About

Liquid Type Publishing Services is a professional book-production business offering exceptional editing, proofreading, ebook conversion, and self-publishing services to authors and publishers who are inspired to create excellent books and ebooks.

Wesley Thompson

Editor and Book-Production Specialist

I’m an experienced editor and book-production specialist who is motivated by an artisanal devotion to making quality books. My purpose is to help authors shape their stories and share them with smart publishing solutions.

I’ve dedicated most of my career to refining the art of making language accessible, having studied for a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature, three BA Honours degrees (English Literature, Publishing Studies, and Creative Writing), and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing.

However, I’ve learned most of my craft through working directly on books and closely with authors and publishers. I’ve edited, proofread, digitised, or produced hundreds of books across the spectrum of categories and genres, including light historical romances, memoirs by award-winning authors, seminal historical works, blockbuster sports biographies, and bestselling business titles.

After working in various positions at Macmillan Education and Pan Macmillan South Africa, I started Liquid Type Publishing Services in 2013. Since then, I have offered book-production services to a wide range of clients. These include Macmillan Education, Pan Macmillan, Bookstorm, Jonathan Ball Publishers, Porcupine Press, Picador Africa, and many individual authors.

Although I enjoy creative writing, I primarily focus on helping others tell their stories in meaningful, authentic, and entertaining ways. My short story, ‘The Deliciousness of Lucerne’, won the Deon Hofmeyr Prize for Creative Writing in 2016 and was published in Itch. In 2018, I authored ‘Education and Career Opportunities in the Wine Industry’, a chapter in The Colour of Wine (Bookstorm).