Janine Barlow
janine.barlow [at] gmail [dot] com

I’m a production editor at FSG and do freelance copyediting and proofreading for several houses, Big Five and otherwise. I respect author voice deeply and try to help each work find its own most perfect form.

Benjamin Beckett
benjamin.beckett [at] gmail [dot] com
benbeckett.com

I am a fiction writer and journalist. I have also worked as a copy editor on a number of academic books, dissertations, and articles, and I am interested in expanding into other genres.

David Caruso
davidlcaruso1 [at] gmail [dot] com
davidlcaruso.com

I recently earned an MFA in creative writing and enjoy working with writers of all genres in developing new work. I’m excited at the idea of being a part of a small team that brings new, perhaps even experimental voices and stories into the world. I have extensive experience as a freelance submissions reader and editor, and as a creative writing teacher. My hope is to build steady relationships (freelance, staff, or otherwise) with independent presses so that I can build with and contribute to the literary community that drives my own creative life.

Vanessa Chung
vanessalilyc [at] gmail [dot] com

I’m a writer from Brooklyn, a PhD candidate in English at Princeton, and a freelance copy editor, proofreader, and fact-checker. I hold a BA in English and art history from Yale, and have extensive experience researching, reading, and writing in and across the various overlapping worlds of art, literature, theater, and academia. I’ve worked on exhibition catalogues for the Brooklyn Museum; and as an editorial assistant at Artforum magazine, where my primary role was fact-checking, copyediting, and proofreading articles and reviews for the monthly print issues. As a writer and reader, and a chronically ill/disabled person, I’m particularly into and invested in interdisciplinary projects and experimental forms and/or works that ask questions about our bodies, health, and healthcare—but I’d be delighted to work on any sort of text, of any form, on any topic. I’m also particularly well-versed in the Chicago Manual of Style. Give me the chance to prove how much I’d love to catch an erroneously italicized apostrophe or two.

Conor Crockford
cmcrockford1 [at] gmail [dot] com

Autistic/ADHD writer and editor whose repeated clients include Yossi Yonah and Special Fiction Books. I have extensive experience proofreading non-fiction, literature, and romance titles. I hope to branch out into editing for more small presses as well as neurodivergent and genre fiction authors.

Tavleen Kaur
tavleenkaur2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
http://travellingthroughwords.com/index.php/proofreading-editing-service/

I'm an English Literature graduate with over four years of experience in editing. Besides copyediting for authors independently, I have also worked with various publishers. I have completed certificate training courses in copyediting, academic writing, and translation. I am also well-versed in the Chicago Manual of Style. I work with all genres (fiction and non-fiction) but have a preference for fantasy and romance.

Susan Keiser
susantkeiser [at] gmail [dot] com

I have over ten years of freelance writing and copy editing experience, with articles I wrote published in The Awl, Paste Magazine, and elsewhere, as well as editing academic papers for professors at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and elsewhere. I am looking to break into publishing, and believe my prior experience allows me to catch up quickly to where I'm needed.

Su-Yee Lin
suyee.lin [at] gmail [dot] com

I'm a production/managing editor at Penguin Random House and also freelance as a proofreader and copy editor for other publishers, such as Erewhon, FSG, Lonely Planet, and Little, Brown. I have an MFA in fiction and have had my work published in journals such as The Offing, Bennington Review, Electric Literature, and the Pushcart prize anthology. I'm particularly interested in working on fiction, both literary and speculative, travel writing, and memoir. I also have experience in Asia (particularly China and Taiwan) and can do some editorial work with Chinese pronunciations/pinyin.

Megan Low
megan.k.low [at] gmail [dot] com
meganlow.com

I have six-plus years of experience as a freelancer copyediting and proofreading non-fiction, memoirs, artists' books, criticism, and scholarly texts. Subjects of specialty and interest include contemporary art and visual culture, cultural analysis, and social theory, especially concerning queerness and marginality. Past clients include Fillip, Torpedo Press, Paper Monument, Catapult, ECU Press, and various international art galleries and independent artists.

Josh Orr
joshua.orr [at] gmail [dot] com

I’m a copyeditor who works in longform narrative. Fiction and nonfiction. I like working with neurodivergent folks and queers. Professionally, I edit and ghostwrite for individuals and businesses. Haven't yet worked for a literary house. 

Nicholas Powers
powers3317 [at] gmail [dot] com
nicholas-arthur.com

I’ve mainly worked in newspapers as a copy editor and page designer. I’d like to branch out. I graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor’s in journalism in 2014. I’ve had about 10 years of newsroom experience. I’ve also self-published over a dozen poetry collections under the name Nicholas Arthur digitally. I have a poetry collection coming out through Kickpop Records in May 2023. When I can, I write articles for my music blog Trout Fishing in Music. If you need someone to edit your project, I’d love to help.

Mána Taylor
manahaotaylor [at] gmail [dot] com
manataylor.com

I’m a writer & copy editor. I have worked with magazine editors and copy edited their publications before they were sent to print, such as Petala Magazine based in Berlin. I also have recently worked with poet and actor Liza Scholtz and copy edited her upcoming chapbook.

Richelle Wilson
richellejolene [at] gmail [dot] com

I have over twelve years of experience copy editing, mostly for academic publications, including peer-reviewed quarterly journals and scholarly monographs. From 2021–2022, I served as the managing editor of Edge Effects, a digital magazine and podcast about environmental humanities. I also have experience in radio and podcast production. I am most interested in working on non-fiction titles. In addition to copy editing, I am interested in acquisitions editor roles.