Larry Rosler - Editor

I offer more than thirty years of publishing experience, plus a unique perspective as founding editor of Highlights for Children’s Boyds Mills Press.

At BMP I edited picture books, fiction, and nonfiction, including Sheldon Oberman’s The Always Prayer Shawl (National Jewish Book Award), Suzanne Bloom’s A Splendid Friend, Indeed (Theodor Geisel Award, Honor), and Carole Boston Weatherford’s Becoming Billie Holiday (Coretta Scott King Award, Honor) and Birmingham, 1963 (Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award).

From your perspective, you want an editor who can analyze your work, identify its strengths, and show you where it needs improvement. I see my role as serving you and your manuscript, helping you convey to the reader what you envision. You also want an editor who can help polish your prose and prepare a well-crafted manuscript for submission or independent publication. I can do that and more. It’s what I love to do.

I’ve evaluated hundreds of manuscripts for publication and provided critiques at SBWI conferences nationwide, serving as a keynote speaker and workshop leader. I also served on the faculty of the Highlights Foundation for many years, working with both seasoned and aspiring writers. I’m ready to share the benefit of my experience with you.

Over the course of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with a number of notable authors, some of whom had this to say: “Larry Rolser is one of those dream editors every author wants to work with.” “In more than four decades of writing, working with dozens of editors, Larry is the best.” “A wonderful and meticulous editor who not only edits, but advises and nudges and transforms manuscripts into the best work possible.”

Here’s my promise: I’ll work with you in a supportive way, with one purpose in mind—to help you achieve your writing goals.