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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

Meticulous copy and developmental editor of nonfiction, equipped with diverse industry experience and a masters in Publishing.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Adam 5 star rating

New York, NY, United States

I'm a New York City-based editor specializing in commercial nonfiction, and have worked on several NYT-bestselling titles.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Entertainment, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, and Technology.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Books
  • Abrams Books
  • Public Affairs Books
  • Perseus Books Group
  • The Overlook Press
  • Sterling Publishing
  • Apollo Publishers

Geoffrey 5 star rating

D.C., DC, United States

20 years experience editing nonfiction books for publishers (Thomas Nelson and Running Press). I love helping authors tell their story.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Running Press
  • Self-employed
  • Thomas Nelson Publishers

Barry 5 star rating

New York, United States

I am a content editor, copy editor, and proofreader. I specialize in nonfiction books.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Travel, Philosophy, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self Employed

Lisa 5 star rating

New York, NY, United States

Developmental editor of narrative nonfiction (and book proposals) with 35+ years' experience at major trade publishers in NYC.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Psychology, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • PublicAffairs
  • Self-employed
  • Carol Publishing Group
  • Viking Penguin
  • Random House
  • University of Texas
  • The Writers Studio

Cheryl 5 star rating

Greenfield, IN, USA

Indexer 20+ years at Macmillan Computer Publishing/Pearson Education. From computer manuals to travel guides, I'll index them all!

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Pearson
  • Self-employed

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Hannah 5 star rating

Somerville, MA, USA

Academic & nonfiction book editor specialized in poli sci, religion, history, health. Worked at Oxford University Press & Springer Nature.

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press
  • Springer Nature
  • The Fletcher Russia and Eurasia Program
  • Self-employed

Barbara 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Freelance editor living, working, playing piano, and running in the New York City area.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, Philosophy, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

  • Worth Publishers

Barry 5 star rating

Palm Harbor, FL, USA

Experienced book editor, specializing in spirituality, theology, history. Also interested in genre fiction. I love what I do.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Liturgical Press

Kellyn 5 star rating

Baltimore, MD, USA

Editor, proofreader, and writer working with multiple clients across varying industries.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Psychology.

Work experience:

  • Ploughshares
  • Self-employed
  • New Plains Review
  • Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Communications

Jesse 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Editor with a decade's experience working with best-selling and award-winning authors at Farrar, Straus & Giroux and Europa Editions.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, African American Fiction, Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Art, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Self-employed
  • NationBuilder
  • NY Book Editors
  • Europa Editions

Cassidy 5 star rating

New York, New York, USA

An editor at a Big 5 publisher with experience editing NYT bestsellers, specializing in adult commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romantic Comedy, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House

Teri 5 star rating

Santa Clarita, CA, USA

Does your book need an index? Major publishers and individual authors have utilized my indexing talents for 160+ books. You can too.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Psychology, Entertainment, DIY & Crafts, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Jared 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, USA

Editor with more than 15 years of experience. Specializes in Christian non-fiction, self-help and improvement, and biographies/memoirs.

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Children’s Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HIM Publications
  • Franklin Madison Group, LLC
  • ACLJ

David 5 star rating

Chapel Hill, NC, USA

I'm a versatile editor, writer, copy editor, fact-checker, and proofreader with experience in all types of print and digital media.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

  • Interlink Publishing
  • Level All
  • Indyweek.com

Vaneesa 5 star rating

Milwaukee, WI, USA

A PhD historian offering editing and indexing. I am a scholar at your service with the skills of an editor and the mind of a historian.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Philosophy, Historical Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Society for Historians of Foreign Relations (SHAFR)
  • UW-Madison

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