The best book editors for hire near Calgary

Suzy

Calgary, AB, Canada

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Author. Editor. Book Coach. I share the hard to find skills writers need to break into the industry to reach their writing dreams.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Romance, Romance, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Writers Helping Writers (Authors of the Emotion Thesaurus and its Sequels)
• When Words Collide Festival for Readers and Writers
• She Writes Press/ Spark Press

Brenna

Calgary, AB, Canada

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I'm a queer editor who copyedits and proofreads fantasy and romance. I am also a sapphic romance author, with 5 books published!

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, and Romantic Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Elite Editing

Amy

Montreal, Canada

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I want readers to love your book and live in your world, gripped by your words, desperate to keep reading.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Jennifer

Toronto, ON, Canada

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Copy editor and journalist with 10 years of experience in Canadian publishing. Interests: biographies, memoirs, self-help and well-being

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• INNOCEAN Canada Inc.
• Torstar Corporation
• Hamilton Spectator
• Metro News
• The Canadian Press
• Toronto Life magazine

Sugandha

Toronto, ON, Canada

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Seasoned editor with a flair for visual storytelling in children's books, historical fiction, and contemporary and literary narratives!

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Women's Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and New Adult.

Work experience:

• Primus Books
• Macmillan Education

Ursula

Saskatoon, SK, Canada

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I am a long-time copy editor and proofreader invested in collaborating with authors to perfect their work. It's all in the details.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Current Affairs, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Jennifer

Calgary, AB, Canada

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A book professional with a special interest in commercial fiction; where books go bang and make you rethink the things you thought you knew.

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Rights Factory

Pauline

Toronto, Canada

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Experienced copyeditor and proofreader interested in history, culture, and technology

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Technology, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

• Wiley
• Rakuten Kobo

Francis J.

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Over 30 years of experience copy editing and proofreading books in natural history, life sciences, history, law, geography, and more

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Law, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, and Geography.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Rebecca

Victoria, BC, Canada

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Former-PRH bestselling editor with 10+ years' experience. Specialist in crime/thriller/suspense fiction. CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR NEW BOOKINGS.

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Espionage, Medical Thriller, Action & Adventure, Legal Thriller, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Cornerstone, Penguin Random House UK
• Troubador Publishing Ltd
• Self-employed
• Cornerstone, Penguin Random House
• Cornerstone, Penguin Random house

Tara

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Highly skilled developmental editor with an inquisitive style. Specialty: non-fiction. I help authors succeed and refine their craft.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Travel, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sociology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Amanda

Toronto, ON, Canada

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Former Big Five editor with NYT Bestseller titles and Forest of Reading nominees ready to help your manuscript shine!

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Romance, Christian Fiction, and Middle Grade Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Scholastic Canada
• Harlequin
• The Rights Factory Literary Agency
• HarperCollins
• Owlkids Books

Amanda

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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15+ years of experience. I edit poetry and prose to help authors' voices shine and let them tell the stories they're passionate about.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, and Poetry.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Now or Never Publishing

Jim

Toronto, ON, Canada

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I am an award-winning non-fiction editor (HarperCollins, S&S) with hundreds of bestselling titles over 30 years. I am now a literary agent.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Psychology, True Crime, Writing & Publishing, Contemporary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• SIMON & SCHUSTER CANADA
• HARPERCOLLINS CANADA
• Self-employed

Renée

Victoria, BC, Canada

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An editor with over twelve years of experience in book, magazine, and digital publishing. My "why": communicate, collaborate, create.

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, Contemporary Fiction, Themes & Motifs, Social & Family Issues, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• TouchWood Editions
• Self-employed

Richard

Toronto, ON, Canada

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Nonfiction editor. Former publisher of Red Deer Press and Senior Editor Fitzhenry and Whiteside. Dedicated to good writing for 20 years.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• Red Deer Press (Toronto)
• Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Toronto
• Freelance

Tina

Toronto, ON, Canada

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Meticulous editor with 15 years of experience in trad and self-pub. I will help your Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror shine!

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, and Space Opera.

Work experience:

• Thomson Reuters Westlaw
• Rising Action Publishing Co.