17+ Best Fantasy Proofreaders for Hire in the United States

Nevin

Portland, OR, United States

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

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David

Long Beach, CA, United States

Give me your dangling participles, your absent oxford commas, your run-on sentences yearning to be written correctly.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Classics, Plays & Screenplays, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

Penguin Group, USA; Random House, LLC
Pegasus Books and Publishing House
Words That Stay, LLC

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George

Virginia, United States

Experienced copy editor and proofreader of trade books in a wide variety of genres, for readers of all ages.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Children’s Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

The Free Lance-Star
freelance
self-employed and for various companies
volunteer

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Michele

New York, United States

Copy editor for Penguin Random House for 18 years, experience with bestselling authors of women's fiction, romance, mystery/thrillers.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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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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Erin

Los Angeles, United States

Experienced writer, editor and agent with an MFA in Creative Writing. I have edited NYT bestsellers, including The Maze Runner. 15+ years

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade Fantasy, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, and Urban Fantasy.

Work experience:

The Industry
tNY Press
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
Self-employed

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Rachel

New York, NY, United States

Editor experienced in creative development, visual storytelling, and licensed publishing. I solve problems.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Anthologies, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Middle Grade, Children's, Mystery & Crime, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

DC Entertainment
Self-employed
Little Bee Books
Emergents Universe

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Kelly

Stamford, CT, United States

I am a detail-oriented lover of books and grammar always looking to eradicate all the typos.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Time Travel, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

Bantam Doubleday Dell
Self-employed
Private Practice/Center for Medical Weight Loss

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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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Jasmine

Beaverton, OR, USA

As a fantasy author with a Master of Arts in Book Publishing, Jasmine knows the editorial process from every angle.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Non-Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Ooligan Press
Altonimbus Entertainment (dba Kumoricon)

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Aja

Austin, United States

Making sure your prose sings, your facts and story are straight, and your unique voice shines through.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Music, Entertainment, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

Simon & Schuster
on my porch, at a coffee shop, in far-flung places . . .

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Karen

Akron, Ohio, USA

Former editor with Writer's Digest books and magazine, now of Future Perfect Editing. Bring me your fantasy novels, MG/YA fiction, and more!

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Writer's Digest
Etruscan Press
Disney Publishing
Penn State Harrisburg Russell E. Horn Sr. Learning Center
Miami University Howe Writing Center
Cincinnati Opera

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Oren

New York, NY, USA

I'm an editor for a wide range of books across many genres, including NYT and WSJ bestsellers, sci-fi/fantasy/horror novels, and more.

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Self-employed

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Robin

Savannah, GA, USA

Born wordsmith and veteran Penguin copy editor and proofreader. Specialties: fantasy, dystopian, spiritual fiction, magical realism, & YA.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Fiction, New Age, Inspirational, Religion & Spirituality, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

Anchor QEA
Penguin Group USA
Rolling Stone
Reedsy

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Stacey

Nampa, ID, USA

Developmental, copy editor, and publishing coach, who works with hundreds of motivated authors to produce professional and polished books.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Children's, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Urban Fantasy.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Stephanie

Loganville, GA, USA

Copyeditor and Proofreader for Romance, Romantasy, and Fantasy—Specializing in Series Continuity and Worldbuilding

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Romantic Fantasy.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Cindy

Orlando, FL, USA

Editor/proofreader of twenty-five years; I've worked at Hearst and Penguin, specializing in memoirs, paranormal/fantasy, and cozy mysteries.

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Travel.

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