Olivia Batker Pritzker - Editor

As a writer, editor, and publisher, I have a deep familiarity with all sides of the writing & publishing process. I have nearly a decade of experience editing fiction, nonfiction, and genre-defying books, and have worked as an editor at three publishing companies in addition to many years of freelance work. I also hold an M.F.A. in writing from Otis College of Art and Design. In 2019 I cofounded an independent press which focuses on feminist horror. I currently oversee the development of our books through the entire editorial, production, and marketing process.

I am an enthusiastic and dedicated editor who loves working with authors to shape their work into the best possible version of itself. Whether it’s outlining, diagramming, character development, or world building in the early stages, providing a meticulous copy edit in the final stages, or any of the work in between, I place a high importance on creating a dialogue with the writers I work with and will utilize my skills and experience to make your book stand out from the early stages to the final polish.

Although I've worked in many different genres, I have a particular interest in speculative fiction, strange fiction, fiction that pushes boundaries and defies convention. From commercial to literary, short stories to epic novels, I get excited by a richly imagined world, an innovative idea, a strong narrative voice. Give me your feminist fairy tales, your high concept/social commentary horror, your queer narratives, your post-apocalyptic ghost stories. Let's dig in!

I am also available for typesetting/interior design and layout; I’ve done the layout and corresponding ebook creation for many prose, poetry, and hybrid books at each of the publishing companies I’ve worked for. Please message me for my rates and availability for these services.

"Olivia is an excellent developmental editor, with an eye for nuance and a great feel for developing characters and plot. She always has a fun and precise way to attack plot problems, and she's able to tease out meaning from my most nebulous of ideas. From crafting plot matrixes to talking through character development, I couldn't have written my novel without her." — Halley Sutton, author of The Lady Upstairs (Putnam, 2020)