17+ Best Book Editors for Hire near Portland

Nevin

Portland, OR, United States

My goal is to guide writers to their best work, to coach them in eloquence and clarity, to lead them to their best stories and storytelling.

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

Work experience:

Scholastic
Penguin Random House
Government Technology magazine
Self-employed
Green Bean Books
Portland State University

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Gregory

Portland, ME, USA

Editor for several New York Times, WSJ, and Amazon.com best-selling authors. Great stories change lives. I'd love to help tell yours.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Technology, and Sociology.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Michael

Portland, OR, USA

History professor who loves to engage with good ideas.

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

Work experience:

Pacific Northwest College of Art
The European Physical Journal
Cambridge University
King's Review Magazine

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Avalon

Portland, OR, USA

Award-winning editor transforming manuscripts into bestsellers. 12+ years crafting fiction, memoir & nonfiction with major publishers.

Genres: Romantic Comedy, Romance, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, and Travel.

Work experience:

Inkshares
Umano
Sasquatch Books
Blue Star Press

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Laurel

Portland, ME, USA

I am an experienced editor specializing in K–12 education, memoir, and other nonfiction.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, Humanities & Social Sciences, Poetry, and Fiction.

Work experience:

Solution Tree Press
Marzano Resources
The Creator Institute

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Dennis

Portland, Maine, USA

Manuscript Editor and Proofreader. Your partner for a book that is clear, compelling, and a pleasure to read.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management, Contemporary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
National Academy for State Health Policy
(Self-employed)
Public Entity Risk Institute
American Public Transportation Association
DataTrends Publications

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Mikayla

Portland, Oregon, USA

20-year publishing veteran. 1,000+ books. NYT bestsellers to Booker-shortlisted fiction. Award-winning manuscripts are my specialty.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Women's Fiction, and True Crime.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Chronicle Books
Palace Press International/Insight Editions
Neuwirth & Associates
Lovevery
University of California, Berkeley

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Sam Rose

Portland, OR, USA

Lyric or narrative, explorations of identity, family, grief or love—I'm excited to read your poetry and help make it the best it can be.

Genres: Poetry and Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Denise

Portland, OR, USA

I'm a trained, detail-oriented editor with industry experience that practices only the best techniques to produce industry-standard results.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Children's.

Work experience:

A Kids Book About
Ooligan Press
Self-employed
Penguin Random House

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Sarah

Portland, Oregon, USA

I have been working with romance authors since 2018, and love being the final eyes on a manuscript and making it shine!

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Dark Romance, Romantic Comedy, and Romantic Suspense.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Sarah

Portland, Maine, USA

A former editor for HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, I believe that young readers deserve the best literature we can offer.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

Self-employed
HarperCollins Children's Books

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Andrea

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

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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.

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