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RuthAnne 5 star rating

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Editor specializing in romance and YA, with additional copyediting and proofreading experience. Published author with Sky Pony Press.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Coming of Age, Young Adult, and Romantic Comedy.

Work experience:

  • Deseret Book/Shadow Mountain Publishing
  • University of Utah
  • Blue Ocean Brain
  • Salt Lake City Weekly
  • Policy Institute for Children
  • Pitch Wars

Howard 5 star rating

Traverse City, MI, USA

I specialize in editing fiction and nonfiction with Jewish themes, helping authors find their unique voices.

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Business & Management, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Alliance of Independent Authors
  • Self-employed
  • Foreword Reviews
  • Vine Leaves Press

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.

Corinne 5 star rating

Boyne City, MI, USA

12 years of experience and over 250 books. Best-selling authors Juliette Cross, T.S. Joyce, and John Ellsworth. Kensington and Carina Press.

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Fiction, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Fantasy, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Kensington Publishing
  • Carina Press

Griffin 5 star rating

Park City, UT, USA

Book Editor | Fiction Developmental Editor | Copyediting and Proofreading Services.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller & Suspense, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Melissa Ann 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

Former Senior Editor at Tor/Forge, edits award-winning & bestselling genre fiction for adult readers: sf/f, horror, mystery, thriller, etc.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Mystery & Crime, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Medical Thriller.

Work experience:

  • Tor Books
  • Berkley Publishing Group

Robert 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

Editor and publishing consultant based in NYC. Owned and operated a literary agency and an Indie publisher. Hardwired for storytelling.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Medical Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Astor + Blue Editions
  • Robert A. and Associates Literary

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Lia 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

NYC-based nonfiction editor with over a decade of experience. I specialize in business and management, self-help, spirituality, and memoir.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, True Crime, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, New Age, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Callisto Media
  • Diversion Books
  • John Wiley and Sons
  • Self-employed

Lisha 5 star rating

Kansas City, MO, USA

I am a fiction, nonfiction, and technical editor and proofreader. I am also a traditionally published author of children's books.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Olsson
  • Self-employed

Andrea 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

Editor with two+ decades of experience at both small and large (big five) publishers, specializing in YA, children's, and illustrated works.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, LGBTQ Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Comics Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Lion Forge Comics
  • Andrews McMeel Publishing

Kate 5 star rating

Cleveland, OH, United States

Versatile, collaborative nonfiction editor with a master's degree in creative writing and seven years' experience editing education books.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • Solution Tree
  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  • Solution Tree Press

Sam 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

Former literary agent specializing in genre fiction - especially fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Here to help you find your voice!

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Urban Fantasy, Space Opera, Science Fiction, and Time Travel.

Work experience:

  • Various Literary Agencies

Steven 5 star rating

Vermont, United States

Intuitive, expert editor with 30 yrs experience teaching fiction writing at a major university. Well-published, knowledgeable, honest, kind.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Middle Grade, Children's, Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Miami University, Oxford, OH
  • Colby College, Waterville,ME
  • Self-employed

Eli 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

5+ years experience at Tor/Tordotcom editing award-winning SF/F novels, novellas, & short stories

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Short Story, Space Opera, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Tor Publishing Group
  • Reactor (formerly Tor.com)
  • The New Press
  • Ooligan Press
  • Orbit

Amy 5 star rating

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

I am an editor, literary agent, writing coach and copywriter. I've been working with authors to hone their manuscripts for 20+ years.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Janklow & Nesbit Associates
  • Self-employed

Fran 5 star rating

New York, United States

Results driven editor, formerWriters House Bridgerton agent, edited major award winners, working from slush pile to success in publishing.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Writers House
  • youbloom music festival

Jeanine 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

Best-selling book developer, dedicated talent nurturer, and enthusiastic editor of fiction and nonfiction for ages 0 to teen.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Parenting & Families, Middle Grade, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Romantic Comedy, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Callisto Media
  • Parragon Books
  • Playmore Inc. Publishers
  • Parachute Publishing

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