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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

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

Andrew 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

A 15-year veteran editor and mildly lapsed freelance writer with a focus on and passion for film-related subjects.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Toronto International Film Festival
  • Cinema Scope Magazine

I'm a friendly, thorough, supportive Certified Professional Editor who provides copy-editing and proofreading services to fiction authors.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • CADTH
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal

Kate 5 star rating

Victoria, BC, Canada

A dedicated editor of novels and memoirs, I've spent 20+ years helping writers—established and emerging—shape and refine their stories.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Gaspereau Press
  • Nimbus Publishing
  • TouchWood Editions

Janet 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Storytelling is my passion. A longtime editor and multi-award-winning writer, I help authors connect, compel and entertain. (AI-free zone!)

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Francis J. 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Over 30 years of experience copy editing and proofreading books in natural history, life sciences, history, law, geography, and more

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Law, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, and Geography.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Alethea 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Partnering with authors for 25+ years, I bring expert editing in all genres. Let's shape your story and achieve your goals together!

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Romance, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy, Entertainment, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Entangled Publishing
  • Harlequin Books

Amanda 5 star rating

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

15+ years of experience. I edit poetry and prose to help authors' voices shine and let them tell the stories they're passionate about.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, and Poetry.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Now or Never Publishing

Clelia 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Clear, sensitive, exceptional editing; Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi, Christian, and other spiritual teachings, self-development, and memoir.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Hohm Press
  • Sahaja Magazine

Maria 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

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

Melanie 5 star rating

Russell, ON, Canada

A Canadian editor of travel, self–help, reference and career guides who delivers on deadline and builds great author–editor relationships.

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sports & Outdoors, Travel, Writing & Publishing, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.
  • CDG Books Canada, Inc.
  • Arts & Communications
  • Nicholas Hoare
  • Magazines Canada
  • Canada Council for the Arts

Lucia 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

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

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Scholastic Canada
  • Pearson Canada

Kim 5 star rating

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Copyeditor and proofreader with 15 years' experience helping authors' work shine. I specialize in romance, Christian, and women's fiction.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Christian Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • CADTH
  • Ascribe Marketing Communications
  • Harlequin

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

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

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

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If you’re serious about self-publishing, you’ll want to make sure that your readers are reading the best possible version of your book. And that’s often not possible without a very important stage of the editing process: the proofread.

Proofreading, which generally follows the developmental edit and the copy edit, is the final step before a book goes to publication. Traditional publishing houses hire proofreaders to catch the last tiny errors in a manuscript, from a typo here to a punctuation mistake there. Even the best and most experienced authors will slip up, and the proofreader is there to act as the book’s safety net.

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