Shire Brown – Editor

I gained my editorial experience in publishing houses in NYC, including Farrar, Straus and Giroux and New Directions. At FSG I worked in all stages of the editorial process, from manuscript evaluation to line-editing and proofreading. Following my interest in literary fiction, I moved to New Directions, where I proofread literary fiction, including poetry and short stories. As a freelance editor with strong editorial skills I have also been able to provide editorial services through innovative, crowd-sourced publishing platforms. This flexibility allowed me to study Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy in India and I now also work in textual translation. I am excited to work with authors of both literary fiction and non-fiction. Genres may range from memoir and travel writing to short stories and novels, and subject matter from religion and philosophy to economics and cultural studies. I can help authors improve their writing at any stage, whether in the development of a proposal for agents or line-editing, copy editing or proofreading a completed manuscript. I enjoy working closely with authors throughout the editorial process to help them develop and refine their writing.