The best proofreaders for hire near Winnipeg

Samantha

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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Experienced copy editor, proofreader, and indexer focused on non-fiction and academic publications with a background in the humanities.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• The Editing Company (TEC)
• Iter Press
• Self-employed

Victoria

Ottawa, Canada

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I'm a friendly, thorough, supportive Certified Professional Editor who provides copyediting and proofreading services to authors.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Romantic Suspense, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• CADTH
• Canadian Medical Association Journal

Maya

Revelstoke, BC, Canada

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Upbeat editor of fiction, from general fiction to literary work to children's writing and beyond. Strict but kind!

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• South African Writers' College, online
• University of Alberta Press
• Oxford University Press South Africa
• Oxford University Press UK

Amanda

Toronto, ON, Canada

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I'm a previous Scholastic editor specializing in evaluating, editing, and proofreading children's books including MG, YA, and picture books.

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

Work experience:

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

Laura

Toronto, ON, Canada

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Editor with news and comics experience, specializing in copy editing and proofreading for non-fiction, fiction, arts, comics and content.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Entertainment, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• The Coast Weekly
• The Baltic Times
• Hop Online
• Self-employed

Warren

Victoria, BC, Canada

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A passionate, intuitive editor who thrives in pursuit of an author's best voice and will work tirelessly on their behalf.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

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. Now booking JUNE 2026 onwards.

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

David

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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With 25 years of experience in book editing and newspaper journalism, I specialize in nonfiction that's accessible for a wide readership.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Transportation, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Travel.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Black Press/South China Morning Post/freelance

Lee

Toronto, ON, Canada

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15+ years editing for HarperCollins/Harlequin/Penguin. I've helped hone hundreds of books spanning many genres—including loads of romance!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House
• Wattpad
• HarperCollins
• Senate of Canada

Michael

Toronto, ON, Canada

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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

Kayla

Ajax, Ontario, Canada

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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

Anneline

Oakville, ON, Canada

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Exceptional editor and proofreader of non-fiction and educational books. I am passionate about education and learning in all fields.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Janine Smit Editorial Services

Donato

Burlington, ON, Canada

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In publishing since 2001, I have editorial experience with several literary genres and non-fiction disciplines, at all stages of development

Genres: Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Art, Philosophy, Poetry, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Johns Hopkins University
• University of Windsor
• University of British Columbia; Simon Fraser University
• All Music
• Various Authors

Jolanta

Kitchener, ON, Canada

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Freelance indexer, copyeditor, line editor, and proofreader. I specialize in the humanities and ttrpg. PhD in history and former academic.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Sociology.

Work experience:

• Indexing Society of Canada
• Self-employed
• St. Jerome’s University
• Boston University

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

Patricia

Nova Scotia, Canada

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I specialize in sports memoirs, general sports books, and sports instructional books.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Holly

Montreal, QC, Canada

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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