The best manuscript editors for hire near Philadelphia

Peggy

Philadelphia, United States

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Cookbook/nonfiction editor, writer & project manager w/ 20+ yrs in publishing. Also offering recipe development and testing.

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

Work experience:

• Self Employed
• Clarkson Potter/Random House

Katherine

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Seasoned novel editor with a passion for powerful storytelling. I'll help polish your plot, deepen your characters, and elevate every page.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Caitlyn

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Former Big 5 children's/YA editor with experiencing working with NYT bestselling authors such as James Patterson and Jennifer Lynn Barnes.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Middle Grade Fantasy, Young Adult, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

• Hachette Book Group (JIMMY Patterson Books)
• Hachette Book Group (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers/JIMMY Patterson Books)
• Self-employed
• Hachette Book Group (Running Press)

Maxwell

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Experienced developmental and copy editor specializing in non-fiction and academic books. Precise, comprehensive edits preserving voice.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Nature, Antiques & Collectibles, Design, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, and Home & Garden.

Work experience:

• Schiffer
• University of Pennsylvania

Rose

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Book doctor, editor, researcher. I love romance and historical fiction! (Areas of expertise: Regency, queer, Revolutionary War, Jewish.)

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Historical Fiction, and LGBTQ Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Benjamin

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Developmental editor with 10+ years in publishing, providing honest, actionable feedback to help manuscripts reach their full potential.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Apocalypse Party Press

Chris

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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I am an expert in genre fiction, with years of experience evaluating short fiction. I want your wildest stories to find a published home.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Short Story, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Clarkesworld Magazine
• Geekadelphia

Susan

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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I'm a highly experienced editor and writer specializing in books for children and teens.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Short Story, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Little Fox, Inc
• Editorial Services boutique
• Bantam Doubleday Dell
• Simon & Schuster
• New American Library

Andrea

Birmingham, United States

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Editor and food writer with over 10 years of experience creating cookbooks on a wide range of cooking subjects.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Time Inc Books

Brooke

Denver, United States

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Experienced (9 years in-house, 20 years freelance), nonfiction editor specializing in assessments, development editing, and copy editing.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Music, Entertainment, Parenting & Families, Biographies & Memoirs, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Chicago Review Press
• Perseus Books Group (now Hachette)
• Westview Press in the Perseus Books Group (now Hachette)
• Self-employed

Larissa

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Book editor, literary agent, and authenticity reader with a decade of making genre fiction and craft shine. LGBTQ+ & BIPOC-inclusive.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Coming of Age, Women's Fiction, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

• Dottir Press
• Self-employed
• Tessera Editorial
• Hub City Press
• Jill Grinberg Literary Management
• Azantian Literary Agency

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

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

Jesse

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Prose stylist and rhetorician bridging the gap between "that book was...interesting" and "that was a good read."

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Sociology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

• aha! Process, Inc.
• Northern Illinois University

Kim

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Editor & former DC Comics/WB story exec with 12+ years shaping standout, character-driven books & scripts with heart, structure, & payoff.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools
• DC - Warner Bros. Discovery
• The CW Television Network

Jenn

Leawood, KS, United States

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I am an award-winning author and editor of books for children and young adults. I specialize in humor, fantasy, and scifi.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Picture Books, Children's, Action & Adventure, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Ross

Baltimore, MD, United States

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Helping writers make BAD things happen to imaginary people for 20+ years. Thriller, crime, horror, historical, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy.

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Legal Thriller, and Horror.

Work experience:

• University of Maryland, College Park
• Towson Univeristy
• Gotham Writing Workshop, New York City
• Self-employed
• University of Maryland College Park