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, a thirty-something male with spectacles, smiles

Wesley Thompson

Editor and Book-Production Specialist

I’ve committed most of my life to refining the art of making language accessible. I’ve widely studied the written word and have the following degrees:

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature
BA Honours in English Literature
BA Honours in Publishing Studies
BA Honours in Creative Writing, and
Master of Arts in Creative Writing.

I have more than fifteen years of experience in book publishing, having worked in various positions at Macmillan Education and Pan Macmillan South Africa. In 2013, I started Liquid Type and have since 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.

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). Although I enjoy creative writing, I primarily focus on helping others tell their stories in meaningful, authentic, and entertaining ways.

I have edited, proofread, digitised, or produced hundreds of books across the spectrum of categories and genres, from light historical romances to memoirs by award-winning authors, seminal historical works, blockbuster sports biographies, and bestselling business titles. I am motivated by an artisanal devotion to making quality books.