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Kathy

Kathy 5 star rating

San Diego, United States

Freelance copyeditor and proofreader offering 25 years of experience in scientific and educational publishing

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Nature, Action & Adventure, Classics, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Education & Reference, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Academic Press (Elsevier Science/Harcourt)
  • Academic Press
  • Brian F. Smith and Associates (Archaeologist)
  • Converse Consultants West
  • Cajon Valley, Mountain Empire, and Palm Middle Schools
  • Self-employed
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Miriam

Miriam 5 star rating

Houston, TX, USA

I have a passion for effective communication in science, health, and nonfiction. Editor in the Life Sciences (BELS), RN, published writer.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Children’s Non-Fiction, Nature, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Lone Star College
  • Self-employed
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Bill

Bill 5 star rating

Stockbridge, MA, USA

I edit books on every conceivable topic and am also a published author of a hiking guidebook to the southern Berkshires of Massachusetts.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Political Science & Current Affairs, Classics, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Media and editing company based in NYC
  • Canada-based editing company
  • Academic publisher based in Great Barrington, MA
  • Kirkus Reviews
  • K. Daniels and Associates (publisher)
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Christina

Christina 5 star rating

Vashon, WA, USA

An editorial consultant with 30-plus years’ experience in publishing, I provide a range of services for indie authors and publishers alike.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Mystery & Crime, Nature, Space Opera, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Skye

Skye 5 star rating

Seattle, WA, USA

Copy editor for 20 years with SAGE and Wiley. I have a background in science, literature, art, and music. Nothing gets by me!

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Music, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Art, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • SAGE Publications (freelance)
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Erik

Erik 5 star rating

Minneapolis, MN, United States

Editor with years of in-house experience. Founder of a literary agency. Writer. Host of Print Run Podcast.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Sports & Outdoors, Life Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Red Sofa Literary Agency
  • Self-employed
  • The Overlook Press
  • Oxford University Press
  • Headwater Literary Management
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Marta

Marta 5 star rating

Denver, CO, USA

Marta loves to take a concept and help craft it into a spellbinding book that excites and informs its readers.

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, Physics & Chemistry, Math & Science, Life Sciences, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Morton Publishing Company
  • Fulcrum Publishing Company
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Michele

Michele 5 star rating

Bainbridge Island, WA, USA

Patagonia editor/proofreader with deep nonfiction experience in business and nature writing. Let's work together!

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Patagonia
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Robert

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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Nomi

Nomi 5 star rating

Hudson, NY, USA

I bring an eagle eye and love of language to the table, along with 15 years of copy editing and proofreading expertise.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Literary Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Math & Science, and LGBTQ Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Diane

Diane 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I'm an experienced nonfiction editor: I edit books, articles, papers, and more. I'll polish your writing so it stands out from the crowd!

Genres: Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

  • Wolters Kluwer Health
  • Pearson
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Kendra

Kendra 5 star rating

Miami, FL, USA

I specialize in non-fiction children's books and education/reference texts, so I know how and why we read: for learning or just plain fun!

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Life Sciences, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Career Guides, Holiday, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • World Book, Inc.
  • Norwood House Press
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
  • Self-employed
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Marieke

Marieke 5 star rating

Batavia, IL, USA

I'm a professional book editor with experience in multiple disciplines, particularly medical/dental editing.

Genres: Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Quintessence Publishing
  • Joint Commission Resources
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Andrea

Andrea 5 star rating

Ste. Genevieve, MO, USA

I'm a creative, deadline-driven editor, proofreader, and QA specialist with 22 years' experience in publishing. My favorite vowel is Y.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, and Life Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Elsevier, Inc.
  • Independent Contractor
  • Boulevard (literary magazine)
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Rachel

Rachel 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

A thoughtful, voice-driven editor with nearly a decade of experience in socially conscious nonfiction and select speculative fiction 📖

Genres: LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Hachette Book Group
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Columbia University Press
  • David Black Literary Agency
  • The New Press
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Harry

Harry 5 star rating

Santa Rosa, California, USA

Editing is the art of changing a text to highlight what the author wants to say.

Genres: Life Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Melinda

Melinda 5 star rating

Los Olivos, CA, USA

13+ years, 350+ college-level titles: communication, education, law, leadership, political science, psychology, research methods, and more.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Business & Management, Sex & Relationships, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • SAGE Publishing
  • Abella Publishing Services
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