Daniel Maurer

Daniel Maurer – Editor

Award-winning editor with 25+ years of experience editing novels, non-fiction books, and journalism.

Overview

I'm an award-winning editor with 25+ years of experience editing novels, non-fiction books, and journalism for New York magazine, New York Times, and others. I'm a two-time James Beard award winner and a National Magazine Award nominee specializing in literary fiction, arts, culture, food, humor, travel, and more.

As both an editor who has worked with hundreds of writers and a writer who has collaborated with many editors, I've been on both sides of the desk. I appreciate the value of an edit that is thorough and exacting but also respectful of an author's voice and vision. I've edited everyone from bestselling authors to student writers for whom English is a second language. You can count on me to give your work the line-by-line attention it deserves as well as "big picture" advice about character development, structure, pacing, tone, and other critical elements of storytelling.
Services
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction Humor & Comedy Literary Fiction
Non-Fiction
Entertainment
Languages
English (US)
Awards
  • James Beard Foundation Award
  • National Magazine Award (nominee)
  • MIN Best of the Web Award

Work experience

NYU Arthur L Carter Journalism Institute

Jan, 2011 — Jan, 2021 (about 10 years)
Founder and editor of Bedford + Bowery, a New York magazine site covering arts and culture in NYC. Also edited The Local East Village, a New York Times site covering local news in downtown NYC. I edited hundreds of student writers and and taught graduate-level classes in local journalism and food/fashion writing.

New York Magazine

Jan, 2004 — Jan, 2007 (about 3 years)
As founding editor of Grub Street, New York magazine's food and restaurant blog, I won two James Beard awards and was nominated for a National Magazine Award. I was also editor of New York magazine's online nightlife listings.

Grove/Atlantic

Jan, 2001 — Jan, 2004 (about 3 years)
Edited fiction and non-fiction books by bestselling authors such as Winston Groom, Michael Tolkin, and Todd Haynes. Acquired books in a variety of genres, including satirical fiction (Glen Duncan's Death of an Ordinary Man and I, Lucifer), history (Winston Groom's 1942), nature/popular culture (Andrew Blechman's Pigeons), literary fiction (Matthew McIntosh's Well) and screenplays (Todd Haynes's Far From Heaven).

Daniel has 29 reviews

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Johnson R.

Johnson R.

Mar, 2025

Daniel Maurer, What a guy. In addition to the developmental edit, he was generous with copy edits and mechanical tips. My manuscript is bit crazy and frequently beyond the pale. Daniel was tolerant of the weirdness and unfashionable political content. He even thought some of the jokes were fu...
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Joseph C.

Joseph C.

Jan, 2025

Daniel was great to work with - completed the project on time and I have been really pleased with the results. I would highly recommend!
Edward B.

Edward B.

Dec, 2024

Daniel was incredibly easy to work with. It was my first time taking on a project like this and Daniel was able to offer advice and assistance in a logical and professional manner without it being overwhelming. His copy edit of my manuscript was laid out in an extremely digestible way so I could ...
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Hadjy B.

Hadjy B.

Jun, 2024

Daniel was thoughtful and attentive from the initial quote request (he read through all of my sample material and gave feedback). It felt like I had someone who was personally interested in my work involved. He had an intuitive understanding of where I was coming from and a clear vision of what m...
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evered H.

evered H.

May, 2024

I'm super thankful I decided to go with Daniel. His edits were incredibly in-depth and insightful and I feel like I've grown a lot as a writer just by taking on his suggestions. I highly recommend using Daniel for your manuscript!

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