Freelance book editor
I am a freelance book editor based in Dublin. I work with fiction and non-fiction writers, and also part-time with Lilliput Press.
“Thank you to Colm Farren, a very, very good editor – the best I’ve known.”
“Boundless appreciation: my editor Colm Farren for astuteness, clarity & banter.”
“shown himself to be sensitive and thorough ... I commend his work without hesitation.”
About me
I am a freelance editor, proofreader, publisher’s reader, and evaluator of manuscripts for authors. Since 2013 I have worked primarily with The Lilliput Press as their principal out-of-house reader, in which time I have appraised hundreds of manuscripts, both fiction and non-fiction, providing analysis, criticism, feedback and endorsement for work from such authors as Donal Ryan, Rob Doyle, Sam Coll, Elske Rahill, Pat McCabe, J.P. Donleavy, Mike McCormack, Richard Kearney, Aidan Mathews, Sara Baume, Michael D. Higgins, and others. From 2018-19 I worked as a copy-editor and proofreader for The Dalkey Archive Press in Illinois. I have written over fifty short book reviews for The Irish Times, covering fiction and non-fiction and dealing with authors such as José Saramago, Orhan Pamuk, David Mamet, Will Self and Julian Barnes.
“extraordinary, experimental debut novel” - The Stinging Fly
“Oona, a book without an ‘o’, is an ingeniously crafted marvel” - Irish Independent
Critically acclaimed debut novel from American writer Alice Lyons, nominated for the Kate O'Brien Award.
“Beat is a riveting, intelligent and scrupulously honest journey through the torment of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It runs the gamut of human behaviour, from blood-curdling barbarity to extraordinary generosity; a tour-de-force” - The Irish Times
A non-fiction book by English author Rowan Somerville.
“what follows is a delightfully dry take on the spy novel” - The Irish Times
“a gripping storyline” - Author Martina Devlin
A romantic thriller by Irish author and filmmaker Johnny Gogan.
