The best urban fantasy book proofreading services

Michele

New York, United States

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Copy editor for Penguin Random House for 18 years, experience with bestselling authors of women's fiction, romance, mystery/thrillers.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Scott

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Developmental and copy editor specializing in speculative fiction. I love helping writers bring their imaginative worlds to life!

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Space Opera, Short Story, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

• Outland Entertainment

Will

Chicago, United States

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I provide the same full-service copyediting and proofreading that you would receive from a Big-5 publisher, of which three are clients.

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, and Horror.

Work experience:

• Berkley Publishing (Penguin Random House)
• Harlequin Romance (HarperCollins)
• Orbit Books / Redhook (Hachette)

Christina

Burlington Township, NJ, USA

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Meticulous proofreader who protects your voice while catching grammar, consistency, and clarity issues before publication.

Genres: Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Fiction, Dark Romance, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Contemporary Romance.

Lynsey

Missoula, United States

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(She/they.) Over a decade of in-house and freelance editorial work for Big 5 publishers & private clients across genres.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

• Fordham University Press
• City College of New York
• Skadden-Arps Legal Studies Program at City College of New York
• WHACK! Magazine
• Penguin Group (USA)
• Self-employed
• Penguin Random House

Dickye

Marshall, TX, USA

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I have edited both international bestselling authors as well as first-time authors! I want you to succeed!

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Anthologies, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, New Adult, Young Adult, Contemporary Fiction, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Hellbound Books Publishing
• Champagne Book Publishing

Dave

Millis, MA, USA

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The world doesn't always "get" us. But *I* get you, you wonderful creative, and my goal is to help you get your work out into the world!

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Short Story, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Literary Fiction, Time Travel, Science Fiction, True Crime, Non-Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Sterling & Stone
• Sit Write Here / April Dávila
• Writing Battle

Sara

Nashua, NH, USA

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

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

Work experience:

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

Michelle

Coral Springs, FL, USA

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Acclaimed and passionate literary editor of romance, fantasy, and suspense--and lover of the Oxford comma--with over 13 years of experience.

Genres: Paranormal Romance, Romance, Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Blue Box Press
• St. Martin's Press

Karen

Grand Prairie, United States

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Experienced copy editor of fantasy, dystopian, paranormal, and speculative fiction. Specializes in working with indie authors.

Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Steampunk, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and Time Travel.

Work experience:

• INDIE Books Gone Wild
• Self-employed
• Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette, Indiana
• Purdue University
• Texas A&M University
• AgIT Department, Purdue University
• Blinn College
• Cancer Information Group
• Arthur Andersen
• Texas A&M University Press
• Arthuriana (academic journal)
• PLY Magazine
• UC San Diego Extended Studies

Sarah Lyn

New York, NY, USA

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Developmental editor with 13 years of experience at publishers + lit mags. Here for your stories, essays, novels, memoirs, and hybrid work!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

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

Janice

Seattle, WA, USA

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Editor of hundreds of traditionally published books.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Poetry, Comics & Graphic Novels, Paranormal Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Fantagraphics Books

Lori

Boston, MA, USA

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Trad published author of 7 novels inc. KISS, MARRY, KILL (Harper, 4/7/26) & NPR Book of the Day ROMANTIC FRICTION (2025). Query specialist.

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

• Charlesbridge Publishing
• Grub Street

John

Pensacola, FL, USA

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Helping authors and publishers polish manuscripts with precision and care. I've proofed 150+ books since 2020—your words, ready for readers!

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Geography, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Jasmine

Beaverton, OR, USA

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As a fantasy author with a Master of Arts in Book Publishing, Jasmine knows the editorial process from every angle.

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Non-Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Ooligan Press
• Altonimbus Entertainment (dba Kumoricon)

Lyndsey

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, USA

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Professional editor of horror/fantasy with over five years' experience helping authors and traditional publishers elevate their novels.

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Romance, Romance, and Urban Fantasy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Eerie River Publishing (Indie Publishing House)
• Turner Publishing (Established Traditional Publishing House)

Audrey

Ottawa Hills, OH, USA

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Freelance editor with over nine years of experience with indie and trad authors. Specialties: mysteries and all heat levels of romance.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Paranormal Romance, and Romantic Suspense.

Work experience:

• Evernight Publishing
• Inkspell
• Waterhouse Press