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Misha

Misha 5 star rating

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Production editor at Penguin with over ten years editorial experience, specializing in fantasy, romance, LGBTQIA+, and YA titles.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, and Contemporary Romance.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Young Readers
  • Routledge/Taylor & Francis
  • Workman Publishing
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Lucy

Lucy 5 star rating

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Experienced editor with publishing, agency and direct-author experience.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, African American Fiction, Fiction, and New Age.

Work experience:

  • Llewellyn Worldwide
  • Self-employed
  • Minnesota Literature
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Mary

Mary 5 star rating

Minneapolis, MN, USA

As a former literary agent, I bring a craft focus and deep insider knowledge to my work. My specialties include kidlit and fiction.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Young Adult, Middle Grade Fantasy, Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Andrea Brown Literary Agency
  • Bittersweet Books
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Amy

Amy 5 star rating

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Editor with 5+ years of professional experience. I enjoy novels, mysteries, fantasy, YA/kids lit, and Christian fiction.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Children's, and Middle Grade Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Xulon Press
  • Mill City Press
  • Self-employed
  • Fortress Press
  • University of Minnesota Press
  • Milkweed Editions
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Terri

Terri 5 star rating

Minneapolis, MN, USA

I am a developmental editor with over 15 years experience specializing in crime fiction. I also have interest/experience in LGBTQIA+ and YA.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Midnight Ink
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Maleah

Maleah 5 star rating

Nashville, United States

Former Thomas Nelson editor with 23 years experience in Christian non-fiction, study products, and Bibles.

Genres: Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Thomas Nelson (HarperCollins Christian Publishers)
  • Thomas Nelson
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Kristen

Kristen 5 star rating

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Eagle-eyed romance, women's fiction, and YA editor with 15 years of experience. Ready to help you on your publishing journey. Let's talk!

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Romantic Comedy, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Cavendish Square Publishing
  • Black & White Publishing
  • Penguin Group USA
  • Self-employed
  • Annie's Attic
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Nora

Nora 5 star rating

United States

Meticulous copy and developmental editor of nonfiction, equipped with diverse industry experience and a masters in Publishing.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Sociology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
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Bethany

Bethany 5 star rating

Minneapolis, MN, USA

I have 5 years of experience in historical and contemporary romance, including at one of the largest Christian publishers in the country.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Historical Romance.

Work experience:

  • Bethany House Publishers and Chosen Books
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
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Ryan

Ryan 5 star rating

Los Angeles, United States

Detail-obsessed proofreader and copyeditor with 20 years of Big Five and indie experience. Let’s polish your manuscript to perfection!

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Legal Thriller, Technothriller, and Psychological Thriller.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Group USA
  • Phoenix Books
  • Omnicom Production/Deutsch LA
  • Self-employed
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Alicia

Alicia 5 star rating

Boston, United States

Editor with 10+ years' experience in content development, copy editing, and proofreading. Avid learner & lover of the written word.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Technology, Anthologies, Classics, Writing & Publishing, Education & Reference, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Macmillan Learning
  • Bedford/St. Martin's
  • Brown University
  • Grey Line Entertainment
  • O'Reilly Media
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Brittany

Brittany 5 star rating

Rye, United States

Experienced cookbook editor and proofreader with a background in nonfiction publishing.

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

Work experience:

  • Cider Mill Press Book Publishers
  • Book Passage Bookstore
  • Saint Mary's College of California
  • MARY: A Journal of New Writing
  • The Music Hall
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Beth

Beth 5 star rating

Maineville, United States

Seasoned editor and proofreader with more than 20 years of experience in multiple genres. I have worked with several best-selling authors!

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Science Fiction, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

  • Self-Employed
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Jessica

Jessica 5 star rating

Jacksonville, United States

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
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Perrin

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
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Susannah

Susannah 5 star rating

Barre, VT, United States

Friendly, supportive editor at Macmillan for 25 years. Teacher of editing. Favorite genres are women's fiction, memoir, historical fiction.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Wiley-Blackwell
  • nSight
  • Vermont College of Fine Arts
  • Maponics (Pitney Bowes)
  • Clariant Creative Agency
  • Union Street Media Interactive
  • Self-Employed
  • Editorial Arts Academy
  • St. Martin's Publishing Group, Macmillan Publishers
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Lynsey

Lynsey 5 star rating

Missoula, United States

(She/they.) Over a decade of in-house and freelance editorial work for Big 5 publishers & private clients across genres.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Fordham University Press
  • City College of New York
  • Skadden-Arps Legal Studies Program at City College of New York
  • WHACK! Magazine
  • Penguin Group (USA)
  • Self-employed
  • Penguin Random House
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