17+ Best Book Editors for Hire near Boston

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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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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Kellyn

Boston, MA, USA

Copyeditor, proofreader, and writer working with Random House as a mentee and freelancer and with Ploughshares as the blog copyeditor.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Psychology.

Work experience:

Ploughshares
Self-employed
New Plains Review
Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Communications

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Jeannine

Boston, MA, USA

I've been an editor for 28 years now, and I've done everything from line editing, copy editing, and proofreading from academia to fiction.

Genres: Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Anthologies, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romance, and Short Story.

Work experience:

Bedford/St. Martin's
Self-employed

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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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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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Natalia

Boston, MA, USA

Latine editor at Charlesbridge; specializing in children's books, from picture books to YA, and Spanish/bilingual books.

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

Work experience:

Charlesbridge Publishing
U.S. Air Force Reserve
U.S. Air Force
Reedsy
University of Puerto Rico Elementary School

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Adrienne

Boston, MA, USA

Fast, friendly editor who is alarmingly fond of Dystopian novels. Also: Sci-fi, all Fantasy, Women’s Fiction, YA, Christian-yes, absolutely.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Technothriller, Thriller & Suspense, Contemporary Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

SNHU
Wheelock College
Self-employed

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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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Angela

Boston, MA, USA

Editing romance, fantasy, paranormal, and thriller since 2019. Specialized in providing editing and proofreading for self-published authors.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Dark Romance, Paranormal Romance, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, and Romantic Comedy.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Podium Publishing
Sourcebooks

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Lynne

Boston, MA, USA

Editor, novelist, family counselor. Whether it's fiction or nonfiction, I love to help writers find the emotional heart of their stories.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Psychology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Grub Street Writers
GrubStreet Writers
Wheelock College

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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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Deborah

Boston, MA, USA

35+ 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.

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