Kevin Hillstrom - Editor

Name: Kevin Hillstrom
Address: Lansing, Michigan, USA
Telephone: +1 407-233-3331

Veteran editor with more than 30 years of experience developing award-winning books for leading academic and educational publishers.

Overview

I have conceived, developed, edited, and/or written dozens of commercially successful and critically acclaimed books in political science, sociology, media and culture, history, law, environmental studies, and other disciplines for publishers including Congressional Quarterly Press, Gale, Sage Publishing, and ABC-Clio/Bloomsbury. I have also worked as a freelance writer and partner of an editorial services company, so I am well-versed in the challenges writers face in crafting work that meets the needs and wants of prospective publishers.

Whatever the subject matter or audience of the work in question, my priorities are to foster a collegial relationship with clients and provide them with outstanding editorial services. In my experience, the key to achieving both of those goals is to establish and maintain a dynamic of open, professional, and timely communication with the author.

Services

Developmental Editing

Copy Editing

Editorial Assessment

Languages

English (US)

Non-Fiction

Biographies & Memoirs

Education & Reference

History

Political Science & Current Affairs

Sports & Outdoors

Awards

Library Journal Best Reference 2021 (Inequality in America: Causes and Consequences)
Library Journal Best Reference 2021 (Race Relations in America: Examining the Facts)
Booklist Top Ten Reference 2020 (Rules and Politics of American Primaries)
Library Journal Best Reference 2020 (Violence in American Society: Trends, Problems, and Perspectives)
Library Journal Best Reference 2020 (Voting and Political Representation in America: Issues and Trends)
American Library Association RUSA Outstanding Reference 2020 (American Political Humor: Masters of Satire and Their Impact on U.S. Policy and Culture)
Library Journal Best Reference 2018 (Misogyny in American Culture)
CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2019 (Youth Sports in America)
American Library Association RUSA Outstanding Reference 2017 (Gun Politics in America)
Library Journal Best Reference 2016 (Surveillance in America)
American Library Association RUSA Outstanding Reference 2017 (The 21st-Century Voter)

Work experience

Senior Acquisitions Editor

ABC-CLIO/Bloomsbury

October, 2013 – Present (over 9 years)

I have developed, edited, and/or written dozens of books and essays on a wide array of subjects in political science, biography, sociology, media and culture, history, law, environmental studies, outdoor recreation, and other disciplines.