The best book editors for hire near Denver

Ann

Denver, CO, USA

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I help authors write an irresistibly compelling book that sells their work, raises their profile, and gains them more exposure.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Travel, Biographies & Memoirs, Sports & Outdoors, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Bess

Denver, CO, USA

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I'm an experienced writer/editor who has worked in book publishing. I specialize in editing anthologies, memoirs, and business books.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book
• Orison Books
• American Animal Hospital Association
• Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
• Fairchild Fashion Media

Laura

Denver, CO, USA

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Editor and published author (Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuster) with over a decade of experience. Expert in novel and query edits.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Romance, Middle Grade, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Workman, Sourcebooks

Marta

Denver, CO, USA

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Marta loves to take a concept and help craft it into a spellbinding book that excites and informs its readers.

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, Physics & Chemistry, Math & Science, Life Sciences, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• Morton Publishing Company
• Fulcrum Publishing Company

Philip

Denver, CO, USA

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The How-To Guru. If your book teaches readers how to do something, I can help — with editing, rewriting, images, and technical review.

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Home & Garden, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Agriculture.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Ultimate Electronics
• Creative Publishing International
• ehow.com

Delia

Denver, CO, USA

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In addition to her extensive experience in the New York publishing world, Delia has a keen eye for detail and an attuned ear to language.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Anthologies, and LGBTQ Fiction.

Work experience:

• Melville House Publishing
• Restless Books
• Archipelago Books
• Hothouse Literary Journal
• Penguin Random House
• Self-employed
• R. R. Donnelley

Brooke

Denver, United States

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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

Sara

Denver, CO, USA

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Precise and efficient copy editor and proofreader. Extensive experience with spirituality and self-help books. Novelist/writing professor.

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Various Universities
• well-respected literary journal

Holly

Springfield, United States

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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

Eric

Denver, CO, USA

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AP-trained copy editor now editing and proofreading for newsletters, university-affiliated authors, and of course my fab Reedsy clients!

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• McREL International
• National MS Society
• Centura Health
• Self-employed
• Mizel Arts and Culture Center
• The Denver Post

Kate

Cleveland, OH, United States

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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

Erica

Parrish, United States

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Freelance editor offering friendly but thorough editing to independent authors.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Rebecca

New York, NY, United States

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With 10+ years of experience working at NYC publishers, I've edited 100s of books across genres. Thorough, candid, and easy to work with!

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Disney Publishing Worldwide
• McGraw-Hill Education
• Penguin Random House
• Self-employed
• Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Education

Lynsey

Missoula, United States

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(She/they.) Over a decade of in-house and freelance editorial work for Big 5 publishers & private clients across genres.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Fordham University Press
• City College of New York
• Skadden-Arps Legal Studies Program at City College of New York
• WHACK! Magazine
• Penguin Group (USA)
• Self-employed
• Penguin Random House

Adam

Asheville, United States

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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.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Soomo Learning
• Oxford University Press
• HarperCollins Publishers

Jen

Denver, CO, USA

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Experienced educator-turned-editor with expertise in developmental and copy editing. Well-versed in traditional and independent publishing.

Genres: Education & Reference and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Times 10 Publications
• Self-employed

Will

Chicago, United States

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I provide the same full-service copyediting and proofreading that you would receive from a Big-5 publisher, of which three are clients.

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, and Horror.

Work experience:

• Berkley Publishing (Penguin Random House)
• Harlequin Romance (HarperCollins)
• Orbit Books / Redhook (Hachette)