Maxwell Smith

Maxwell Smith – Editor

5+ years of professional copyediting and proofreading experience on dozens of published books; worked for Simon and Schuster since 2020.

Overview

I have worked in the publishing and editorial worlds for over five years. I have proof-read and copy-edited works for a range of prominent companies and publishers, including Simon & Schuster and Sotheby's. I am accustomed to tight deadlines and to thorough, meticulous work. In my free time, I write, and I've been writing for over ten years; in other words, writing has always been the center of my life!

I love to work on literary fiction, commercial fiction, political non-fiction, historical non-fiction, memoir, biography, poetry, and many, many more genres!

I am excited to help you refine and edit you or your client's work, making what's already great even better!

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs History LGBTQ Non-Fiction Music Philosophy
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Simon & Schuster

Apr, 2020 — Apr, 2023 (about 3 years)
Helped to manage the production of dozens of books for the flagship imprint of Simon & Schuster, including Rage, I'm Glad My Mom Died, The Philosophy of Modern Song, and The Last Thing He Told Me. I have reviewed, copy-edited and proof-read manuscripts and covers for all the books I have worked on. I have worked closely with the editorial, art, design, production and distribution teams on all these books.

Whitney Museum of American Art

Feb, 2019 — Jan, 2020 (11 months)
Proof-read and copy-edited exhibition materials, catalogs, printed materials etc.

Latterly Magazine

Jun, 2018 — Dec, 2018 (6 months)
Wrote, copy-edited, proof-read articles and essays for the quarterly human rights and current affairs print and online magazine.

Sotheby's

May, 2018 — Jan, 2019 (8 months)
Edited, copy-edited, proof-read, researched and wrote articles, essays, reviews for the Sotheby's website. Edited, copy-edited and proof-read printed materials, catalogues, etc, for Sotheby's auctions.

Journal of Human Rights at NYU

Dec, 2014 — May, 2018 (over 3 years)
Managed the Journal of Human Rights at NYU as Editor-in-Chief. Wrote, researched, copy-edited, proof-read articles for the journal. These articles and essays were primarily researched academic pieces, with citations, etc.

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Ki-tyo S.

Ki-tyo S.

Feb, 2024

Max is an excellent editor, highly experienced, professional, both detailed and pointed in his suggestions. If you want an editor of the highest calibre who is ready to challenge you to make your complex fiction book the best it can be, Max highly recommended. Ki-tyo Ssemma'nda

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