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Amy
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Montreal, Canada
I want readers to love your book and live in your world, gripped by your words, desperate to keep reading.
Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Jenn
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
*NOTE: Booking into Nov 2025 and into 2026. Developmental, line, copy editor and mentor. Available for short projects and 1:1 consults.
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Jenna
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Victoria, BC, Canada
Expert editor with a background in children's publishing, specializing in content that inspires young readers’ imaginations.
Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Today's Parent Approved
- Owlkids Publishing - Chirp, Chickadee, and OWL Magazines
- Today’s Parent Magazine
- The Ryersonian
- Dandyhorse Magazine
- Strathmore Times
- McClung's Magazine
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Hilary
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Halifax, NS, Canada
Editor with 20+ years experience in TTRPGs, genre fiction, and academic writing. Specialties in history, sci-fi, romance, and LGBTQ fiction.
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Romance, Historical Romance, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, LGBTQ Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Space Opera, and Science Fiction.
Work experience:
- Sourcebooks
- Dream Pod 9
- Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) Program, Dalhousie University
- Self-employed
- Dalhousie University
Lisa
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Toronto, ON, Canada
Humanities non-fiction copy-editor and proofreader with 10+ years' experience, including several years at Cambridge University Press.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Cambridge University Press
- The Lutterworth Press/James Clarke & Co
Ashley
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Guelph, ON, Canada
**CLOSED TO REQUESTS** I'm a professional book editor with 15 years of experience. I love helping make book dreams reality!
Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, and Romance.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- University of Toronto Press
- Firefly Books Ltd.
- McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Holly
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Montreal, QC, Canada
Experienced editor driven by the goal to connect writers to their voices and readers to stories. Rigorous, thoughtful, committed, kind.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Health & Wellbeing, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Nature, Literary Fiction, and Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- McGill University
- Caitlin Press
- Simon Fraser University
- NUVO Magazine
- Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
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Eric
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Guelph, ON, Canada
UN web editor with 15 years of experience. I offer editorial evaluations and developmental editing for fiction and nonfiction manuscripts.
Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- FriesenPress
- Self-employed
- Innovate Development
- University of Victoria
- World Health Organization
Perrin
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Comox, BC, Canada
I develop and copyedit in the humanities, social sciences, and travel, with fifteen years of experience and two books of my own published.
Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- National Geographic Books
- University of Toronto Press
- Self-employed
Tina
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Toronto, ON, Canada
Meticulous editor with 15 years of experience in trad and self-pub. I will help your Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, or Romance shine!
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, and Space Opera.
Work experience:
- Thomson Reuters Westlaw
- Rising Action Publishing Co.
Richard
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Toronto, ON, Canada
Nonfiction editor. Former publisher of Red Deer Press and Senior Editor Fitzhenry and Whiteside. Dedicated to good writing for 20 years.
Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, and Education & Reference.
Work experience:
- Red Deer Press (Toronto)
- Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Toronto
- Freelance
Margot
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Toronto, ON, Canada
Let's make your story shine! 15+ years in-house experience. Formerly HarperCollins/Harlequin and Wattpad Books.
Genres: Holiday, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, and Time Travel.
Work experience:
- Wattpad Webtoon Studios
- Mira, HarperCollins
- Mira Books, Harlequin/HarperCollins
- Self-employed
- Harlequin Books
Ceileigh
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vancouver-based editor of contemporary fiction, sci fi/fantasy, and romance.
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, and Romance.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Humber Publishing Services
- Simon & Schuster Canada
Jennifer
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Toronto, ON, Canada
Copy editor and journalist with 10 years of experience in Canadian publishing. Interests: biographies, memoirs, self-help and well-being
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Health & Wellbeing.
Work experience:
- INNOCEAN Canada Inc.
- Torstar Corporation
- Hamilton Spectator
- Metro News
- The Canadian Press
- Toronto Life magazine
Tara
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Highly skilled developmental editor with an inquisitive style. Specialty: non-fiction. I help authors succeed and refine their craft.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Travel, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sociology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Diverse Publishers and Authors
- Kot Copyediting & Proofreading Inc.
Robin
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Hamilton, ON, Canada
Developmental, line, and copy editing of fiction, bringing the mind of an English professor and the heart of a writer to your work.
Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, and Middle Grade Fantasy.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Mohawk College
- Dundas Valley HIgh School (DVHS) Co-op
Patricia
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Nova Scotia, Canada
I specialize in sports memoirs, general sports books, and sports instructional books.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Sports & Outdoors.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
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