Elizabeth Kulhanek – Editor

Editor with 8+ years of experience working on bestselling and award-winning fiction and nonfiction at a Big 5 publishing company

After a decade of editorial experience, I still find there’s nothing more rewarding than being part of bringing a creative vision to life, and helping a story evolve from a fledgling idea to a polished manuscript to a finished book.

During my 8+ years at Grand Central Publishing (the largest division of Hachette Book Group, a Big 5 publishing company), I had the pleasure of working on bestselling and acclaimed books by world-class authors, such as David Baldacci, Octavia E. Butler, Min Jin Lee, Scott Turow, Harlan Coben, Sandra Brown, Nicholas Sparks, Admiral William H. McRaven, M.C. Beaton, Leesa Cross-Smith, Kira Jane Buxton, and Melinda Taub, among many others. Whether a writer is an up-and-coming talent or a #1 New York Times bestselling author, I take great joy in working with them at every stage in their career and in their books’ life cycles, from editorial review to developmental edits and beyond.

Within my fiction focus, I gravitate toward commercial, upmarket, fantasy, speculative, thrillers, and rom-coms. Don’t hesitate to reach out—I’d love to hear about your next project and how I can help it along its journey!

TESTIMONIALS

"[Elizabeth] gave this book that rarity in today's publishing world, a patient line editing." --Scott Turow, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent

"It was wonderful working with Elizabeth on my last novel. She is responsive, collaborative, and always went the extra mile to make the book what it needed to be. Whoever gets to work with her next is a lucky writer!"

--Melinda Taub, Emmy Award-winning former head writer of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and author of The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch

"[A] genius editor . . . an immense pleasure to work with." --Kira Jane Buxton, award-winning author of Hollow Kingdom