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Carey

Carey 5 star rating

San Rafael, CA, United States

I am an editor who loves helping authors revise and refine their work so it is clear, precise, and ready for publication.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Health & Wellbeing, Travel, Sports & Outdoors, Parenting & Families, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Chronicle Books
  • Self-employed
Georgette

Georgette 5 star rating

Carmel, IN, United States

I'm a freelance editor and proofreader who's committed to helping authors produce the best work possible for their audiences.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Middle Grade, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Education & Reference, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • Scholastic Reading Counts!
Melanie

Melanie 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Development editor, writer, and proofreader specializing in general nonfiction, cookbooks, lifestyle, wellness, crafts, and education.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Education & Reference, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Callisto Media
  • Macmillan Learning
  • Page Street Publishing Company
Elise

Elise 5 star rating

Newton, NJ, USA

Meticulous, mindful editor and coach with 20+ years' experience. Focus on self-publishers, first-timers, and memoirs but open to all genres.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Romance, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Amnet
  • Callisto Media
  • CreateSpace
  • Arbor Books
Anna

Anna 5 star rating

Barrington, RI, USA

Editor of critically acclaimed works of narrative nonfiction, memoir, health and wellness, and more—with 20 years of industry experience

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Agriculture, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Experiment
  • Globe Pequot Press
  • HarperCollins
  • Sobel Weber Associates
Pippa

Pippa 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Editorial Director and Developmental Editor. I specialize in cookbooks and health/wellness. I also love working on fiction of all kinds.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

  • Cameron Books / Abrams
  • Callisto Media
  • Chronicle Books
  • Hachette Book Group
  • Self-employed
Allison

Allison 5 star rating

Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

15+ years' publishing experience / NY Times bestsellers. Proofreading, copyediting. Self-help, cookbooks, diet, business.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Parenting & Families, Inspirational, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Health Communications, Inc.

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Donna

Donna 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I'm an endlessly curious copy editor who can help make your writing—cookbooks, how-to, fantasy, sci-fi, YA—clean, correct, and compelling.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Literary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Washington Square Press/Pocket Books
  • Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers
  • Bonnier Corp.
Suzy

Suzy 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Big Five editor with eight years' experience, specializing in prescriptive nonfiction, cookbooks, and illustrated lifestyle

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, Sex & Relationships, DIY & Crafts, Design, Home & Garden, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • HelloFresh
  • Urano World
Melissa

Melissa 5 star rating

Atlanta, GA, USA

Seasoned recipe and cookbook editor passionate about creating clear, concise, and accurate recipes that empower and inspire home cooks.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Nature, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Oxmoor House Books (Cooking Light magazine)
  • Men's Health magazine (Rodale/Hearst)
Sabine

Sabine 5 star rating

San Diego, CA, USA

After more than 20 years as a newspaper writer/editor, I can make your book on food, drink, travel, and interior design come to life.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Cox Enterprises
  • McClatchy
  • Self-employed
Gabrielle

Gabrielle 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

An experienced non-fiction lifestyle editor who specializes in cooking, gift book, travel and outdoors categories.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Extra Crispy (Time Inc.)
  • Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies
  • Thrillist
Tiffany

Tiffany 5 star rating

Golden, CO, USA

A decade in publishing, offering developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading, and sensitivity reading for books of all genres.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQ Fiction, Young Adult, and Cultural & Ethnic.

Work experience:

  • Girl Friday Productions
  • Self-employed
Molly

Molly 5 star rating

Brentwood, TN, USA

Founder of The Foreword Collective. With 15+ years of editorial and publishing experience, I know how to get your book acquired!

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Picture Books, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HarperCollins Christian Publishing
  • Scholastic, Inc.
  • Penguin Young Readers Group
Katie

Katie 5 star rating

Wrightsville, PA, USA

Proofreader and copy editor that specializes in knit/crochet, quilting/sewing, lettering, pyrography, and DIY crafts.

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Home & Garden, Fashion & Textiles, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Fox Chapel Publishing
  • Self-employed
  • Palmetto GBA
Jen

Jen 5 star rating

Oakland, CA, USA

I am a seasoned (pun intended) editor working on cooking, health and wellbeing, and DIY/craft titles.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • West Margin Press
  • Weldon Owen
PJ

PJ 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I specialize in informational nonfiction(ex: self-help, bio, business, medicine) and worked at of 5 of the top 6 publishing houses.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Business & Management, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Random House/Crown
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • Self-employed
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Paragon House Publishers
  • McGraw-Hill Book Company
  • Penguin Books, Inc.
  • M. Evans & Co.

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