Elizabeth Granda

Elizabeth Granda – Editor

Over 25 years of academic publishing and copyediting experience. I'm eager to elevate your nonfiction book to its finest form.

Overview

I'm a copyeditor with over seven years of experience and have worked on books published by Cornell Univ. Press, Harvard Univ. Press, and MIT Press. Before branching out on my own, I worked for the academic publisher M.E. Sharpe for over 20 years, where I wore many hats. My background includes Russian and East European studies, business, public administration, management, and economics, and I've also worked on books about wine, golf, and Latin America. Although my background is mostly academic, I am branching out into other areas, including fiction, and have been taking courses as such to support this endeavor.

I am very detail oriented and am happiest when working with you to polish your book. I will keep you in the loop with any questions during the editing process. I hope my professional experience and vast quirky knowledge (I do too many crossword puzzles!) can help you bring your book to fruition.

Services
Non-Fiction
Business & Management Economics History Political Science & Current Affairs
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Dec, 2014 — Present
Copyeditor for academic and trade books, pamphlets, white papers, dissertations, and working papers. I've also created pamphlets and websites.

M.E. Sharpe, Inc.

Feb, 2002 — Oct, 2014 (over 12 years)
Managed the Public Administration/Business Program and assisted the editorial director, including working with authors, doing some developmental editing for the Public Administration program, copyediting, proofreading, fact-checking, preparing computer files, and writing copy.

M.E. Sharpe, Inc.

Feb, 2002 — Oct, 2014 (over 12 years)
Responsible for creating, developing, and managing the Rights and Permissions Program, including creating and maintaining databases to manage incoming subrights and permissions requests, creating contracts, preparing standards and guidelines, setting company policies for rights and permissions, and working with agencies and foreign publishers on translation and territorial rights deals.

M.E. Sharpe, Inc.

Sep, 2000 — Feb, 2002 (over 1 year)
Books produced include the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles 2002: Jerry Markham, A Financial History of the United States (3 vols.), and David Reynolds, Taking the High Road: Communities Organize for Economic Change. Responsible for management and development of the Economics Program, including working with authors, reviewing their manuscripts, fact-checking, copyediting, and preparing marketing copy.

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