Alexandra Ott – Editor

• Assisted with developmental edits, line edits, and proofreads
• Provided editorial feedback on acquisitions
• Helped prepare manuscripts for publication
• Received editorial training
• Evaluated manuscript submissions and wrote reader reports
• Assisted in other editorial tasks as needed

Author of middle grade fantasy novels Rules for Thieves, The Shadow Thieves, Seekers of the Wild Realm, and Legend of the Realm, all published by Aladdin/Simon and Schuster. Rules for Thieves received positive reviews from Kirkus, SLJ, BCCB, and Shelf Awareness and was a finalist for the 2018 Oklahoma Book Award. Seekers of the Wild Realm, the first book in my latest fantasy series, was a 2021 Oklahoma Book Award finalist, a 2022 Sequoyah Book Award Children's Masterlist Selection, an Amazon Editors' Pick for Best Books Ages 9-12, and received positive reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, School Library Journal, and Kirkus, among others.

• Evaluated manuscript submissions and wrote 100+ reader reports
• Line edited, copyedited, and proofread manuscripts
• Helped prepare manuscripts for publication
• Received editorial training
• Assisted in other editorial tasks as needed

Freelance editing work for fiction manuscripts of various genres, including children's and YA, romance, women's fiction, fantasy, and science fiction. Editorial services have included developmental, line edits, copyedits, proofreading, and more.

● Assisted in editorial tasks, including reading submissions and proofreading fiction published in a literary journal
● Helped to organize annual writers’ conference
● Assisted in day-to-day organizational, administrative, and editorial tasks