Ragav Maripudi

Ragav Maripudi – Editor

Dedicated developmental editor specializing in global stories, border stories, migrant literary fiction and memoir.

Overview

I'm a fiction and nonfiction editor with 3.5 years trade editorial experience at Bloomsbury Publishing, deeply interested in collaborating with writers who explore the liminal spaces between society, culture, and identity. I have experience working across genres, but I gravitate towards family histories, migration stories, cooking, and food history.

As your editor, I will always remain dedicated to the ultimate goal of my services: to help you deliver a complete work that will reach your intended audiences. I pride myself on my consistency, I will take the time to understand the intention behind your work, and make sure it is imbued into every aspect of their work, from writing style to narrative structure, and everything in between.

I gravitate towards authors who have insights and unique viewpoints into the cultures and histories they write about and I love tender and thoughtful stories that challenge convention. Ultimately, I'm looking to help writers unlock the transformative power of their storytelling through mission-driven editing.

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction Magical Realism
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Jul, 2025 — Present
Long-Form developmental editor providing professional editing for fiction and nonfiction manuscripts across genres with a focus on migrant stories and cultural histories.

Bloomsbury Publishing

Oct, 2021 — Oct, 2024 (about 3 years)
I provided full rounds of edits for titles in genres including literary fiction, scifi/fantasy, memoir, and science nonfiction for renowned and award-winning authors, including Alan Moore and Jennifer Croft among others.

Portfolio

The House of Doors

Eng, Tan Twan

Bloomsbury Publishing

Editorial Assessment
The Great When: A Long London Novel

Moore, Alan

Bloomsbury Publishing

Developmental Editing
The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir

White, Edmund

Bloomsbury Publishing

Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Railsong: A Novel

Bhattacharya, Rahul

Bloomsbury Publishing

Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
Walk the Darkness Down

Magariel, Daniel

Bloomsbury Publishing

Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
The Extinction of Irena Rey

Croft, Jennifer

Bloomsbury Publishing

Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment
The Tiny Things are Heavier

Okonkwo, Esther Ifesinachi

Bloomsbury Publishing

Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment

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