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Shuli

Shuli

New York City, NY, United States

Versatile editor with more than 15 years of experience in educational publishing at major houses and across a variety of subjects


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bedford/St. Martin's, a division of Macmillan Learning
  • Bedford/St. Martin's, a division of Macmillan Learning
  • HarperCollins College Publishers (now Pearson Education)
  • Plenum Publishing Corporation

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Psychology, Writing & Publishing, Education & Reference, Life Sciences

Stephanie

Stephanie

Schwenksville, PA, United States

Editor, proofreader, reader. Wrangler of run-away trains of thought and foxhound puppies.


Work experience:

  • Temple University Press
  • Penn State Press
  • ASTM International
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Education & Reference, Parenting & Families

Kristin

Kristin

New York, NY, United States

Nearly ten years' experience in academic publishing. Two degrees from Oxford University and, yes, it looks just like Harry Potter.


Work experience:

  • Palgrave Macmillan
  • Self-employed
  • Routledge, Taylor and Francis
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Springer Science and Business Media

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

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Education & Reference, Writing & Publishing

Rachel

Rachel

Woodstock, GA, USA

Energetic editor specializing in nonfiction, academic, and reference texts. A decade of experience with The New Press, PRO-ED, and more.


Work experience:

  • Bookbright Media
  • New South Journal
  • Five Points
  • Eudora Welty Review
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, Psychology, Sociology

Rachel

Rachel

Cincinnati, OH, USA

Copyediting and proofreading professional with a passion for quality, a keen eye for detail, and 14 years of experience.


Work experience:

  • Barefoot Proximity
  • Writer's Digest/F+W Media
  • North Light Crafts and Krause Publications/F+W Media

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Writing & Publishing, Career Guides, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden

Ava

Ava

Colbert, WA, USA

A patient, nurturing, detailed book editor with 20 years of experience helping authors seasoned and new.


Work experience:

  • self-employed
  • John Wiley & Sons

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Book Coaching

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Business & Management, Design, Children’s Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Finance & Accounting, Math & Science

James M

James M

Rockaway, New Jersey, USA

Copy editor of twenty books at major university presses. I’ll help you convey complex ideas about history and religion to your audience.


Work experience:

  • Catholic University of America Press
  • New York University Press
  • Catholic Historical Review
  • Professor at Johns Hopkins University
  • Faculty member at Southern Methodist University
  • Master's candidate at University of Strasbourg
  • PhD candidate at Robert Morris University
  • Theatres and Television Shows

Services: Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality

Kathy

Kathy

San Diego, United States

Freelance copyeditor and proofreader offering 25 years of experience in scientific and educational publishing


Work experience:

  • Academic Press (Elsevier Science/Harcourt)
  • Academic Press
  • Brian F. Smith and Associates (Archaeologist)
  • Converse Consultants West
  • Cajon Valley, Mountain Empire, and Palm Middle Schools
  • Self-employed

Services: Editing Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Nature, Action & Adventure, Classics, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Education & Reference, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense

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