The best copy editors for hire near Los Angeles

Ryan

Los Angeles, United States

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Detail-obsessed proofreader and copyeditor with 20 years of Big Five and indie experience. Let’s polish your manuscript to perfection!

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Legal Thriller, Technothriller, and Psychological Thriller.

Work experience:

• Penguin Group USA
• Phoenix Books
• Omnicom Production/Deutsch LA
• Self-employed

Agnieszka

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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A grammar and language savant with 10+ years proofreading/copyediting nonfiction. Knowledgeable about art, foreign languages and cultures.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, ELT, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• EMBER Magazine
• SAGE Publishing
• Hayden-McNeil Publishing (Macmillan Learning)
• Berlitz

Genevieve

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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A friendly, easy-to-work-with editor and proofreader who will catch your mistakes, enhance your writing, and will also make you laugh.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Science Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Humor & Comedy, Action & Adventure, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, and Plays & Screenplays.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Erik

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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From the minutiae of copy editing to the development of craft and style, I will help take your writing to the next level.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Short Story, Writing & Publishing, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Evan

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Bestselling writer. 10+ years helping social scientists and creative writers turn concepts and drafts into traditionally published work.

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Sociology, and Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Hugo House
• U.C. Berkeley

Erin

Los Angeles, United States

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Experienced writer, editor and agent with an MFA in Creative Writing. I have edited NYT bestsellers, including The Maze Runner. 15+ years

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade Fantasy, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, and Urban Fantasy.

Work experience:

• The Industry
• tNY Press
• Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
• Self-employed

Madeleine

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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I have nine years of professional experience with presses and universities. I can help you polish your work into something spectacular!

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Red Hen Press
• Mills College
• Scripps College
• Snowflake

Jay

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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I’m passionate about words and sentences and well-told stories. Helping manuscripts find their fullest potential is one of my greatest joys

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Coming of Age, Science Fiction, and Cultural & Ethnic.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Dana

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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I’m a proofreader working in health, lifestyle, travel, and architecture/design. Degree in print journalism. Bestseller experience.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Design, and Travel.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Mammoth Resorts
• The Daily Trojan
• AUX Architecture
• Communication Arts + Design, Inc.

Briana

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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A developmental and copy editor with a decade of editorial experience. I have a keen eye for what makes a good fiction story flow well.

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Cedar Fort Publishing and Media
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• Employee Solutions Group

Alayna

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Detail-oriented copyeditor with seven years of experience at a big-five publisher. Particular expertise in contemporary romance and fantasy!

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Holiday.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Sandra

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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I'm a best-selling, award-winning British author, developmental and line editor, specialising in memoir . Based in Los Angeles and the U.K.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Action & Adventure, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Maithy

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Editor of children's literature. I was the associate editor of the brand behind the best-selling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Coming of Age, Anthologies, and Picture Books.

Work experience:

• Rebel Girls
• Underdog Bookstore
• Scholastic Book Fairs

Julia

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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I'm a former children's book publishing professional, specializing in editing children's and young adult fiction of all genres.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Sheldon Fogelman Agency
• Scholastic
• Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency
• Folio Literary Management

Eve

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Award-winning Simon and Schuster author. Former literary agent. 20 years editing experience. Specialize in queries/pitches/synopses.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, True Crime, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Jill Corcoran Literary Agency (Now part of Transatlantic Agency)
• Simon and Schuster/Simon Pulse
• University of California (UCLA and UCSD)

Nancy

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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I have content edited, copy edited and proofread a variety of book genres including thrillers, romance, comedic, and contemporary fiction.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

• MCA Publishing Rights, Universal Studio
• Broadthink
• NCJ Publishing Services, a division of Creative Projects Group

Halley

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Experienced editor passionate about collaborating to polish your manuscript—mysteries, thrillers, and select nonfiction—to meet your goals.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Career Guides, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Wiley
• Self-employed
• Putnam