Short Story Proofreading Services

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Joshua

Joshua

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Literary fiction editor. Friendly collaborator. Narrative shaper and sentence wrangler.


Work experience:

  • Word West Press
  • Self-employed

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

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult

Mona

Mona

Boston, MA, USA

Passionate and meticulous copyeditor specializing in experimental literature and global perspectives. Ten years of lit mag experience.


Work experience:

  • Hummingbird Press
  • Today Newspaper
  • Tin House Books
  • Literary Arts/Tin House Books
  • Chicago Quarterly Review
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • CareerPro Global, Inc.
  • Catamaran Literary Reader
  • Santa Cruz Sentinel

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Anthologies, Literary Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Poetry, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Travel

Kyle

Kyle

New York, NY, USA

Editor with two decades of experience in books and magazines. Known for distilling complex ideas into clear, compelling prose.


Work experience:

  • Art in America
  • Self-employed
  • Artforum

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

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Photography, History, Political Science & Current Affairs, Architecture, Biographies & Memoirs, Education & Reference, Short Story, Fiction

Tom

Tom

Chicago, IL, USA

Bring the power of my decades of editing experience to your manuscript. Special expertise in copy editing and proofreading.


Work experience:

  • Nieman Inc
  • McGraw-Hill Education
  • Self-employed
  • McDougal Littell / Houghton Mifflin
  • John Hope Community Academy / Chicago Public Schools
  • World Book Inc.

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Humanities & Social Sciences, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Humor & Comedy

Nitza

Nitza

New York, NY, USA

Experienced copy editor and proofreader for psychology, business and management texts. Seven years experience at Springer.


Work experience:

  • Springer
  • NYU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Services: Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery & Crime

Bryndee

Bryndee

Boise, ID, USA

I enjoy working on all sorts of projects with people who need help with grammar. My main areas are business and English.


Work experience:

  • Lexington Books
  • Golbon

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Short Story

Jeannine

Jeannine

Boston, MA, USA

I've been an editor for 27 years now, and I've done everything from line editing, copy editing, and proofreading from academia to fiction.


Work experience:

  • Bedford/St. Martin's
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Anthologies, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Short Story

Benjamin

Benjamin

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Experienced publisher and editor specializing in horror, thriller, SF, and more. I help aspiring authors become professionals.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, Short Story

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