Short Story Editing Services
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Hire top freelance short story book editing professionals on Reedsy. Get your manuscript polished in three easy steps: sign up, upload your project brief, and request quotes from professionals of your choice!
Seattle, Washington, United States
24+ awards in writing and editing • 30+ books edited • Specialties include nonfiction and poetry • Ph.D. student, lit and creative writing
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Poetry, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, History, Nature, Children’s Non-Fiction
Slippery Rock, PA, United States
I help make dreams come true – deep guidance for developing writers and a final polish for seasoned authors.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Book Coaching book-coaching
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Education & Reference, Cultural & Ethnic, Anthologies, Writing & Publishing
New York, United States
Experienced freelance book editor with a particular interest in literary fiction and memoir.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Short Story, Coming of Age, Literary Fiction
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Editor of children's literature. I was the associate editor of the brand behind the best-selling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment
Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Literary Fiction, Coming of Age, Anthologies, Biographies & Memoirs, Picture Books
New York, NY, USA
I'm a supportive, author-focused book editor of nonfiction titles, translations, and select novels.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Women's Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Entertainment, Nature, Psychology
Verona, NJ, USA
I’m a Filipino-American writer-editor who proofreads, copy edits, and sensitivity reads. Let's upgrade your project.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading
Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Short Story
St. Louis, MO, USA
Editor of short stories, most recently selected for Best American Short Stories 2017 and PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2018.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Coming of Age, Short Story, Literary Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction
Northampton, MA, USA
Editor, Orion Magazine. Storytelling through nature, science, memoir, history.
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Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review
Genres: Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Nature, Travel, Humanities & Social Sciences
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