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Geoffrey 5 star rating

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

Lila 5 star rating

New York, United States

I specialize in editing nonfiction and academic books, and I'll work with you based on your specific writing style, voice, needs, and goals.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Law, Political Science & Current Affairs, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sociology, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

George 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Successful collaboration-oriented book editor in the memoir, history, education, business, social justice, and personal development genres.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Career Guides, Political Science & Current Affairs, African American Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • UCLA Center for Communications and Community
  • Los Angeles Times

Chris 5 star rating

West Windsor, NJ, USA

Academic copy editor with more than 20 years of experience working on history, political science, and travel books and articles.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Stephan 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Professional editor of both fiction and nonfiction with experience working with bestselling and award-winning authors.

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

Work experience:

  • Skyhorse Publishing
  • Historical Journal of Massachusetts

Ryan 5 star rating

Los Angeles, United States

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

Gail Naron 5 star rating

New Orleans, United States

Editing of academic works, reports, and dissertations, with a focus on the social sciences, Jewish studies, humanities, and law

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Law, Political Science & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality, Psychology, and Economics.

Work experience:

  • Aptara, Westchester Publishing Services
  • Jewish Communal Service Association

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Adam 5 star rating

New York, NY, United States

I'm a New York City-based editor specializing in commercial nonfiction, and have worked on several NYT-bestselling titles.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Entertainment, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, and Technology.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Books
  • Abrams Books
  • Public Affairs Books
  • Perseus Books Group
  • The Overlook Press
  • Sterling Publishing
  • Apollo Publishers
  • Melville House Publishing

Elena 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Top-notch nonfiction editor for 30+ years. Simon and Schuster, Macmillan, Conde Nast, Hachette. Track record of acclaimed projects!

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Yoga Journal and San Francisco magazine

George 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Expert, supportive, and collaborative editor (copy, line, and developmental) for nonfiction books (academic & trade), articles, and essays

Genres: Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment, History, True Crime, and Sociology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Elizabeth 5 star rating

Washington D. C., DC, USA

Copy editor and proofreader specializing in history, regional interest, and environmental studies

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Sports & Outdoors, Transportation, Biographies & Memoirs, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Island Press
  • The History Press
  • University of South Carolina Press

Laura 5 star rating

New Hope, PA, USA

Editor with 25+ years’ experience and 140+ published books for SUNY Press, Cambridge UP, and Penn Press.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, History, and Sociology.

Work experience:

  • Freelance

A fiction/nonfiction copy editor and proofreader with 20+ years’ experience in journalism. I have an eye for detail and a love of deadlines.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Poetry, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Short Story.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • Various

Trade and academic nonfiction editor with a fourteen-year track record of finessing hundreds of authors' voices.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Amy 5 star rating

Grand Rapids, MI, USA

With many years' experience in academic publishing, I feel the importance of helping good scholarship speak energetically and relevantly.

Genres: Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Current Affairs, Literary Fiction, Fiction, and History.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • University of Michigan Press

Jennie 5 star rating

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

Peter 5 star rating

Glover, VT, USA

Savvy, experienced, professional editor and writer specializing in business, academic, and art titles.

Genres: Technology, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Computers & Internet, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Sociology, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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