The best copy editors for hire near New York

Fran

New York, United States

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Results driven editor, formerWriters House Bridgerton agent, edited major award winners, working from slush pile to success in publishing.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Writers House
• youbloom music festival

Cassidy

New York, New York, USA

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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

Brooke

New York, NY, United States

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Passionate picture book editor with 15+ years' editorial experience for companies including Disney and Penguin.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Disney Publishing Worldwide
• Penguin Random House
• Sterling Publishing

Lindsey

New York, United States

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Experienced editor from a Big Five publisher specializing in mystery, suspense, and thrillers.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Action & Adventure, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Grand Central Publishing
• Crooked Lane Books

Jenny

New York, NY, USA

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Expert editor of genre and literary fiction as well as creative nonfiction, including work with NYT bestselling authors.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Tim

New York, NY, USA

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I work in the food and drink space, with heavy crossover into self-help and fantasy. I like to think of myself as specializing in escapes.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Media Lab Books

Cynthia

New York, NY, USA

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Developmental and copy editor (Penguin Random House) of award-winning fiction and nonfiction. Former publisher and EIC of 19+ years.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Self
• Prick of the Spindle, Inc.: A Nonprofit Literary Journal
• Aqueous Books
• Hoffman Media, Victoria Magazine
• International Association Management, LLC

Margaret

New York, NY, USA

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Developmental editor and writer on college art, history, humanities texts. Excellent line editor, proofreader, and copy editor, too.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, History, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Kimberley

New York, NY, USA

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Editor of literary fiction and narrative nonfiction, with a focus in diverse/underrepresented voices that challenge the status quo.

Genres: Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Women's Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Skyhorse Publishing
• Gaudy Boy

Rachel

New York, NY, USA

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A thoughtful, voice-driven editor with nearly a decade of experience in socially conscious nonfiction and select speculative fiction 📖

Genres: LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

• Hachette Book Group
• Simon & Schuster
• Columbia University Press
• David Black Literary Agency
• The New Press

Lynne

New York, NY, USA

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Editor with 12+ years' experience across all genres, specializing in illustrated non-fiction

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Design, Fashion & Textiles, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Photography.

Work experience:

• Melcher Media
• Regan Arts
• Phaidon Press

Ian

New York, NY, USA

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I'm a Brooklyn-based editor with over 1,000 books to my name, including THE NIGHT MANAGER and DUNE.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Career Guides, Literary Fiction, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Time Out New York
• The New York Times Magazine
• Simon & Schuster
• Rolling Stone
• HarperCollins
• Penguin Random House
• Macmillan
• Hachette

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

Loren

New York, NY, USA

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Copy editor, development editor, dramaturg, and sometime writer. 20+ years in adult trade publishing, currently at Penguin Random House.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Plays & Screenplays, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Writing & Publishing, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House
• Self

Trevor

New York, NY, USA

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Writer/editor with past clients including Newsweek, WWE, Disney. Left-handed, right-brained, down to do any non-fiction, up for a challenge!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Entertainment, Health & Wellbeing, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

• Topix Media Lab
• Paste Magazine

Dakota

New York, NY, USA

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Seasoned editor & published writer with a passion for literature & language—in particular: poetry, essay collections, & children's books

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Biographies & Memoirs, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Nature.

Work experience:

• Atmosphere Press
• Crazyhorse Magazine
• The Georgia Review
• University of Bahrain

Julie A.

New York, NY, USA

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Line and copy editor focusing on far-away places in literary fiction, sci-fi, poli-sci, and tech. Experience at HarperCollins and more.

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sociology, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Flashpoint Intelligence
• HarperCollins Publishers
• Council on Foreign Relations
• Self-employed