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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

Adam 5 star rating

New York, NY, United States

I'm a New York City-based editor specializing in commercial nonfiction, and have worked on several NYT-bestselling titles.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Entertainment, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, and Technology.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Books
  • Abrams Books
  • Public Affairs Books
  • Perseus Books Group
  • The Overlook Press
  • Sterling Publishing
  • Apollo Publishers

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

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

Allison 5 star rating

Jersey City, NJ, United States

Jack-of-all-trades editor specializing in literary fiction and academic work (journal articles, book chapters, dissertations).

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Writing & Publishing, Sports & Outdoors, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Wiley

Lana 5 star rating

Lawrence, KS, USA

Over 15 years of experience editing book-length manuscripts and journal articles. Have worked for Sage Publications, Manning, Cactus Global.

Genres: Life Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Nature, Classics, Fiction, Business & Management, Education & Reference, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Computers & Internet.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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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Jared 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, USA

Editor with more than ten years of experience. Specializes in Christian non-fiction, self-help and improvement, and biographies/memoirs.

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Children’s Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HIM Publications
  • Franklin Madison Group, LLC
  • ACLJ

Peter 5 star rating

Glover, VT, USA

Savvy, experienced, professional editor specializing in both general interest and academic works.

Genres: Technology, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Computers & Internet, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Transportation, and History.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Michael 5 star rating

New Paltz, NY, USA

Editor and writer of books, reports, and media in science, health, wellness, and more. 27 years editing, 12 as a scientist, and 4 writing.

Genres: Life Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Career Guides, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Marist College
  • State University of New York at Stony Brook

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

Dana 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Dynamic editor with four years of experience evaluating proposals and manuscripts in the academic and trade nonfiction publishing markets

Genres: Mathematics & Statistics, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Education & Reference, Biographies & Memoirs, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Church Publishing Incorporated
  • Springer Nature
  • Oxford University Press

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)

Twenty years of experience as an editor (University of California Press, Columbia University Press) and writer (Lonely Planet, Nat Geo).

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Religion & Spirituality, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Adria 5 star rating

Orlando, FL, USA

Former Editor at McGraw-Hill with 15 years of developing and editing memoir, science, education, nature, and travel titles.

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

Marie 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

A former Penguin Random House senior editor, I develop/doctor, line and copy edit nonfiction. Have an MBA and have worked in finance.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Health & Wellbeing, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Grant Thornton LLP
  • Penguin Random House

Lindsay 5 star rating

New Haven, CT, USA

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

Genres: Engineering & Materials Science, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Technology.

Work experience:

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

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