Short Story Proofreading Services

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Haley

Haley

Somerville, MA, USA

Sharp fiction and CNF editor. Experience: Hachette, Macmillan, and MIT Press. Let's free that book from your mind's captivity.


Work experience:

  • MIT Press
  • Macmillan Publishers
  • Hachette Book Group

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Women's Fiction

Kjirsten

Kjirsten

Murray, KY, USA

A passionate Deaf author/editor with nearly a decade of experience in fantasy and young adult fiction, as well as research publishing.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Murray State University
  • University Press of Mississippi
  • Nashville State Community College

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Young Adult, Anthologies, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing

Cynthia

Cynthia

New York, NY, USA

I am a former editorial assistant at Little, Brown with experience in literary fiction, short stories, narrative nonfiction and thrillers.


Work experience:

  • Little, Brown and Company
  • Self-employed
  • Fallon

Services: Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction

Ashley

Ashley

Jersey City, NJ, USA

A supportive and collaborative editorial professional with 10+ years’ experience across print and digital—and a total bookworm.


Work experience:

  • Prairie Schooner, University of Nebraska
  • History Press
  • Publishers Weekly
  • CreateSpace, an Amazon.com Company
  • Milkweed Editions
  • Yemassee Journal
  • Self-employed
  • Compose.ly
  • Turner Publishing
  • The Book Incubator

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Literary Fiction, Short Story

Robert

Robert

Ocala, FL, USA

Developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading of fiction and memoir. Authors of all experience levels welcome!


Work experience:

  • Elite Editing, New York City
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Romance, Romance, Dystopian, Science Fiction

John

John

Stockton, CA, USA

I have many years of experience in a wide array of editing and writing duties in a wide variety of genres.


Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press
  • MTKG, Inc.
  • University of California Press

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Short Story, Agriculture, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Computers & Internet, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Geography, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy

Erin L.

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


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

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Poetry, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, History, Nature, Children’s Non-Fiction

Ally

Ally

St. Louis, MO, USA

Experienced copyeditor and proofreader with a background in independent, literary, and academic publishing.


Work experience:

  • David R. Godine, Publisher
  • Yale University

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Contemporary Fiction, Poetry, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story

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You might be thinking that short stories don’t require professional proofreaders because of their short length. It’s true that with its more manageable word count, a short story manuscript is easier to exhaustively scan for errors.


Professional short story proofreaders can help you ensure accuracy and correct language throughout your short story collection, approaching the text with fresh but trained eyes that know common mistakes. With their help, you know that your readers will have nothing to distract them from the plot of your stories.


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