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Joanna

Joanna

Napier, New Zealand

Proofreader and copy editor: post-apoc, dystopian, action/adv, urban fantasy, PhDs/MAs, earth/space/env. science, medical/business reports


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Wegelin & Co. Private Bankers, St. Gallen, Switzerland (CH)
  • Ernst and Young, Zurich, CH
  • Oaklins Binder AG, Switzerland

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Business & Management

Erin

Erin

Wellington, New Zealand

Word nerd, editor and published author – specialising in assessment, editing and proofreading in contemporary and YA fiction and poetry.


Work experience:

  • Allen and Unwin
  • Steele Roberts Aotearoa
  • Whitireia New Zealand
  • Thomson Reuters

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Coming of Age, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Poetry, LGBTQ Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Young Adult

Sarah

Sarah

Auckland, New Zealand

I am a New Zealand-based freelance editor, proofreader, writer and editorial consultant with more than 20 years' experience.


Work experience:

  • Sarah Ell Editorial Services
  • Random House NZ

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction

Paul

Paul

Dunedin, New Zealand

A BMA award-winning editor of 12+ years in medicine, with a keen interest in social and health equality projects. If I'm in, I'm all in!


Work experience:

  • 1-2-1 Editorial Support
  • JP Medical Ltd.

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment

Genres: Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Comics Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, History

Elissa

Elissa

Christchurch, New Zealand

Traditionally published middle grade and picture book author who taught creative writing at Johns Hopkins. American living in New Zealand.


Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Abrams
  • Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs
  • Fiction workshops
  • The University of Baltimore
  • Harcourt Children's Books
  • Henry Holt Books for Young Readers

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult, Humor & Comedy, Middle Grade, Contemporary Fiction

Kirsten

Kirsten

Auckland, New Zealand

My speciality is travel and other non-fiction – I've worked with Lonely Planet for many years. I have 15 years of editing experience.


Work experience:

  • Lonely Planet
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel

Lauren

Lauren

Brooklyn, New York

Experienced editor with a publishing background in memoir, fiction, & narrative nonfiction. Let's make your words wonderful!


Work experience:

  • Freelance
  • Flatiron Books
  • Pen and Press
  • Pearson PLC
  • Kenyon Review

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction

Tania

Tania

New York, NY, USA

Editor and story consultant with over a decade working on novels and screenplays. I can teach you the skills you need to tell great stories!


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Cheney Agency (fka Elyse Cheney Literary Associates)
  • United Talent Agency
  • American Museum of Natural History

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense

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