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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:

  • Self-employed
  • Oklahoma University Press
  • Random House, Inc (Bantam Books, Random House, and Doubleday)

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

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

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 Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

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

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 Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment

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

Zoe

Zoe

St. Louis, MO, USA

An editor with experience at publishers large and established to small and indie. Let's collaborate on the publishing journey best for you.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Lion Forge
  • Workman Publishing
  • Amphorae Publishing Group

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels

Ally

Ally

St. Louis, MO, USA

Experienced copyeditor and proofreader with a background in independent, literary, and academic publishing.


Work experience:

  • David R. Godine, Publisher
  • Yale University

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Contemporary Fiction, Poetry, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story

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 Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

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

Amy

Amy

St. Louis, MO, USA

Children's book specialist with 30 years of experience and 75+ books published. Clients include HarperCollins, Scholastic, and Disney.


Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Children's Books
  • Stony Brook University
  • Studio Goodwin Sturges
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

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

Juliana

Juliana

St Paul, MN, USA

A freelance editor with over a decade of experience who specializes in query submissions, plot consultations, and manuscript assessments.


Work experience:

  • Pitchwars
  • Self-employed
  • Lit Reactor

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Query Letter Review

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

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