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Julie

Julie

New York, United States

Seasoned copyeditor and proofreader, supporting authors of high-quality fiction and nonfiction. (Helping authors look good since 1993).


Work experience:

  • Open Road Integrated Media
  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Disney Publishing Worldwide
  • HarperCollins Children's Books
  • Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books
  • HarperCollins Publishers, HarperPaperbacks and HarperPrism
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's

Cassidy

Cassidy

New York, New York, USA

An editor at a Big 5 publisher with experience editing NYT bestsellers, specializing in adult commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction.


Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction

Alicia

Alicia

New York, NY, USA

I'm an editor and writer based in NYC. I've edited a variety of genres and material for Disney, DreamWorks, Newsweek and other clients.


Work experience:

  • Topix Media Lab
  • Paste Magazine
  • Modern Luxury
  • Apartment Therapy Media

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences

Christopher

Christopher

New York, NY, USA

A creative developmental and copy editor specializing in art books (catalogues, monographs, surveys, etc.).


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Karen Marta Editorial Consulting
  • Bleacher Report (B/R)

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction, History

Haley

Haley

New York, NY, USA

Experienced, independent, fast-paced medical editor with a passion for traditional and online-only publishing.


Work experience:

  • Thieme Medical Publishers
  • TrueLearn
  • co: collective

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading

Genres: Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Life Sciences, Writing & Publishing, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Medical Thriller, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult

Michael

Michael

New York, NY, USA

Creative and dynamic children's book editor with 15 years experience at companies such as Scholastic Books and Random House Children's Books


Work experience:

  • Random House Children's Books
  • Scholastic Books
  • Self-Employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review Book Coaching

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Humor & Comedy, LGBTQ Fiction

Allison

Allison

New York, NY, USA

15 years as an editor at major trade publishers, passionate about making good stories star-worthy and positioning pitches for success


Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Children’s Books
  • Little Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Borders
  • Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library
  • Self-employed
  • Atlas: DIY (aid and empowerment to immigrant youth)

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction

Jon

Jon

New York, NY, USA

Collaborative book editor with diverse experience. A believer in harnessing the power of an excellent story to galvanize readers.


Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • SOURCEBOOKS
  • FREELANCER
  • BET.COM
  • THE COLLECTIVE BOOK STUDIO

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction

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