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Jenn 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

*NOTE: Booking into Nov 2025 and into 2026. Developmental, line, copy editor and mentor. Available for short projects and 1:1 consults.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Hilary 5 star rating

Halifax, NS, Canada

Editor with 20+ years experience in TTRPGs, genre fiction, and academic writing. Specialties in history, sci-fi, romance, and LGBTQ fiction.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Romance, Historical Romance, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, LGBTQ Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Space Opera, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks
  • Dream Pod 9
  • Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) Program, Dalhousie University
  • Self-employed
  • Dalhousie University

Lisa 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Humanities non-fiction copy-editor and proofreader with 10+ years' experience, including several years at Cambridge University Press.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Cambridge University Press
  • The Lutterworth Press/James Clarke & Co

Ashley 5 star rating

Guelph, ON, Canada

**CLOSED TO REQUESTS** I'm a professional book editor with 15 years of experience. I love helping make book dreams reality!

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • University of Toronto Press
  • Firefly Books Ltd.
  • McGraw-Hill Ryerson

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

Richard 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

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

Patricia 5 star rating

Nova Scotia, Canada

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

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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

Robin 5 star rating

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Developmental, line, and copy editing of fiction, bringing the mind of an English professor and the heart of a writer to your work.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Mohawk College
  • Dundas Valley HIgh School (DVHS) Co-op

Shealah 5 star rating

Niagara Falls, ON, Canada

As an editor, it's my job to make your voice powerful, and your words clear. Because saying what you mean has never been more important.

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Law, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Editing Company

Candida 5 star rating

Halifax, NS, Canada

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

Amelia 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Publishing professional with 15 years editing experience who has helped a variety of self-publishing authors achieve their literary goals.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Home & Garden, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Douglas & McIntyre
  • CPA Canada

Renée 5 star rating

Victoria, BC, Canada

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

Senica 5 star rating

Victoria, BC, Canada

Canadian editor with 10+ years' experience collaborating on literary fiction, short fiction, creative/critical nonfiction + children's lit.

Genres: Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • The Malahat Review
  • Self-publishing
  • Self-employed
  • Strangers Press

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

Sandra 5 star rating

Peterborough, ON, Canada

I am an award-winning editor and writer with over 25 years of experience, specializing in SF, fantasy, horror, and mysteries/thrillers.

Genres: Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, LGBTQ Fiction, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Short Story, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • ChiZine Publications
  • ChiZine.com

Katie 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Dedicated proofreader with 8 years of experience at Harlequin/HarperCollins. I've worked on fantasy, mystery, suspense, YA, and more!

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Young Adult, Contemporary Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Fantasy, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Harlequin HarperCollins

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