15+ Best Writing Coaches for Hire near Calgary

Lisa

Victoria, BC, Canada

Award-winning editor and ghostwriter specializing in self-help and psychology. I help thought leaders find their voices and their audiences.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Business & Management, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Laura

Golden, BC, Canada

I help tech 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

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Sugandha

Toronto, ON, Canada

Seasoned editor with a flair for visual storytelling in children's books, historical fiction, and contemporary and literary narratives!

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Women's Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and New Adult.

Work experience:

Primus Books
Macmillan Education

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Holly

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
Inuit Youth Futures

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Kate

Montreal, QC, Canada

Write the book your soul came here to create w ease, peace, & power | Feminist, trauma-trained somatic book coach & publishing pro of 15 yrs

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
FriesenPress

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Jennifer

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Passionate editor & book coach helping authors at every stage craft and turn romantic story ideas into unforgettable books they love.

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

Work experience:

Kensington Publishing Corporation (Lyrical Press)
Lyrical Press/Kensington Publishing Corporation
Entangled Publishing
Self-employed

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Maya

Revelstoke, BC, Canada

Upbeat editor of fiction, from general fiction to literary work, children's writing, romantasy 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

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Suzy

Calgary, AB, Canada

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

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Susan

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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

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Ronan

Toronto, ON, Canada

Formerly an editor at a Big 5 romance imprint, I specialize in romance, fantasy, romantasy, and LGBTQ stories

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ Fiction, Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

Harlequin/Carina Press
The Bent Agency
Pippin Properties
Self-employed

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Laura

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Book coach and 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

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Phil

Toronto, ON, Canada

Military veteran, PhD in Lit., editor. Specializing in memoir, history, military/historical/crime fiction shaped by conflict and the past.

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

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Jim

Toronto, ON, Canada

I am an award-winning non-fiction editor (HarperCollins, S&S) with hundreds of bestselling titles over 30 years. I am now a literary agent.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Psychology, True Crime, Writing & Publishing, Contemporary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

SIMON & SCHUSTER CANADA
HARPERCOLLINS CANADA
Self-employed

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Broc

Victoria, BC, Canada

I love to work in literary genres. 20+ years in the biz / actively publishing author / former professor of creative writing

Genres: Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Writing & Publishing, Travel, Sports & Outdoors, Poetry, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

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