purpose.

Contributors join the network only after sample work is reviewed by the relevant desk lead.

Sample first

Every applicant completes a paid sample assessed blind by two reviewers.

Reference checks

Prior publishing work is verified with the commissioning editor where possible.

Ongoing review

Work is reviewed per project; the network changes when standards are not met.

Working with us

Questions about the team.

Will I speak to the person doing the work?

Yes. Desk leads are your direct contacts, and translators or narrators join calls when it helps the book.

Why are experience figures shown as placeholders?

We publish only verified details. Years of experience and any qualifications will be added once each colleague has confirmed them for publication.

Can I request a specific translator or narrator?

You can, and we will assess availability and fit. Where we disagree, we explain why and offer alternatives with samples.

Do you offer roles or internships?

Openings are listed on the Resources page when available. Speculative applications with samples are always read.

Next step

Speak with the right desk directly

Tell us the stage you are at and we will route your message to the colleague who can answer it properly.

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