Editor Alexandra Nahlous has worked for various companies including Allen & Unwin, where she started as an editor in 2001. In 2010, Nahlous was appointed Commissioning Editor, Fiction, at Pan Macmillan. In 2013, she established herself as a freelance editor. From 2013 to 2016, she also taught Professional Editing at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Sources include Nahlous's website; Books + Publishing, Australia Council.