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Stephanie

Stephanie

New York, NY, USA

Dedicated full-time and freelance editor, copy editor and proofreader with professional, creative publishing experience in numerous genres.


Work experience:

  • The MIT Press
  • Bedford/St. Martin's | Macmillan
  • Publisher's Weekly
  • Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC
  • Page Street Publishing Co.
  • Bedford/St. Martins | Macmillan
  • Bedford St. Martin's | Macmillan
  • Ploughshares
  • Clarion, Boston University
  • University Press of Florida
  • First Second
  • Scholastic
  • Applewood Books
  • Springer Nature
  • Penguin Random House
  • Inkyard Press/HarperCollins

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Short Story, Middle Grade, Children's

Martin Roy

Martin Roy

San Diego, CA, USA

Professional editor and national award-winning author with a wide range of experience in fiction and nonfiction publishing.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Naval Health Research Center
  • San Diego Business Journal
  • San Diego Magazine
  • The Log Newspapers
  • Palm Springs Desert Sun

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Cozy Mysteries, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Writing & Publishing

Sara

Sara

Nashua, NH, USA

Flexible, fierce, efficient editor with decades of experience in editing everything from horror to science fiction to literary fiction.


Work experience:

  • Ascend Learning
  • Jones & Bartlett Learning
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Military Science Fiction, Literary 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

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

Marcia

Marcia

Plymouth, NH, USA

As an experienced story-focused editor and published author, I help bring out your voice and make your writing the best it can be.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Plymouth State University

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Business & Management, Children’s Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Short Story

Sarah Lyn

Sarah Lyn

New York, NY, USA

Developmental editor with 10 years of experience at publishers + lit mags. Here for your literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, and poetry!


Work experience:

  • Soft Skull Press
  • Catapult Books
  • Catapult (magazine)
  • Penguin Random House
  • Publishers Weekly
  • Self-employed
  • The Rumpus
  • The Rumpus

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, New Age, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, LGBTQ Fiction, Poetry, Short Story

Daisuke

Daisuke

New York, NY, USA

Developmental fiction editor specializing in experimental and speculative fiction manuscripts, as well as short stories.


Work experience:

  • The Asian American Literary Review
  • Lookout Books
  • Winthrop University
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Authors Publish
  • Chautaqua Journal
  • BetterSleep

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

Genres: Short Story, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Science Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction

Jules

Jules

Cincinnati, OH, USA

I have 18 years of experience and specialize in YA, MG, lit fic, LGBTQ+, women's fiction, and authenticity reads. Tell me about you!


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Northlich
  • Barefoot Proximity

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Women's Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult, Coming of Age

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