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Thea

Thea

Austin, TX, USA

Big 5 publishing house editor specializing in fiction, mystery/thriller, cookbooks, self help, design and lifestyle.


Work experience:

  • Hachette Book Group
  • SKLA

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense

Hilary

Hilary

Austin, TX, USA

I'm a cozy mystery and fantasy editor with 5 years of real-world experience at Penguin under the Berkley Prime Crime and Ace imprints.


Work experience:

  • Wiley
  • Penguin
  • PRO-ED Inc.

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Technology

Andrew

Andrew

Austin, TX, USA

A careful, insightful editor with experience and expertise in fiction (literary, contemporary, and YA), memoir, and personal growth.


Work experience:

  • The Fedd Agency
  • The Friedrich Agency
  • Self-Employed
  • St. Andrew's Episcopal School

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's

Chris

Chris

Austin, TX, USA

I specialize in books for kids — fiction and nonfiction alike. You don't have to be Willie Nelson to get me involved, but it worked for him.


Work experience:

  • The Reference Press/Hoover's, Inc./Dun & Bradstreet
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Book Coaching

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books

Dena

Dena

Austin, TX, USA

Kind, funny, and no-nonsense editor who will help make your manuscript the best book it can be.


Work experience:

  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, Sociology, Coming of Age, Education & Reference, Anthologies

Clay

Clay

Austin, TX, USA

I thrive on learning new things, writing and polishing manuscripts, and developing scientific illustrations.


Work experience:

  • Self-Employed
  • Thinkwell Corporation
  • Holt, Rinehart and Winston/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics & Chemistry, Nature, Writing & Publishing

Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee

Austin, TX, USA

I'm an award-winning author with over 50 publications (from early readers to young adult) with 17 years of editing experience.


Work experience:

  • Institute of Children's Literature
  • St. Edward's University
  • self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Middle Grade, Coming of Age, Middle Grade Fantasy

Holly

Holly

Springfield, United States

Experienced fiction editor, formerly with Samhain Publishing. I specialize in romance and other genre fiction.


Work experience:

  • Samhain Publishing, Ltd
  • Self-employed
  • Mundania Press
  • Lyrical Press

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, New Adult, Young Adult

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