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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

Matthew 5 star rating

New York, United States

Editor and writing coach specializing in literary fiction, thrillers, memoir and other narrative nonfiction, business books, and self-help.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Short Story, Mystery & Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Graduate Writing Program, Columbia University
  • Self-employed

Adam 5 star rating

Asheville, United States

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

Perrin 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, United States

Cookbooks are my specialty—books I have edited have won or been finalists for James Beard, IACP, and Gourmand awards.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Economics, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Agate Publishing
  • Self-employed

Jennifer 5 star rating

Yucaipa, California, USA

Developmental editor with over 19 years of experience specializing in Christian fiction, nonfiction, and sweet romance. Edited at Zondervan.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Zondervan/HarperCollins

Christopher 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

NYT #1 bestselling author, editor & book coach (Hachette, Penguin Random House). I'll help you write a gripping book of your own.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • AWOL Media, Inc.

Glenn 5 star rating

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Experienced editor for university presses (MIT, Harvard, etc.) and scholars (Princeton, U of Toronto, etc.); published award-winning books.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, History, Law, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Frederick News-Post
  • Capital News Service (Washington, D.C.)
  • American Journalism Review

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Ariel 5 star rating

Chattanooga, TN, USA

Development and acquisitions editor with 10 years' experience in nonfiction publishing working with bestselling authors.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Health & Wellbeing, Business & Management, Biographies & Memoirs, Inspirational, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Corwin
  • Self-employed

Cathy 5 star rating

Annapolis, MD, USA

Formerly with Hachette Book Group and Columbia University Press. Over fifteen years of experience editing award-winning nonfiction titles.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Permanent Press

Bess 5 star rating

Denver, CO, USA

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

Edward 5 star rating

Murray, KY, United States

Experienced editor of nonfiction books (esp. spirituality/self-help). Copy edits and proofreading draw on my work as an author and MDiv.

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Inspirational, Business & Management, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Gregory 5 star rating

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

Rachel 5 star rating

Cincinnati, OH, USA

Copyediting and proofreading professional with a passion for quality, a keen eye for detail, and 18 years of experience.

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Writing & Publishing, Career Guides, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, and Home & Garden.

Work experience:

  • Barefoot Proximity
  • Writer's Digest/F+W Media
  • North Light Crafts and Krause Publications/F+W Media
  • CreativeFuse

Robert 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

Editor and publishing consultant based in NYC. Owned and operated a literary agency and an Indie publisher. Hardwired for storytelling.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Medical Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Astor + Blue Editions
  • Robert A. and Associates Literary

Alicia 5 star rating

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

Trade and academic nonfiction editor with a fourteen-year track record of finessing hundreds of authors' voices.

Genres: Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Health & Wellbeing, Business & Management, Biographies & Memoirs, Parenting & Families, Political Science & Current Affairs, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Julie 5 star rating

Greenwich, CT, USA

I have edited hundreds of books over a decade at Skyhorse Publishing. I take a thorough approach and pride myself on attention to detail.

Genres: Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, True Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, and History.

Work experience:

  • Skyhorse Publishing
  • Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

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