17+ Best Book Editors for Hire near Boston

Carly

Boston, MA, United States

Editor with 15+ years experience (specialties: romance, fantasy, & sci-fi). Contact me to build your team and bring your book to light!

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Romance.

Work experience:

HarperCollins Publishers
Sterling Lord Literistic
Self-employed
Boroughs Publishing Group

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Celia

Boston, MA, USA

Mystery/suspense/true crime editor, over a decade of experience at major houses, New York Times bestselling and award-winning titles.

Genres: True Crime, Non-Fiction, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Medical Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, and Historical Mysteries.

Work experience:

Grand Central Publishing
Random House
Slice Literary
Self-employed

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MJ

Boston, MA, USA

Kind, meticulous proofreader of trade nonfiction and literary fiction. I've worked on books from Algonquin Books, HarperCollins, and more.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Humanities & Social Sciences, Contemporary Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Self-employed

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Elliot Wren

Boston, MA, USA

Experienced LGBTQ+ book editor specializing in fiction and nonfiction. 5+ years in developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, DIY & Crafts, Entertainment, and Fashion & Textiles.

Work experience:

Page Street Publishing Co.
Ploughshares
Harvard Education Publishing Group

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Alicia

Boston, United States

Editor with 10+ years' experience in content development, copy editing, and proofreading. Avid learner & lover of the written word.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Technology, Anthologies, Classics, Writing & Publishing, Education & Reference, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

Macmillan Learning
Bedford/St. Martin's
Brown University
Grey Line Entertainment
O'Reilly Media

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Deborah

Boston, MA, USA

40+ years' experience in nonfiction, memoir, self-help, kid lit. Known for speed, accuracy, versatility, and compassion. MSW & MFA.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Career Guides, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Emily

Boston, MA, USA

Editor specializing in romance, fantasy, and YA, with experience editing NYT bestsellers. Author with Simon and Schuster + HarperCollins.

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Women's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Fiction, and Romantic Comedy.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Simon & Schuster
Orlans PC

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Mira

Boston, MA, USA

Proofreader and copyeditor with over six years of wide-ranging experience and a special focus on children's and YA!

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Middle Grade Fantasy.

Work experience:

Charlesbridge Publishing

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Kit

Boston, MA, USA

Queer editor of New York Times, Tor, and Elle best books ▪ interested in LGBTQ+ fiction and genre (sff, spec fic, romance) ▪ she/her

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

Macmillan
Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency
Self-employed
Ploughshares
Emerson College
Bywater Books

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Lori

Boston, MA, USA

Trad published author of 7 novels inc. KISS, MARRY, KILL (Harper, 4/7/26) & NPR Book of the Day ROMANTIC FRICTION (2025). Query specialist.

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

Charlesbridge Publishing
Grub Street

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Holly

Springfield, United States

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

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

Work experience:

Samhain Publishing, Ltd
Self-employed
Mundania Press
Lyrical Press

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Margie

Boston, MA, USA

Editor specializing in fiction and nonfiction for children 4-12, including easy readers, early chapter books, and picture books.

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

Work experience:

Self-employed
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

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Emily

Boston, MA, USA

An eagle-eyed copyeditor and proofreader specializing in literary fiction with editorial experience at Penguin Random House and McSweeney's.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Short Story.

Work experience:

Penguin Random House
McSweeney's
Harvard Alumni Association
Self-employed

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Katie

Boston, MA, USA

Editor with almost twenty years experience in publishing, specializing in proofreading of women's fiction and memoirs.

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

Work experience:

Self-employed
Bedford/St. Martin's

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Michael

Boston, MA, USA

Copy editor, proofreader, and author with 20+ years' experience, specializing in Fiction, Memoir, and Art.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Thriller & Suspense, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Adam

Asheville, United States

Nonfiction book editor with 17+ years of experience in digital and print publishing. Reader advocate and prose polisher.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sports & Outdoors, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Entertainment, and Writing & Publishing.

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