Jenny Bowman – Editor

I am a Children’s Book Editor with over fifteen years experience and I specialize in developmental editing for Picture Books, Chapter Books and Middle Grade Novels. I work with authors from around the world, and have edited hundreds of books for kids, including titles on the New York Times bestselling book and series lists, and books with international acclaim.

I received extensive training from Hollins University's graduate program in Children's Literature. In addition to developmental editing, I offer consultations, book and project coaching, submission package reviews, and other editorial services. I am not a good fit for proofreading, copy editing, or non-fiction.

My goal with each project is to help my clients and authors reach their dreams of completing and publishing their book.

I look forward to reading your story!

Testimonials

Jenny is a fantastic editor! She gave my books the structural edits they needed, which helped lead to my first publishing deal. On top of her great service, she is a joy to work with. She is a wonderful communicator, be it through email or Skype. Highly recommended!

– Tim Harris – Author Exploding Endings Series­ – Penguin Random House Australia

Jenny is an excellent editor. She’s been a critical part of my success as a #1 New York Times Best Selling author. She worked closely with me on my middle grade novel Serafina and the Black Cloak, and the additional two books in the Serafina Series published by Disney-Hyperion. When I started working on my fourth book, Willa of the Wood, I drew upon her expertise and feedback once again. She provides highly detailed feedback, which I use to revise and improve my manuscripts. I find her suggestions to be insightful and very useful. Jenny is one of my go-to editors for improving and refining my work. I highly recommend her.

– Robert Beatty – Author Serafina and the Black Cloak – Disney-Hyperion

Jenny provides high quality editing services and is a pleasure to work with. She has a clear understanding of what is needed to bring a project full circle and works with the author to deliver work timely, professionally and in line with author expectations. I have used Jenny for two books thus far and plan to use her again!

– Mary Ann Drummond – Author Grandma and Me – Morgan James Publishing