About

Caroline Smailes

BubbleCow is a family business founded by novelist Caroline Smailes. A graduate of Manchester Metropolitan University’s Creative Writing School, Caroline has gained a wealth of experience within the publishing and literary community. She has participated in literary festivals and given workshops across the country focusing on the building of author web presence and the craft of writing. As well as writing literary fiction and blogging, she has worked as an editor and as a reader for several publishers. Caroline mentored for Tonto Books in their Arts Council-supported project to discover, develop and publish talented new writers from the North East of England and also judged in the New Novelist competition. Her decision to found and develop BubbleCow grew from an understanding that modern writers require fast, efficient and affordable services that can be tailored to meet personal needs. Caroline’s novels are published by The Friday Project, an imprint of HarperCollins, and she is represented by Cathryn Summerhayes at William Morris Agency.

Caroline Smailes at BubbleCow mentored and edited two of our authors – Rosalind Wyllie for Everything You Ever Wanted and Nik Jones for 9987 – in a dedicated and thorough fashion that brought each manuscript to a very high standard. Both writers appreciated and enjoyed working with Caroline, and found the experience a valuable boost to their new careers.

Paul Brown, Tonto Books Ltd.

Gary Smailes MA

Gary Smailes also has a wide experience of the publishing industry and over the past ten years has worked as a freelance writer, historian and researcher. He has an eclectic educational background with a first degree in Biology and a masters degree in Military History. Gary has written a number of history books for children including the Brave Scot and Modern Hero series. He has four books from the BattleBooks series due for publication with Hachette in 2010. He also worked closely for many years with the successful author Terry Deary as the researcher for the ever popular Horrible Histories books. Gary has collaborated with a number of independent publishers providing editorial support and advice for fiction and non-fiction titles. He is represented by literary agent Andrew Lownie.

To ensure that BubbleCow can provide the best possible service, we have gathered a team of professional editors, with experience in publishing houses both big and small. This gives us the scope to offer editorial advice on a wide range of genre. We take great care to ensure that your work is matched with the most suitable editor or mentor.

I have made use of the BubbleCow editing service on several occasions and have always found them to offer a great service. The editing work is always word-perfect and timely and communication is great. I have no hesitation in recommending them.

Clare Christian, former-MD and Publishing Director, The Friday Project.