The best manuscript editors for hire near Winnipeg

Victoria

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

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Award-winning editor, 14 years at Harlequin. Want all the feels? I specialize in contemporary romance: developmental and line edits.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Contemporary Romance, Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Romantic Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Harlequin
• Self-employed

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

Lara

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Hands-on, collaborative editor with nearly twenty years of experience (most at PRHC) with historical, women's, mystery fiction and more.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Penguin Canada (Penguin Random House Canada)
• McClelland & Stewart (Penguin Random House Canada)
• Doubleday Canada (Penguin Random House Canada)

Susan

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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I am an editor, author coach, and publishing consultant with 15 years' experience in the publishing industry.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Pearson Education
• Blackhall Publishing

Maria

Toronto, ON, Canada

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Supportive editor with more than 20 years' experience and a Master of Publishing. Focus on biographies/memoirs, travel, and architecture.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, Design, Inspirational, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Penguin Group Canada
• Literary Mama

Eric

Guelph, ON, Canada

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UN web editor with 15 years of experience. I offer editorial evaluations and developmental editing for fiction and nonfiction manuscripts.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• FriesenPress
• Self-employed
• Innovate Development
• University of Victoria
• World Health Organization

Laura

Golden, BC, Canada

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I help B2B founders turn scattered expertise into a book that powers adoption, creates leverage and positions them as the obvious choice.

Genres: Business & Management and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• ProductLed

Candida

Halifax, NS, Canada

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A social justice–oriented non-fiction editor who loves helping authors express themselves with strength, passion, and clarity.

Genres: Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, History, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Fernwood Publishing
• Self-employed

Suzanne

Toronto, ON, Canada

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Former Children's Editor @ HarperCollins and author of seven books for young readers with more than a decade of editorial experience.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• HarperCollins Publisher LTD

Sabeena

Montreal, QC, Canada

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Experienced editor specializing in the visual arts and culture with a passion for developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading.

Genres: Design, Non-Fiction, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• DC Moore Gallery
• Self-employed

Michael

Toronto, ON, Canada

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

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

Raya

Halifax, NS, Canada

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Certified Fictionary Storycoach & editor of upmarket, YA, & fantasy fiction & non-fiction. Would love to edit mystery or occult!

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Blood & Bourbon
• Faze Magazine
• The Scene Magazine

Kate

Guelph/Eramosa, ON, Canada

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

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Halequin
• Harlequin

Laura

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Developmental editor specializing in romance novels. Twenty years of experience creating award-winning happily-ever-afters.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Suspense, and Time Travel Romance.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Harlequin

Michael

Hamilton, ON, Canada

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Does your writing need fixing? Fiction, nonfiction, poetry--I can doctor the lot. 40 years of editorial healing under my belt.

Genres: Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Colleen

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Dedicated editor and proofreader with 20+ years professional publishing experience in many genres, especially fantasy, horror, and poetry.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, Children's, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• OnSpec Magazine

Brett

Peterborough, ON, Canada

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Multi-award-winning horror/fantasy/science fiction editor with 28+ years experience at major publishers, small publishers, and freelancing.

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Magical Realism, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Harcourt Canada
• Scholastic Canada
• Self-employed