17+ Best Proofreaders for Hire near Washington

Erin L.

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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Ocean

Seattle, Washington, USA

I'm a queer editor who has been proofreading books for ten years. I'm dedicated to making a book the best it can possibly be.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

New Harbinger Publications

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Elizabeth

Washington D. C., DC, USA

Copy editor and proofreader specializing in history, regional interest, and environmental studies

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Sports & Outdoors, Transportation, Biographies & Memoirs, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Island Press
The History Press
University of South Carolina Press

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Jeremy

Washington D.C., DC, USA

Experienced news and sports editor cool under pressure and with a journalist's eye for detail.

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

Work experience:

Chicago Tribune
Washington Post

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Emily

Washington D.C., DC, USA

Experienced editor of contemporary romance, romantic suspense, historical romance, women's fiction. 18 years at HarperCollins / Harlequin.

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Christian Fiction.

Work experience:

Harlequin Books

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Holly

Washington D.C., DC, USA

I help people make great ideas into exciting products. Editor with 10+ years of non-fiction editing and project-managing at Macmillan.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, ELT, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, Children’s Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Macmillan Education

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Amy

Township of Washington, NJ, United States

Friendly, thorough, supportive editor/proofreader for your novel. Experience in romance, historical, LGBTQIA+, mystery, YA, sci-fi, fantasy.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Mystery & Crime, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, and LGBTQ Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Great Minds

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Lynsey

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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Will

Chicago, United States

I provide the same full-service copyediting and proofreading that you would receive from a Big-5 publisher, of which three are clients.

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, and Horror.

Work experience:

Berkley Publishing (Penguin Random House)
Harlequin Romance (HarperCollins)
Orbit Books / Redhook (Hachette)

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Geoffrey

D.C., DC, United States

20 years experience editing nonfiction books for publishers (Thomas Nelson and Running Press). I love helping authors tell their story.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Running Press
Self-employed
Thomas Nelson Publishers

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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

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Alicia

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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Edward

Murray, KY, United States

Experienced editor of nonfiction books (esp. spirituality/self-help). Copy edits and proofreading draw on my work as an author and MDiv.

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Inspirational, Business & Management, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Sarah

Saint Paul, United States

Obnoxiously meticulous copyeditor with decades of experience in complex sci-fi, business and brand books, and personal finance.

Genres: Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, Business & Management, Education & Reference, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Paul

New York, United States

Contemporary fiction, romance, YA, plays, memoirs & cookbooks are my specialties. Clients: Amazon, Simon & Schuster, Kensington.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Contemporary Fiction, and LGBTQ Non-Fiction.

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