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Kelly 5 star rating

Phoenix, United States

I have 20 years of editing experience in all genres, with special attention to business and travel.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Travel, Poetry, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Immanence Journal
  • Gently Read Literature (GRL)
  • International Artist Publishing
  • Perseus Books Group
  • 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

Adam 5 star rating

Asheville, United States

Nonfiction book editor with 17+ years of experience in digital and print publishing. Reader advocate and prose polisher.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sports & Outdoors, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Entertainment, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Soomo Learning
  • Oxford University Press
  • HarperCollins Publishers

Marie 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

A former Penguin Random House senior editor, I develop, line edit, and copy edit mainly nonfiction. Have a finance MBA.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Health & Wellbeing, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Grant Thornton LLP
  • Penguin Random House

Perrin 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, United States

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

Halley 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Experienced editor passionate about collaborating to polish your manuscript—mysteries, thrillers, and select nonfiction—to meet your goals.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Career Guides, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Wiley
  • Self-employed
  • Putnam

Erin L. 5 star rating

Seattle, Washington, United States

24+ awards in writing and editing • 30+ books edited • Specialties include nonfiction and poetry • Ph.D. student, lit and creative writing

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Poetry, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, History, Nature, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Cavendish Square, Wiley, & other publishers
  • Open Books: A Poem Emporium
  • Killer Visual Strategies
  • Various magazines
  • The Kentucky Standard
  • Sarabande Books
  • Entre Ríos Books

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Kate 5 star rating

Danvers, MA, USA

Editor, Manuscript Midwife and Book Therapist works with thought leaders who write to inspire on business, humanities, and self-help topics.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Humanities & Social Sciences, Inspirational, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Endicott College Tutoring & Writing Center
  • Emerson College
  • Cutter Information Corp.
  • Cambridge Corporation
  • The Donoghue Organization

Joan 5 star rating

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

I'm a longtime book and magazine editor, focusing on nonfiction. I've also written 8 books on travel, popular history, and crafts.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Travel, Business & Management, True Crime, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Sumita 5 star rating

Boston, MA, USA

Hello! I focus on editing first-time and established memoirists, literary novelists, and narrative nonfiction writers. Lover of ornery cats.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Harvard Education Press

25 years in publishing, PhD-trained editor and historian helps turn your manuscript into a compelling, professional, and excellent book.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Business & Management, Literary Fiction, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Central Oregon Community College
  • Self-employed
  • Playbill
  • Penguin Putnam

Steven 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I specialize in editing nonfiction, particularly psychology/self-help, business, sociology, economics, mathematics, and the life sciences.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Geography, Math & Science, and Psychology.

Olivia 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Nonfiction editor of bestselling books at Penguin Random House, specializing in business, self-help, wellness, and cooking.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, and Technology.

Work experience:

  • The Experiment Publishing
  • Penguin Random House

Rachel 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Thoughtful, solutions-oriented developmental editor excited to work on shaping longform work across mediums (fiction, nonfiction, podcasts)

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, True Crime, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Legal Thriller, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Anna 5 star rating

Franklin, New York, USA

Making your author dreams come true! Award-winning editor with 16+ years of experience working with beginners and seasoned authors alike.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Inspirational, Business & Management, Biographies & Memoirs, Career Guides, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Daily Star: Upstate Life Magazine
  • Hatherleigh Press
  • StyleMatters
  • Catapult Book Group
  • Self-Publishing Services
  • Author Solutions

Delia 5 star rating

Olathe, KS, USA

Offering the unique perspective of having been a writer, agent, and publisher, Delia discovers, develops, and delivers quality content.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Women's Fiction, Business & Management, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Hallmark Cards, Inc.
  • DSM Agency
  • John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • Connection Newspapers

PJ 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I specialize in informational nonfiction(ex: self-help, bio, business, medicine) and worked at of 5 of the top 6 publishing houses.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Business & Management, Sex & Relationships, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Random House/Crown
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • Self-employed
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Paragon House Publishers
  • McGraw-Hill Book Company
  • Penguin Books, Inc.
  • M. Evans & Co.

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