The best short story book editing services

Erin L.

Seattle, Washington, United States

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24+ awards in writing and editing • 30+ books edited • Specialties include nonfiction and poetry • Ph.D. student, lit and creative writing

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Poetry, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, History, Nature, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Cavendish Square, Wiley, & other publishers
• Open Books: A Poem Emporium
• Killer Visual Strategies
• Various magazines
• The Kentucky Standard
• Sarabande Books
• Entre Ríos Books

Julie

New York, United States

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I'm an editor with nearly two decades of experience in publishing, most recently at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Middle Grade, Children's, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Amanda

Oakland, CA, USA

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Experienced copyeditor of 10+ years editing literary, scholarly, and children's lit. I prioritize partnership, quality, and kindness 📚

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Anthologies, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library
• The MIT Press
• Self-employed
• California Digital Library
• Pleaides: Literature in Context

Bess

Denver, CO, USA

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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

Deirdre

Casper, Wyoming, USA

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Trusted. Tested. True to you. I'll help you take your book from first draft to press-ready!

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Travel, and Cultural & Ethnic.

Work experience:

• The Ochberg Society for Trauma Journalism (Formerly Dart Society)
• Casper Star-Tribune
• Self-employed

Sarah Lyn

New York, NY, USA

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Developmental editor with 13 years of experience at publishers + lit mags. Here for your stories, essays, novels, memoirs, and hybrid work!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• Soft Skull Press
• Catapult Books
• Catapult (magazine)
• Penguin Random House
• Publishers Weekly
• Self-employed
• The Rumpus
• The Rumpus

Tom

Chicago, IL, USA

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Bring the power of my decades of editing experience to your manuscript. Special expertise in copy editing and proofreading.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Humanities & Social Sciences, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

• Nieman Inc
• McGraw-Hill Education
• Self-employed
• McDougal Littell / Houghton Mifflin
• John Hope Community Academy / Chicago Public Schools
• World Book Inc.

Warren

New York, NY, USA

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PhD with 15+years as editor and proofreader for nonfiction and plays. Author of three successful books and four plays.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Religion & Spirituality, Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Plays & Screenplays, and Short Story.

Work experience:

• Philadelphia Theatre Company
• The Gershman Y
• Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
• Association for Jewish Studies

Nathan

Chicago, IL, USA

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Writer and editor with 7+ years of experience. Has worked at the Kenyon Review, Tin House Books and Scholastic, among other publications.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Short Story, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Tin House Books
• MAYDAY Magazine
• Agate Publishing House
• The Kenyon Review
• Scholastic Inc. (Tangerine Press Imprint)

Sean

Hanson, KY, USA

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Proofreader/editor for 14+ years, reader for 40+, and as a lifelong fan, horror is my go-to genre.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Literary Fiction, and Anthologies.

Work experience:

• JournalStone/Trepidatio
• Bizarro Pulp Press
• Raw Dog Screaming Press

Diana

New York, NY, USA

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Diana M. P. is a Hugo Award-winning editor, expert in sci-fi, fantasy, horror, young adult, comics & middle grade.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Middle Grade, Children's, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Tor Books, Tor Teen, Starscape & Tor.com Publishing at Tom Doherty Associates
• Tor.com
• Science Fiction Book Club
• Self-employed
• Erewhon Books

David

Tampa, FL, USA

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A fiction/nonfiction copy editor and proofreader with 20+ years’ experience in journalism. I have an eye for detail and a love of deadlines.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Poetry, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Short Story.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• Various

Louise

Somerville, NJ 08876, USA

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A detail-oriented proofreader with experience in basic copyediting. I specialize in fiction, creative non-fiction, and memoirs.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Short Story, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

• The Literary Review at Fairleigh Dickinson University
• The Legislative Index of NJ
• Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Christopher

Calais, VT, USA

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I've been a freelance editor for 25 years, working with clients on novels and memoirs later published by Dutton, W.W. Norton, Scribner, etc.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Sarah

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Eagle-eyed former Bloomsbury editorial + production assistant with 10+ years experience in editing and proofreading fiction and nonfiction.

Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Bloomsbury Publishing

Jonathan

Beaufort, SC, USA

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Your developmental editor with a sales & marketing brain -- with 25+ years in small-press publishing, literary nonprofits & book reviewing

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Coming of Age, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Pat Conroy Literary Center
• Charleston Post and Courier
• University of South Carolina Press
• Southern Illinois University Press
• Self-employed

Pamela

Woodstock, IL, USA

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Developmental editor, writing coach; 25+ years helping fiction and memoir writers deepen and shape their work, and strengthen their voices.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Health & Wellbeing, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, and Short Story.

Work experience:

• DePaul University, Loyola University
• Multiple Chicago-Area Publishers
• Self-employed