The best developmental editors for hire near Portland

Nadja

Portland, ME, USA

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Children's literature expert with 7 years of editorial experience, an MFA in Writing for Children, and a middle-school teacher's perspective

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Friends School of Portland (Previous: Okemo Mountain School; George Jackson Academy)
• Self-employed
• Northshire Bookstore (Previous: Books of Wonder)

Gregory

Portland, ME, USA

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Editor for several New York Times, WSJ, and Amazon.com best-selling authors. Great stories change lives. I'd love to help tell yours.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Technology, and Sociology.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Rebecca

Portland, OR, USA

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20+ years' writing, editorial, and content-creation experience in books and magazines. Specializing in illustrated nonfiction.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Travel, Antiques & Collectibles, and Design.

Work experience:

• QPG
• Self-employed

Melinda

Portland, OR, USA

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Editor of 8+ years specializing in YA, dystopia, speculative, & sci-fi. MA Book Publishing. Let's turn your obstacles into opportunities.

Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Post-Apocalyptic, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Ooligan Press
• Self-employed
• Overcup Press
• Chemeketa Press

Avalon

Portland, OR, USA

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Award-winning editor transforming manuscripts into bestsellers. 10+ years crafting fiction, memoir & nonfiction with major publishers.

Genres: Romantic Comedy, Romance, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, and Travel.

Work experience:

• Inkshares
• Umano
• Sasquatch Books
• Blue Star Press

Chloë

Portland, OR, USA

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Spirituality/Sexuality non-fiction editor with fiction experience. Enthusiastic and fun to work with!

Genres: Sex & Relationships, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• Northwest Institute on Intimacy
• Self-employed
• Pushfins
• GR0

Rachel

Portland, OR, USA

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Dedicated and astute developmental, line, and copy editor with over a decade of experience. Specializes in literary fiction.

Genres: Literary Fiction and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Ruminate Magazine
• Perseus Books Group
• West Virginia University Press
• Self-employed

Nevin

Portland, OR, United States

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My goal is to guide writers to their best work, to coach them in eloquence and clarity, to lead them to their best stories and storytelling.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Scholastic
• Penguin Random House
• Government Technology magazine
• Self-employed
• Green Bean Books
• Portland State University

Nora

United States

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Meticulous copy and developmental editor of nonfiction, equipped with diverse industry experience and a masters in Publishing.

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Sam Rose

Portland, OR, USA

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Lyric or narrative, explorations of identity, family, grief or love—I'm excited to read your poetry and help make it the best it can be.

Genres: Poetry and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Beth

Maineville, United States

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Seasoned editor and proofreader with more than 20 years of experience in multiple genres. I have worked with several best-selling authors!

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Science Fiction, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

• Self-Employed

Christopher

Gallatin, United States

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Accomplished editor specializing in general and Christian non-fiction. Editor of 60 published books. Here to help you tell your story!

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Philosophy, Education & Reference, Inspirational, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• B&H Academic
• Moody Publishers
• Lexham Press and Kirkdale Press
• Self-employed

Brittany

Rye, United States

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Experienced cookbook editor and proofreader with a background in nonfiction publishing.

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

Work experience:

• Cider Mill Press Book Publishers
• Book Passage Bookstore
• Saint Mary's College of California
• MARY: A Journal of New Writing
• The Music Hall

Jessica

Jacksonville, United States

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Award-winning freelance editor Jessica provides practical, marketable revision advice to clients on all six habitable continents.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Historical Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Women's Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

• Writers House
• St. Martin's Press
• Fox Literary LLC
• Self-employed

Candace

Portland, OR, USA

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My background in traditional publishing led me to specialize in nonfiction self-help/self-improvement /mind-body-spirit books and proposals.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Inspirational, New Age, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Health Communications, Inc., publisher of the original Chicken Soup for the Soul series

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

Laurel

Portland, ME, USA

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I am an experienced editor specializing in K–12 education, memoir, and other nonfiction.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, Humanities & Social Sciences, Poetry, and Fiction.

Work experience:

• Solution Tree Press
• Marzano Resources
• The Creator Institute