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Madeleine 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

I have nine years of professional experience with presses and universities. I can help you polish your work into something spectacular!

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Red Hen Press
  • Mills College
  • Scripps College
  • Snowflake

Sarah 5 star rating

Champaign, IL, USA

Nonfiction editor formerly of Wiley and Pearson. I help authors create AWESOME books, including #1 bestsellers on Amazon.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Home & Garden, Technology, Health & Wellbeing, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Pearson Learning Solutions
  • John Wiley and Sons

Adria 5 star rating

Orlando, FL, USA

Former McGraw-Hill editor with 15+ years editing memoir, narrative nonfiction, education, travel, and expert-driven books.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Children’s Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Education & Reference, Nature, Parenting & Families, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Florida Institute of Technology

Christine 5 star rating

Clemmons, NC, USA

I have been a copyeditor and proofreader for more than twenty years. I specialize in sociology, history, and cultural and reference topics.

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

Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press
  • Self-employed

Emily 5 star rating

Salina, KS, USA

Copy editor with ten years of experience editing religious books, memoirs, academic texts, and children's books for two major publishers

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, Humanities & Social Sciences, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Concordia Publishing House
  • Rowman & Littlefield

Cassidy 5 star rating

Provo, Utah, USA

I edit fiction and nonfiction in multiple areas, with emphasis in polishing material that edifies and educates.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Anthologies, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • The Good and the Beautiful
  • Windows of Wisdom
  • Various Law Firms, J Reuben Clark Law School Education Journal
  • Various
  • Covenant Communications

Robert 5 star rating

Freehold, NJ, USA

I provide a complete range of editorial and editing services from full-length texts to short magazine articles and columns.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Engineering, Math & Science, Engineering & Materials Science, and Career Guides.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Helen 5 star rating

Lansdale, PA, USA

I shine in education/reference and in all kinds of history: European, US, local, & pop culture (especially film, television, rock and r&b).

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Entertainment, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Sociology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Delaware County Library System
  • TV Guide

Holly 5 star rating

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

Melanie 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Development editor, writer, and proofreader specializing in general nonfiction, cookbooks, lifestyle, wellness, crafts, and education.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Education & Reference, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Callisto Media
  • Macmillan Learning
  • Page Street Publishing Company

Ellen 5 star rating

Estero, FL, USA

I am an editor with decades of experience developing books for the education market. My special interest is editing children's books.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Themes & Motifs, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Anthologies.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Scott, Foresman and Company

James M 5 star rating

Rockaway, New Jersey, USA

Copy editor of twenty books at major university presses. I’ll help you convey complex ideas about history and religion to your audience.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Catholic University of America Press
  • New York University Press
  • Catholic Historical Review
  • Professor at Johns Hopkins University
  • Faculty member at Southern Methodist University
  • Master's candidate at University of Strasbourg
  • PhD candidate at Robert Morris University
  • Theatres and Television Shows

Karrin 5 star rating

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States

Editorial professional for 12+ years, specializing in educational content and personal nonfiction. You write. I polish. You shine.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Weber Shandwick
  • Bedford/St. Martin's
  • AuntMinnie.com

Cheryl 5 star rating

Greenfield, IN, USA

Indexer 20+ years at Macmillan Computer Publishing/Pearson Education. From computer manuals to travel guides, I'll index them all!

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Pearson
  • Self-employed

Mary 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Scholarly publishing professional with 20+ years' experience editing medical journals and textbooks. Advanced degree in Creative Writing.

Genres: Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
  • Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Knowledgeworks Global Editorial
  • American Association for Cancer Research

Aaron 5 star rating

Ridgefield, WA, USA

Development editor, copy editor, proofreader, writer. Ten years' experience with major publishers of education and ELT content.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, ELT, Anthologies, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Freelance

Meticulous copy editor/proofreader, 20 years with Wiley, Taylor & Francis, and more. A focus on nonfiction and academic writing.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, and Technology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Wiley-Blackwell
  • CMPMedica, Cliggott Publishing Group

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