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Sabeena 5 star rating

Montreal, QC, Canada

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

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

Bo 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Editing & Proofreading: 20 years' experience Arts/Business/Construction/ Education/Finance/IT/Health/History/Law/Psychology/Self-Help/Sports

Genres: Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, History, Computers & Internet, Psychology, Judaism, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • LexisNexis Canada
  • Multicultural History Society of Ontario
  • Self-employed

Stephen 5 star rating

Victoria, BC, Canada

Copyeditor and proofreader of HUMSOC research, mostly for OUP and Routledge, with an emphasis on accurate, timely work and good author care.

Genres: Geography, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Education & Reference, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Oxford University Press USA
  • Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
  • TWIN4DEM

Doreen 5 star rating

Oakville, ON, Canada

Meticulous, experienced editor specializing in historical/period fiction; I also enjoy editing YA, sci-fi, nature, travel and memoir books.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Travel, Non-Fiction, Nature, Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, Historical Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Toronto Star
  • Orange County Register
  • Self-employed

Sasha 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

An experienced editor fully committed to help transform your manuscript into an unforgettable book. Worked at MIRA Books.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • MIRA Books (Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.)
  • Self-employed
  • Razor Magazine
  • First Folio Resources Group

Michael 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Nocturnal copy editor, proofreader, ebook formatter and human spell-checker. Freelancer who will work for Nutella.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd.
  • Toronto-based communications company

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Holly 5 star rating

Montreal, QC, Canada

Experienced editor driven by the goal to connect writers to their voices and readers to stories. Rigorous, thoughtful, committed, kind.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Health & Wellbeing, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Nature, Literary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • McGill University
  • Caitlin Press
  • Simon Fraser University
  • NUVO Magazine
  • Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts

Britanie 5 star rating

Milton, ON, Canada

Qualified editor and indexer well-versed in a wide range of subjects and genres including fiction, non-fiction, history, crime, and law.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Parenting & Families, and True Crime.

Work experience:

  • Dundurn
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • Irwin Law
  • Self-employed

Lottie 5 star rating

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.

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

Work experience:

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

Jennifer 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

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

Gillian 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Experienced, kind, creative editor. LGBTQ and emerging writers very welcome. I would love to help you find order in your word chaos!

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, and LGBTQ Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Insomniac Press
  • Self-employed
  • Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Second Story Press

Dan 5 star rating

Toronto, Canada

I have 20+ years of developmental editing and copy editing experience working with science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and literary fiction.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Mystery & Crime, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Time Travel, Science Fiction, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

  • Insomniac Press
  • Self-employed

Kayla 5 star rating

Ajax, Ontario, Canada

English Lit graduate with a post-grad degree in Publishing. There's no greater adrenaline rush than copyediting.

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Middle Grade Fantasy, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Leah 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Romance and contemporary fiction specialist with over a decade of editing experience.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Horror, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Harlequin Books
  • Self-employed
  • Word and Colour
  • Gravytrain
  • In/Words
  • MIRA Books

Cat 5 star rating

Kingston, ON, Canada

Developmental and copy editor with fifteen-plus years in the publishing industry; I specialize in literary fiction, mystery, and thrillers.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Nature, True Crime, Cozy Mysteries, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Scholastic Canada

Rebecca 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

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

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

Work experience:

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

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