The best cookbook book copy editing services

Adaobi

Bronx, NY, United States

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I offer services in proofreading and copyediting for all genres, developmental editing of nonfiction, and project management.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Technology, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Manuscript Coordinator
• Self-employed
• Hachette Book Group
• McGraw-Hill Education
• Apress
• Project Lead The Way

Perrin

Chicago, IL, United States

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Cookbooks are my specialty—books I have edited have won or been finalists for James Beard, IACP, and Gourmand awards.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Economics, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• Agate Publishing
• Self-employed

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

Ashley

New Philadelphia, United States

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Editor of all things smart, inspiring, crafty, and culinary that enrich the soul. Helping authors put their best books forward since 2008.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Romance, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Religion & Spirituality, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Barbour Publishing
• Adams Media (Simon & Schuster) | BenBella Books | Page Street Publishing | Callisto Media

Margaret

Overland Park, KS, USA

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Copy editor and proofreader looking to help make your literary dreams come true!

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

• Andrews McMeel Universal
• AAPC Publishing

Kelly

Boston, MA, USA

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I am a meticulous, passionate copy editor who specializes in YA fiction and cookbooks and has worked with Random House and Simon & Schuster.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, Coming of Age, Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Middle Grade, Children's, New Adult, Young Adult, and Social & Family Issues.

Work experience:

• StayWell
• Self-employed
• New England Conservatory
• George Mason University

Gabrielle

New York, NY, USA

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An experienced non-fiction lifestyle editor who specializes in cooking, gift book, travel and outdoors categories.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Travel.

Work experience:

• Penguin Random House
• Extra Crispy (Time Inc.)
• Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies
• Thrillist

Hazel

Milwaukee, WI, USA

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A highly experienced editor in the fields of food, crafts, and travel.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

• Trusted Media Brands
• Kalmbach Publishing Co.
• Lapidary Journal/Primedia
• Business Traveller

Maxwell P.

Washington D.C., DC, USA

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Nonfiction lit agent spanning food, science, history, memoir, social issues, and more. Former Oxford UP editor. 3x James Beard Award winner.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Technology, Travel, True Crime, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Oxford University Press

Allison

San Francisco, CA, USA

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Seasoned editor and author coach of nonfiction books on personal development, spirituality, memoir, cookbooks, and more.

Genres: Home & Garden, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Biographies & Memoirs, Sex & Relationships, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

• PA Press
• Wonderwell Press
• Self-employed

Maxine

Austin, TX, USA

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Empathetic editor specializing in children's picture books. Industry expertise beyond editorial, formerly in publicity and literary agency.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Callisto Media
• HarperOne

Briehn

New York, NY, USA

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Copy editor and proofreader specializing in cookbooks and sex + relationships books with experience at Hearst Books.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

• Hearst
• Tonic3

Amy

Fairfield, CT, USA

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I am a food writer, editor, and proofreader with 25+ years' experience in print and digital, and specialize in recipe editing and cookbooks.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Abrams Books
• The Quarto Group NYC
• The Quarto Group

Carey

San Rafael, CA, United States

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I am an editor who loves helping authors revise and refine their work so it is clear, precise, and ready for publication.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Health & Wellbeing, Travel, Sports & Outdoors, Parenting & Families, and Design.

Work experience:

• Chronicle Books
• Self-employed

Anna

Barrington, RI, USA

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Editor of critically acclaimed works of narrative nonfiction, memoir, health and wellness, and more—with 20 years of industry experience

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Agriculture, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Experiment
• Globe Pequot Press
• HarperCollins
• Sobel Weber Associates

MJ

Boston, MA, USA

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Kind, meticulous proofreader of trade nonfiction and literary fiction. I've worked on books from Algonquin Books, HarperCollins, and more.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Humanities & Social Sciences, Contemporary Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

• The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
• Self-employed

Mari

Good Thunder, MN, USA

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Writer and editor with 15 years of experience in ed pub, with specializations in recipe/project books and graphic novels.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Comics Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Historical Fiction, Entertainment, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Capstone Publishing
• Book Buddy Media