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Megan
New York, NY, United States
Former Kensington editor with 17 years' experience, specializing in romance, mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, & YA. Let's make your project shine!
Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Fantasy, Romantic Comedy, Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, and Historical Romance.
Work experience:
- Kensington Publishing
- Harlequin
- Kaplan
- Self-employed
Stacey
Arvada, CO, USA
Twenty years professionally editing cozy mysteries and more. Gentle and detailed with clients. Most get published! Award-winning writer.
Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Coming of Age, and Thriller & Suspense.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Dori
Bend, OR, USA
Full-time editor and author coach, specializing in memoirs, nonfiction and fiction, esp. Christian contemporary and historical
Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Redemption Press
- Kregel
- Our Daily Bread
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Patrick
New York, NY, United States
Hands-on, thoughtful editor specializing in memoir, self-help, thriller, mystery, suspense, and YA fiction. Formerly of Simon and Schuster.
Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Entertainment, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.
Work experience:
- Self-Employed
- Simon & Schuster / Simon Pulse
- Simon & Schuster / Simon Spotlight Entertainment (SSE) and Gallery Books
- International Creative Management (ICM)
- Matt DeCoursey Enterprises / Realist Books
Larissa
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Queer Latine book editor, literary agent, and sensitivity reader w/ a decade of experience helping make literary and genre fiction shine.
Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, and Romance.
Work experience:
- Dottir Press
- Self-employed
- Tessera Editorial
- Hub City Press
- Jill Grinberg Literary Management
- Azantian Literary Agency
Robyn
Abilene, Texas, USA
Specializing in YA, fantasy, comedy, mystery, and faith-based manuscripts through review, development, content editing, and author coaching.
Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Humor & Comedy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Business & Management, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.
Work experience:
- (Texas-Based Publishing Service)
- Creative Word Editing
- HarperCollins/Blink YA
- ACU Press & Leafwood Publishers
- Self Employed
Victoria
Oakland, CA, USA
I edit fiction and nonfiction. Anne Perry, Caroline Leavitt, Robb Forman Dew are among my clients. I do not edit sci-fi or fantasy novels.
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, and Anthologies.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
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Hanna
Port Isabel, Texas, USA
Experienced Copy Editor specializing in Crime Thrillers and Sci-Fi, with several clients on the Amazon UK Top Ten Most Read Authors on KU
Genres: Time Travel, Science Fiction, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, and Thriller & Suspense.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Heather
Loveland, OH, USA
I am an editor specializing in romance of all subgenres, including Contemporary, Fantasy, and Urban Fantasy. Worked at Tor/Forge, Macmillan.
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Romantic Suspense, Dark Romance, and Romantic Fantasy.
Work experience:
- Samhain Publishing
- Tor Books
- Ellora's Cave Publishing
- Self-employed
Leslie
Sequim, WA, USA
I specialize in fast, high-quality editing and coaching for professional and high-output authors and publishers in commercial fiction.
Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Gaming & LitRPG, and Fantasy.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- The Bellingham Review
- Washington State Kappan
- The Buccaneer, Peninsula College
Shire
Berkeley, CA, USA
A fiction/non-fiction editor with wide-ranging interests, I specialize in refining the elements of good writing: voice, style, and grammar.
Genres: Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, and Romance.
Work experience:
- Inkshares
- Lost Roads Press
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- New Directions
Martin Roy
San Diego, CA, USA
Professional editor and national award-winning author with a wide range of experience in fiction and nonfiction publishing.
Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Cozy Mysteries, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, and Writing & Publishing.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Naval Health Research Center
- San Diego Business Journal
- San Diego Magazine
- The Log Newspapers
- Palm Springs Desert Sun
Elizabeth
Los Angeles, CA, USA
20+ year proofreader and copyeditor, incl. Disney Publishing and Hallmark Books. Fantasy, sci-fi, mystery/thriller, horror (Adult, MG, YA).
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Epic Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.
Work experience:
- Disney Publishing Worldwide
- Freelance
- Renaissance Literary & Talent
- Luna Station Quarterly
- NBCUniversal, Inc.
- Dreamspinner Press
- eLance
- Alpha Pictures
- Hallmark Books
- Self-employed
Sandra
Austin, TX, USA
18 years editing fiction for publishers like HarperCollins and Penguin Random House. Love working on contemporary, YA, fantasy, and romance.
Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Penguin
Nicole
Avoca, PA, USA
Editor for indie and querying authors with 12+ years of in-house experience as both acquisitions and project editor. Fiction and nonfiction.
Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Women's Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Northeast Editing, Inc.
- Self-employed
Kristen
San Francisco, CA, USA
PhD-trained editor helping experienced fiction writers elevate their craft with kind, insightful feedback and strategic guidance
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, and Coming of Age.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Chronicle Books
- Columbia University
Heather
San Diego, CA, USA
Copy/Line Editor│Proofreader │Indexer: 15 years in business specializing in B2B (AWS/Amazon), finance, law, children's, and education.
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, Education & Reference, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.
Work experience:
- Self-employed





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