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Lucia

Lucia

Toronto, ON, Canada

Freelance editor with over 20 years of experience in print and digital publishing. Worked at Scholastic Canada and Pearson Education.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Scholastic Canada
  • Pearson Canada

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy

Janet

Janet

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Storytelling is my passion. A longtime editor and multi-award-winning writer, I help authors connect, compel and entertain. (Authors 18+)


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Published by Cedar Mill Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Travel, Short Story, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, Design

Rebecca

Rebecca

Toronto, ON, Canada

Insightful, thorough, and meticulous editor specializing in nonfiction and academic texts.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Penguin Canada
  • Great North Artists Management

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Law, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Travel, Business & Management, Women's Fiction

Michael

Michael

Toronto, ON, Canada

I am a book editor and writer with more than 30 years of experience in just about every non-fiction and fiction genre.


Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Indexing

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management, Literary Fiction

Kate

Kate

Guelph/Eramosa, ON, Canada

With 15+ years of experience in Romance and a passion for YA, this former Harlequin editor knows what elevates stories into page-turners.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Halequin
  • Harlequin

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Romantic Fantasy

Lottie

Lottie

Montreal, QC, Canada

Editor and proofreader with 3+ years' experience at HarperCollins and an expert eye for detail! Keen on women's fiction and fantasy.


Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Self-employed
  • Route 57 Creative Journal

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Humor & Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction

Perrin

Perrin

Comox, BC, Canada

I develop and copyedit in the humanities, social sciences, and travel, with fifteen years of experience and two books of my own published.


Work experience:

  • National Geographic Books
  • University of Toronto Press
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences

Greg

Greg

Montreal, QC, Canada

Experienced writer, indexer, editor, and illustrator; DPhil, University of Oxford. Specializations: nonfiction, adult fiction.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Indexing

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction

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