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Vanessa 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Editor at PRH with experience editing nonfiction, literary fiction, and graphic novels

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Alfred A. Knopf
  • SJGA

Andrea 5 star rating

Collegeville, PA, USA

Copyeditor and proofreader specializing in children’s and adult fiction and nonfiction, including comics, memoirs, cookbooks, and fantasy.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, and New Age.

Work experience:

  • Epic Originals
  • Rodale Books
  • Self-employed
  • Union Square & Co.
  • Running Press

Lee 5 star rating

Sacramento, CA, USA

I am comics. I am thematic storytelling. I am writing and editing with intention. I am the process that helps creators achieve their goals.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Humor & Comedy, and Themes & Motifs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Nikki 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Supportive and collaborative book Editor with more than a decade in children's publishing

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

James 5 star rating

Fort Collins, CO, USA

I help genre fiction & comics writers see what isn’t working, strengthen tension and conflict, and hook readers from page one.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Middle Grade, Children's, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Jeppesen/Boeing

Nicole 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I'm a copy editor and proofreader with over eight years of experience for major book publishers, magazines, and digital publications.

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Humor & Comedy, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Technology, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

  • Adweek
  • Best Lawyer
  • Scholastic

Rebecca 5 star rating

Creston, NC, USA

Developmental editor + published author / 20 years experience / I love to mentor writers in both early and later-stage planning and revision

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult, Romance, LGBTQ Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Cultural & Ethnic, Coming of Age, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • UNC Asheville
  • Self-employed
  • Pitch Wars
  • Writing in the Margins
  • SCBWI Carolinas

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Alana Joli 5 star rating

New Haven, CT, USA

Editor, proofreader, author, and game designer with 20+ years of experience in science fiction, fantasy, and children's nonfiction.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Anthologies, Epic Fantasy, Space Opera, Science Fiction, and Time Travel.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Outland Entertainment
  • Gale Cengage

Sirah 5 star rating

Boston, MA, USA

Careful inspections, thorough explanations, and considerate guidance for inclusive picture books and middle grade novels.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Proofreader for light novels, manga, graphic novels, and children's fiction with experience at Macmillan Children's and Yen Press.

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Comics & Graphic Novels, Young Adult, and LGBTQ Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Yen Press
  • Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

Caitlin 5 star rating

Sunderland, MA, USA

I love a good story! I specialize in writing and editing children's books and K-8 educational materials.

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Center for Responsive Schools
  • Pioneer Valley Books
  • Evaluation Systems Group of Pearson

Gabriela 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Author/editor for middle grade, young adult novels, and graphic novels. I specialize in thrillers, horror, and fantasy.

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Self-Employed

Gene 5 star rating

Houston, United States

Creative, experienced editor of novels, children's books, and poetry. Let's prepare your manuscript for publication together.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Poetry, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Uptown Stories
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Scholastic
  • HarperEntertainment
  • Daniel Weiss Associates/17th Street Productions
  • Denver Quarterly
  • San Jacinto College South

Jamie 5 star rating

Yonkers, NY, USA

I am an experienced Senior Editor/Proofreader specializing in comic books, graphic novels, young adult literature, and children's fiction.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Middle Grade, Children's, Short Story, Anthologies, Coming of Age, Humor & Comedy, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Archie Comic Publications, Inc.

Dabian 5 star rating

Columbia, SC, USA

Editor. 15 years. Ph.D. in English. Academic, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction, Fiction, Screenplays, Comics, African American, Black Studies.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Inspirational, Plays & Screenplays, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Wiley

Rebecca 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Experienced, meticulous, and collaborative copy editor/proofreader with a YA/middle grade/kid lit focus (and a bad slash habit)

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Comics & Graphic Novels, Young Adult, and Short Story.

Work experience:

  • Holiday House Publishing, Inc.
  • Scholastic Inc.
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
  • Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
  • TriAd Media Solutions, Inc.

Teodoro 5 star rating

Jacksonville, FL, USA

Proven Comic and Graphic Novel editor with years of experience shepherding industry heavyweights' stories from pitch to comic shelf.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • AfterShock Comics
  • VISUALL
  • Mad Cave Studios, Maverick, Papercutz
  • Sandstorm & Little Storm Comics

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