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John

John

St. Louis, MO, USA

20+ years as a development editor, copy editor, and proofreader, in both nonfiction and fiction. Former MFA faculty and author of 4 books.


Work experience:

  • The Common Reader, Washington University in St. Louis
  • McNeese State MFA program
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Travel

Katie

Katie

St. Louis, MO, USA

Award-winning, book-loving developmental editor, with 25 years of experience, looking for projects in need of a firm hand and keen eye.


Work experience:

  • Katie Hall Editorial
  • Oklahoma University Press
  • Random House, Inc (Bantam Books, Random House, and Doubleday)

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Health & Wellbeing, History, Political Science & Current Affairs, Economics, Religion & Spirituality, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Casey

Casey

St. Louis, MO, USA

Editor with five years of experience. Specializing in memoirs and self-help, but open to all genres.


Work experience:

  • Casey Peta

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Proofreading proofreading

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences

Bruna

Bruna

St. Louis, MO, USA

Editor of short stories, most recently selected for Best American Short Stories 2017 and PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2018.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • And Other Stories

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Coming of Age, Short Story, Literary Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction

George

George

St. Louis, MO, USA

A published author and seasoned editor leveraging years of experience in children's fiction to help writers thrive.


Work experience:

  • Pitch Wars, Write Mentor, Author Mentor Match
  • George Jreije Editorial
  • Gotham Writers

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Query Letter Review query-letter-review

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Contemporary Fiction

Nicole

Nicole

St. Louis, MO, USA

Thorough, collaborative, experienced. I specialize in developmental and substantive editing of non-fiction, educational, and tech material.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • O'Reilly Media
  • Pearson

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, Engineering, Math & Science, Life Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Technology, Computers & Internet

Amber

Amber

St Paul, MN, USA

Children's fiction and nonfiction editor. With 14+ years' exp. developing book ideas for publishers, I can help get your book ready to sell.


Work experience:

  • Red Line Editorial / North Star Editions
  • Capstone
  • Amber Editorial
  • Pearson
  • PDI Ninth House
  • Lerner Publishing Group

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books

Steven P.

Steven P.

Saint Louis, MO, USA

Motivated, versatile editor with 15 years of experience in book publishing. Ph.D. in U.S. History (specialties: religion and politics).


Work experience:

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

Services: Editing editing Developmental Editing developmental-editing Copy Editing copy-editing Editorial Assessment editorial-assessment Proofreading proofreading Query Letter Review query-letter-review

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

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