About Us

Who we are:

Barrett Editing has been providing publishing services for over 12 years now. Set up by Aoife Barrett in 2010 we work with a network of editors, designers, typesetters, illustrators and proofreaders.

We manage and work on the production of all kinds of material including:

  • Books
  • Animations
  • Audio recordings
  • Illustrations
  • Directories
  • Computer games.

With many years’ publishing experience producing magazines, comics, newspaper supplements, children’s books, trade fiction and non-fiction books, and educational books, we have the professional skills to confidently manage any publishing project of any size. 

What we do

See our list of services.

We’re lucky enough to work beside the sea in the sunny south-east area of Ireland. County Wexford is a beautiful place to work – and helps to bring any creative project to life.

And a walk along the beach can usually solve any tricky editing and project management problems!

Aoife Barrett is the former Editorial Director of Merlin Publishing and Wolfhound Press and a former Director of Publishing Ireland.

With over 25 years’ experience, working as a project manager and editor in trade and educational publishing companies in Ireland and the UK, she has successfully collaborated with a variety of publishing houses on all stages of production including early manuscript assessments, concept development, structural editing, copy-editing, rewriting and proofreading.

She has managed multiple publishing teams, juggling a mix of in-house personnel and freelance contractors, producing award-winning and chart-topping books and series including:

  • Bua na Cainteprimary Irish language programme for Edco.
  • True crime bestsellers for Allen & Unwin UK and Penguin Ireland.
  • Children’s picture books and magazines for Johnny Magory Books, various authors and Folens.
  • Directories for the Institute of Public Administration.
  • Hundreds of fiction, non-fiction and children’s titles in her years at Merlin/Wolfhound.

Recent Barrett Editing clients include Edco (Educational Company of Ireland), Allen & Unwin, O’Brien Press, Folens, Johnny Magory Business, Gill Books and Penguin Ireland.