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Ray
Northampton, United States
Developmental editing and copy editing for the nonfiction world: health, nutrition, fitness, tech, and entrepreneurship.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Sports & Outdoors, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, Computers & Internet, and Technology.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Winning Edits
- Rocket Code
- Amazon Services (Amazon.com)
- Smart Passive Income
- Buy Box Experts
- The Storied Future
Perrin
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
Carey
San Rafael, CA, United States
I am an editor who loves helping authors revise and refine their work so it is clear, precise, and ready for publication.
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Health & Wellbeing, Travel, Sports & Outdoors, Parenting & Families, and Design.
Work experience:
- Chronicle Books
- Self-employed
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Julia
Charleston, SC, United States
Line and copy editor, with content capabilities. I have the most experience in nonfiction, but my favorite edits are middle grade and YA.
Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, and Children's.
Work experience:
- The History Press
- Newgen KnowledgeWorks
- Amnet
Georgette
Carmel, IN, United States
I'm a freelance editor and proofreader who's committed to helping authors produce the best work possible for their audiences.
Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Picture Books, and Children's.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Scholastic Reading Counts!
Bailey
Chicago, IL, USA
Developmental editor of narrative nonfiction and literary fiction with experience at Hachette, Melville House, and SAGE.
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Women's Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Biographies & Memoirs.
Jenni
New York, NY, USA
I am a long time literary agent, currently at Aevitas, and a non-practicing published writer of fiction and essays, with an MFA in Fiction.
Genres: Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Women's Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.
Work experience:
- Aevitas
- Union Literary
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Kimberly
Montvale, NJ, USA
Full time editorial freelancer (and former managing editor) working as a proofreader, copyeditor, development editor, and project manager.
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Sterling Publishing
- John Wiley and Sons
- BenBella Books
Chris
Richmond, Indiana, USA
I'm an editor and proofreader who can help make your book just what you hoped it would be. I'm also a published author and fantastic uncle.
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, Sports & Outdoors, DIY & Crafts, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Writing & Publishing, and Health & Wellbeing.
Work experience:
- DK Publishing
- Self-employed
- John Wiley & Sons
- Harcourt Assessment
Elliot Wren
Boston, MA, USA
Experienced LGBTQ+ book editor specializing in fiction and nonfiction. 5+ years in developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading.
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, DIY & Crafts, Entertainment, and Fashion & Textiles.
Work experience:
- Page Street Publishing Co.
- Ploughshares
- Harvard Education Publishing Group
Matt
Jersey City, NJ, USA
I'm a literary agent with more than a decade of experience in genres spanning science fiction/fantasy, nonfiction, and graphic novels.
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Comics Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Tobias Literary Agency
- David Black Agency
- Aaron Priest Agency
- Charles River Labs
- Penguin Random House
- New Leaf Literary & Media
- The Rights Factory
Ashley
Charleston, SC, USA
2017 IACP award winning food stylist, recipe developer and tester, editor, and food writer
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Travel, Home & Garden, and Writing & Publishing.
Work experience:
- eMeals
- Callisto Media
- Hearst
- Oxmoor House Books
- Self-employed
Margaret
Overland Park, KS, USA
Copy editor and proofreader looking to help make your literary dreams come true!
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, and Inspirational.
Work experience:
- Andrews McMeel Universal
- AAPC Publishing
Aïcha Martine
Chicago, IL, USA
Editor, published writer (10+ years), multilingual creative, experienced in publishing, line/developmental editing, creative coaching.
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- New Harbinger Publications
- Page Street Publishing
- The Nasiona
- Reckoning Press
- Strange Horizons
- FLAPPERHOUSE
- Self-employed
Maya
Charlotte, NC, United States
From the big picture to the tiniest detail, here to help you polish your craft. I work with publishers and individual authors.
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Thriller & Suspense, Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.
Work experience:
- Self-Employed
Marina
Maplewood, NJ, USA
Experienced, award-winning author, editor, writing coach, & professor guiding writers in adult, YA, middle grade fiction & nonfiction.
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Historical Fiction, New Adult, Young Adult, Social & Family Issues, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.
Work experience:
- MARINA
- William Paterson University
Tim
New York, NY, USA
I work in the food and drink space, with heavy crossover into self-help and fantasy. I like to think of myself as specializing in escapes.
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, and Fiction.
Work experience:
- Media Lab Books
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