The best book editors for hire near Salt Lake City

Amy

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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I am an editor, literary agent, writing coach and copywriter. I've been working with authors to hone their manuscripts for 20+ years.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Janklow & Nesbit Associates
• Self-employed

Jared

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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More than 20 years of experience. Fiction + nonfiction. New York Times bestsellers. I'm friendly, fun, and flexible.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

• Stanford University Press
• Utah State University Press
• Gibbs Smith
• Hallmark Cards
• Sourcebooks
• Publishing Services Department

RuthAnne

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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Editor specializing in romance and YA, with additional copyediting and proofreading experience. Published author with Sky Pony Press.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Coming of Age, Young Adult, and Romantic Comedy.

Work experience:

• Deseret Book/Shadow Mountain Publishing
• University of Utah
• Blue Ocean Brain
• Salt Lake City Weekly
• Policy Institute for Children
• Pitch Wars

Pam

Big Lake, MN, USA

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I have 14+ years experience in Bible, biblical, and Christian books, as well as cookbooks, memoirs, health/self-help, and women's fiction.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Women's Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Deborah

Woodstock, United States

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I have over 20 years' experience editing popular nonfiction and fiction, with a recent focus on psychology, philosophy, and current affairs.

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Economics, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Communication Initiative
• Freelance
• Alan Bernhard Creative Enterprises (ABCE)

Corinne

Boyne City, MI, USA

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12 years of experience and over 250 books. Best-selling authors Juliette Cross, T.S. Joyce, and John Ellsworth. Kensington and Carina Press.

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Fiction, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Fantasy, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Kensington Publishing
• Carina Press

Pamela

New York City, NY, USA

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Editing text to strengthen impact is my skill. Creating engaging cohesive culture, history, science, and food narratives are my specialties.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Design, Fashion & Textiles, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
• Sterling Publishing Company
• Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc.

Ray

Northampton, United States

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Developmental editing and copy editing for the nonfiction world: health, nutrition, fitness, tech, and entrepreneurship.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Sports & Outdoors, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, Computers & Internet, and Technology.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Winning Edits
• Rocket Code
• Amazon Services (Amazon.com)
• Smart Passive Income
• Buy Box Experts
• The Storied Future

Jenny

Redwood City, CA, USA

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Diligent, thoughtful, friendly editor with 25+ years of experience. Reading people's stories and making them better is my life's work.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Travel, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Health & Wellbeing, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• McGraw-Hill
• Cengage Learning
• Self-employed
• Publishing Solutions Group

Leslie

New York City, NY, USA

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I'm an editor of award-winning children's books, with over twenty years of experience working on picture books, middle grade, and YA novels.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Scholastic
• Freelance

Stevonnie

Jersey City, NJ, USA

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Hi! I'm just your typical geeky nonbinary copyeditor and proofreader. Mostly I've worked on nonfiction and middle-grade/YA fiction.

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

Work experience:

• Scholastic Book Clubs
• World Almanac Books
• Self-employed

Trace

New York City, NY, USA

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Editor specializing in spirituality, religion, and self-help with 25 years of experience at Penguin Random House and Paulist Press.

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

Work experience:

• Paulist Press
• Penguin Random House

Sam

New York City, NY, USA

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Former literary agent specializing in genre fiction - especially fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Here to help you find your voice!

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Urban Fantasy, Space Opera, Science Fiction, and Time Travel.

Work experience:

• Various Literary Agencies

Matt

Jersey City, NJ, USA

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I'm a literary agent with more than a decade of experience in genres spanning science fiction/fantasy, nonfiction, and graphic novels.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Comics Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Tobias Literary Agency
• David Black Agency
• Aaron Priest Agency
• Charles River Labs
• Penguin Random House
• New Leaf Literary & Media
• The Rights Factory

Peter

New York City, NY, USA

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Ex-UK journalist (Fleet St, BBC Radio), living in New York. Former NYC book editor now lit agent, book coach, author of fiction+nonfiction.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Fantasy, Children's, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Stephanie

Bedford, United States

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Don't ever fall for the trap of thinking you can be rigorous and academic OR engaging and clear--you can absolutely be both. I'll help you.

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, Life Sciences, Math & Science, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Keep Learning
• National Center for Science Education
• BiteScis

Sophia

New York City, NY, USA

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I'm currently an editor at HarperCollins. I love working collaboratively with writers at all stages of the process!

Genres: Coming of Age, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• HarperCollins Publishers
• The Paris Review
• MAYDAY Magazine
• Book Culture