Alicia Clancy

Alicia Clancy – Editor

Editor for romance, mystery, and book club fiction, with over 14 years of publishing experience across three of the largest publishers.

Overview

I'm an Executive Editor at a Big Five publishing house, with over 14 years of publishing experience. My areas of expertise include book club fiction, women's fiction, historical fiction, romance (all genres including but not limited to rom-com, paranormal, western, regency, contemporary, romantasy), grounded speculative fiction / magical realism, mystery, suspense and thrillers. I have worked with New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestselling authors on their fiction.

As an editor, my focus is primarily on developmental edits (character development, plot, pacing, structure, etc), though I will happily fix typos as my bandwidth allows. I'm flexible in my collaboration style--I'm just as happy to offer proposed solutions as to simply point out areas that need fine-tuning and allow the author to create solutions independently, depending on preference.

Services
Fiction
Contemporary Romance Historical Fiction Magical Realism Mystery & Crime Romantic Comedy Romantic Fantasy Women's Fiction
Languages
English (AUS) English (CAN) English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Penguin Random House

Jun, 2024 — Present
Executive editor acquiring and editing a list of romance, book club fiction, and mystery. From romantasy, to locked room mystery, to sweeping book club fiction, to rom-coms, I work on a broad range of commercial and upmarket fiction for an adult readership.

Amazon Publishing

Sep, 2017 — May, 2024 (over 6 years)
Acquired and edited a list of book club fiction, historical fiction, women's fiction, mystery, and short stories, including novels and stories from bestselling authors such as Maggie Shipstead, Elle Cosimano, Melanie Benjamin, Sonali Dev, Barbara O'Neal, Glendy Vanderah, Jane Healey, Sara Goodman Confino, Suzanne Redfearn, among others.

St. Martin's Press

Mar, 2014 — Aug, 2017 (over 3 years)
At St. Martin's Press, I assisted an Executive Editor and an Editorial Director, as well as built my own list including fiction authors Julie Cohen, Susie Schnall, Serena Burdick, Erin Hahn, and Susan C. Shea, and nonfiction projects including Amber Rae and Pumpkin the Raccoon.

Portfolio

She's Up to No Good: A Novel

Confino, Sara Goodman

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
The Secret Stealers: A Novel

Healey, Jane

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
When the World Goes Quiet: A Novel

Sardar, Gian

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
In an Instant

Redfearn, Suzanne

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Michael Without Apology: A Novel

Hyde, Catherine Ryan

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
The Ordeals: A Novel

Greenlaw, Rachel

Delacorte Press

Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Staged (Busybodies collection)

Cosimano, Elle

Amazon Original Stories

Developmental Editing
The June Paintings (Blaze Collection)

Shipstead, Maggie

Amazon Original Stories

Developmental Editing
When We Believed in Mermaids: A Novel

O'Neal, Barbara

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Where the Forest Meets the Stars

Vanderah, Glendy

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
The Vibrant Years: A Novel

Dev, Sonali

Mindy's Book Studio

Developmental Editing
A Bittersweet Surprise (A Starlight Cove Novel)

Ellingsen, Cynthia

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Last Summer Boys: A Novel

Rivers, Bill

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Halfway to You: A Novel

Gold, Jennifer

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
The Light Through the Leaves: A Novel

Vanderah, Glendy

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
This Place of Wonder: A Novel

O'Neal, Barbara

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Don't Forget to Write: A Novel

Confino, Sara Goodman

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
The Sideways Life of Denny Voss: A Novel

Kennedy, Holly

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Tune in Tomorrow (Blaze Collection)

Benjamin, Melanie

Amazon Original Stories

Developmental Editing
Fires to Come (Blaze Collection)

Lemmie, Asha

Amazon Original Stories

Developmental Editing
Amelia's Shadow (Blaze Collection)

Benedict, Marie

Amazon Original Stories

Developmental Editing
A Classic Case (Busybodies collection)

Thompson, Alicia

Amazon Original Stories

Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Beyond the Moonlit Sea: A Novel

MacLean, Julianne

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Rolling Toward Clear Skies: A Novel

Hyde, Catherine Ryan

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Where Butterflies Wander: A Novel

Redfearn, Suzanne

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
There's Something About Mira: A Novel

Dev, Sonali

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Memories of the Lost: A Novel

O'Neal, Barbara

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
All Our Beautiful Goodbyes: A Novel

MacLean, Julianne

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
The Subway Girls: A Novel

Schnall, Susie Orman

St. Martin's Griffin

Developmental Editing
Dear Thing

Cohen, Julie

St. Martin's Griffin

Editorial Assessment
The Starfish Sisters: A Novel

O'Neal, Barbara

Lake Union Publishing

Light to the Hills: A Novel

Blaylock, Bonnie

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Catch You Later: A Novel

Strawser, Jessica

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Girl Gone Mad: A Novel

Bishop, Avery

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
This Impossible Brightness: A Novel

Klagmann, Jessica Bryant

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Daughters of the Lake

Webb, Wendy

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
These Tangled Vines: A Novel

MacLean, Julianne

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
I Think We've Been Here Before: A Novel

Krause, Suzy

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Mayluna: A Novel

McNeil, Kelley

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
For the Love of Friends: A Novel

Confino, Sara Goodman

Lake Union Publishing

A Little Bird: A Novel

James, Wendy

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Have We Met?: A Novel

Baker, Camille

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Becoming Marlow Fin: A Novel

Steil, Ellen Won

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Call the Canaries Home: A Novel

Barrow, Laura

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing
Play You For It: A Novel

Saldivar, Samantha

Dell

Developmental Editing
The Beauty of the End: A Novel

Stienstra, Lauren

Little A

Developmental Editing
Sorry I Missed You: A Novel

Krause, Suzy

Lake Union Publishing

Developmental Editing

Alicia has 1 review

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larry C.

larry C.

Nov, 2025

Excellent feedback and critique. I highly recommend!!

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