17+ Best politics copy editors for hire in the United States

Paul

Los Angeles, United States

I excel at copy-editing, proofreading, developmental editing, ghostwriting, all kinds of collaborating — fiction, nonfiction, humor, & more.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Anthologies, Music, Entertainment, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed

Barry

New York, United States

I am a content editor, copy editor, and proofreader. I specialize in nonfiction books.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Travel, Philosophy, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

Self Employed

Geoffrey

D.C., DC, United States

20 years experience editing nonfiction books for publishers (Thomas Nelson and Running Press). I love helping authors tell their story.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Running Press
Self-employed
Thomas Nelson Publishers

Deborah

Woodstock, United States

I have over 20 years' experience editing popular nonfiction and fiction, with a recent focus on psychology, philosophy, and current affairs.

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Economics, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Self-employed
The Communication Initiative
Freelance
Alan Bernhard Creative Enterprises (ABCE)

Paulette

Kearneysville, WV, USA

Copyeditor/proofreader since 1992, with both freelance and in-house editing and proofreading experience (nonfiction and fiction)

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Self-employed

David

Chapel Hill, NC, USA

I'm a versatile editor, writer, copy editor, fact-checker, and proofreader with experience in all types of print and digital media.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

Interlink Publishing
Level All
Indyweek.com

Alice

San Francisco, CA, USA

10 years specializing in copy-editing for academic non-fiction. Communication, depth, and precision for any manuscript.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

Grammarly
Stanford University
Shmoop
Russian Life Magazine

Jesse

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Editor with a decade's experience working with best-selling and award-winning authors at Farrar, Straus & Giroux and Europa Editions.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, African American Fiction, Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Art, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Self-employed
NationBuilder
NY Book Editors
Europa Editions

Steven P.

Saint Louis, MO, USA

Motivated, versatile editor with many years of experience in book publishing. Ph.D. in U.S. History (specialties: religion and politics).

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Oxford University Press, University of Pennylvania Press, and other publishers

Kellyn

Boston, MA, USA

Copyeditor, proofreader, and writer working with Random House as a mentee and freelancer and with Ploughshares as the blog copyeditor.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Psychology.

Work experience:

Ploughshares
Self-employed
New Plains Review
Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Communications

Brooke

New Jersey, United States

I'm a career editor with a love of the perfectly crafted sentence, specializing in travel, memoir, literary fiction, and women's lit.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Modern Africa magazine
West Africa magazine
Rowman & Littlefield
Drew Magazine
Rutgers University Press
Henry Holt & Co.
St. Martin's Press
IPC Media
Australian Broadcasting Corp
James Curry Publishers
Zed Books
KnoWEwell, PCB

Jennie

Wilmington, VT, USA

Proofreader and copy editor specializing in fiction and literary nonfiction. Twenty years' experience with premier New York publishers.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellbeing, Historical Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

Other Press
Holt
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Melville House
Anchor/Vintage
Flatiron/Celadon

Michael

Portland, OR, USA

History professor who loves to engage with good ideas.

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

Work experience:

Pacific Northwest College of Art
The European Physical Journal
Cambridge University
King's Review Magazine

Lilith

New York, NY, USA

Academic book editor with a decade of experience editing 100+ books in psychology, non-fiction, biography, and the social sciences.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Biographies & Memoirs, Computers & Internet, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Philosophy, and Sociology.

Work experience:

Springer
McGraw-Hill Education
Oxford University Press
Rowman & Littlefield
Guilford Press

Mike

Winter Park, CO, USA

20+ years in publishing.Ghostwritten 3 NYT bestsellers, edited/co-written/coached 50 Amazon #1s. Genres: nonfiction, business, career, faith

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Health & Wellbeing, Parenting & Families, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Career Guides.

Work experience:

Self-employed

K.J.

Savannah, GA, USA

Publisher, Executive Editor, and Consultant w/over 20 years experience shaping publishing/media projects in both fiction and non-fiction.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Cultural & Ethnic, Themes & Motifs, Photography, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

Digital, Print, and Multimedia Publishing Company (Fiction/Non-Fiction)

Dennis

Portland, Maine, USA

Manuscript Editor and Proofreader. Your partner for a book that is clear, compelling, and a pleasure to read.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management, Contemporary Fiction, and Fiction.

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