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Duncan 5 star rating

Boulder, Colorado, USA

A copyeditor and proofreader with a passion for words, culture, and ecology. More than ten years of experience. Freelance with Hachette.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Economics, Sports & Outdoors, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The University Daily Kansan
  • The Kansas City Star
  • Zhege LLC

Helen 5 star rating

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Meticulous copy editor and proofreader with 15+ years’ experience. Production editor at Penguin Random House.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Christian Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • David C Cook
  • Self-employed

Christina 5 star rating

Cortez, Colorado, USA

30 years a copyeditor and line editor, trusted by major publishers. Word wrangler and sentence stylist, for novels and nonfiction.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • North Market Street Graphics
  • American Tinnitus Association

Lyric 5 star rating

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Certified ghostwriter & developmental editor with 8+ years experience (Macmillan, Hachette, Sounds True) in spirituality, memoir & self-help

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Sounds True/Macmillan

Jason 5 star rating

Saratoga Springs, NY, USA

NYTimes Bestselling Editor with 15+ years experience. Worked with George R.R. Martin, Kristin Hannah, Scott Lynch, Diana Gabaldon!

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Mystery & Crime, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Thriller & Suspense, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Michelle 5 star rating

Coral Springs, FL, USA

Acclaimed and passionate literary editor of romance, fantasy, and suspense--and lover of the Oxford comma--with over 13 years of experience.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Blue Box Press
  • St. Martin's Press

Holly 5 star rating

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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Meticulous copy and developmental editor of nonfiction, equipped with diverse industry experience and a masters in Publishing.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Sociology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Alice 5 star rating

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Alice Crider is an author coach and a freelance editor with 20+ years of experience in book publishing.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • David C Cook
  • WordServe Literary
  • WaterBrook Press

Aja 5 star rating

Austin, United States

Making sure your prose sings, your facts and story are straight, and your unique voice shines through.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Music, Entertainment, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Simon & Schuster
  • on my porch, at a coffee shop, in far-flung places . . .

Maleah 5 star rating

Nashville, United States

Former Thomas Nelson editor with 23 years experience in Christian non-fiction, study products, and Bibles.

Genres: Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Thomas Nelson (HarperCollins Christian Publishers)
  • Thomas Nelson

Kate 5 star rating

Cleveland, OH, United States

Versatile, collaborative nonfiction editor with a master's degree in creative writing and seven years' experience editing education books.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • Solution Tree
  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  • Solution Tree Press

Andrea 5 star rating

Birmingham, United States

Editor and food writer with over 10 years of experience creating cookbooks on a wide range of cooking subjects.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Time Inc Books

Kelly 5 star rating

Stamford, CT, United States

I am a detail-oriented lover of books and grammar always looking to eradicate all the typos.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Time Travel, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Bantam Doubleday Dell
  • Self-employed
  • Private Practice/Center for Medical Weight Loss

Kelly 5 star rating

Phoenix, United States

I have 20 years of editing experience in all genres, with special attention to business and travel.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Travel, Poetry, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Immanence Journal
  • Gently Read Literature (GRL)
  • International Artist Publishing
  • Perseus Books Group
  • Self-employed

Brooke 5 star rating

Denver, United States

Experienced (9 years in-house, 20 years freelance), nonfiction editor specializing in assessments, development editing, and copy editing.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Music, Entertainment, Parenting & Families, Biographies & Memoirs, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Chicago Review Press
  • Perseus Books Group (now Hachette)
  • Westview Press in the Perseus Books Group (now Hachette)
  • Self-employed

Julia 5 star rating

Charleston, SC, United States

Line and copy editor, with content capabilities. I have the most experience in nonfiction, but my favorite edits are middle grade and YA.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • The History Press
  • Newgen KnowledgeWorks
  • Amnet

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