About: Allison specializes in developmental and line editing, with an eye for pacing, structure, tension, characterization, and worldbuilding. She edits sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and mystery novels.

About: Amelia Winters is a professional fiction editor, language nerd, and story aficionado. By night, she chases stories and explores distant worlds through books, role-playing games, and sewing her own historical garments. By day, she journeys with authors to help them hone their story craft, elevate their voice, and polish their prose.

About: Kiwi Judy L Mohr is developmental editor and writing coach, working with writers from around the world. Being a writer herself, she understands the struggles that writers go through while drafting their stories, struggling to get their voices heard. When editing, she focuses on the story itself and the reader experience. Working with Judy, you’ll gained the confidence to claim that title of writer and have a cheerleader in the corner who is just excited as you are when you take that next step.

About: Carly is a developmental novel editor who helps authors find their voice and bring their book to light. She’s worked all over the industry, including at a big 5 publishing house, a small press, a hybrid publisher, and a literary agency. That experience has helped her to see the industry from all different angles. She is a co-founding Revise & Resub (#RevPit) editor and a host on Story Chat Radio, a writing advice podcast.

About: Heather is a lifelong bibliophile. When she’s not reading or editing, she is an avid gamer and gardener. She specializes in polishing projects that you have taken as far as you can with your current toolkit. She is your partner and catalyst for transforming your story through creative collaboration and a transparent editing process, all the while striving for editorial excellence.

About: Katherine Kirk helps writers to clear the errors from their prose so that their message is clear of ambiguity and their books exceed their readers’ expectations. Her goal is to be the bridge between author and readers, so that your readers can enjoy the story the way you intended them to.

About: Kayleigh is a developmental editor, a writer, and a whole mix of other things. Collaboration and communication are key to her editing relationships. She provides honest, detailed feedback and has a coach-like communication style.

About: Jeni Chappelle an independent book editor with more than twelve years of editing experience and a lifetime of word nerdiness. In her editing, she uses her own internal conflict between logic and creativity to help authors shape their stories and bring their books out into the world.

About: Jennifer is one of those dedicated readers who love stories but will always notice typos, grammatical errors, unintentional changes of the main character’s hair colour, or inconsistent use of em dashes. It turns out, she was made to be an editor.

About: Kyla Neufeld is a poet, writer, and editor. She’s an unabashed geek interested in fantasy literature, mythology, and the intersections of feminism and fandom. She also has an MA in Cultural Studies from the University of Winnipeg.

About: Kate is based in London, but works with clients all over the world—and she edits in UK, US, and Canadian English. She may be the right editor for you if you want someone who will make sure your vision is clear to the reader, if you believe that sometimes rules are made to be broken, if you want encouragement, not just criticism. When she’s not editing, she’s reading, writing, watching Netflix, playing on her PS5 (Skyrim, again?!), or scheming on behalf of her D&D characters.

About: Kristy S. Gilbert, Looseleaf’s executive editor, is a science fiction and fantasy editor and book designer with a soft spot for folklore and fairy tales. She loves finding ways to make the best parts of a manuscript shine and creating a beautiful reading experience for each writer’s audience. When she isn’t working with books, she’s probably napping in her hammock, gaming with her family, or playing roller derby.

About: Maria specializes in characterization, internal/external conflict, deep POV, show versus tell, and voice, and she loves to help writers balance craft with creativity in order to produce the best possible product. When she’s not writing books or sprinkling magic into client manuscripts, you can find her drinking tea in New Jersey with her husband and son as she dreams of moving home to her beloved County Clare.

About: Megan will help you whip your manuscript into shape while staying true to your story and respecting your voice. She knows how to help you hit your target market and genre. She’ll point out what you’re doing right and make suggestions for improving what’s not working.

About: Crystal is an editor and authenticity reader who works with self-publishing authors and traditional publishers. She believes that language should be used with intention and that words have the ability to liberate or to oppress. She’s proud to push for writing and representation that is more equitable, intentional, and just. When she’s not working with words, she’s probably swearing at a video game, watching a Korean drama, or eating all the things.

About: Rachel is an editor and an author. She’s worked with major publishers and loves working with writers one-on-one, too. Her approach is to be honest but kind and support you as much as possible. She lives in North West England with her husband and their two cats. When she’s not writing or editing, she’s usually playing video games or posting too much on Instagram.

About: Raquel is a full-time fiction editor. She’s worked with traditional publishers in the US, international publishers, and indie authors pursuing self-publishing. She enjoys supporting stories from uncommon or marginalized perspectives; so if you’ve been worried about working with an editor because someone said your story is unrelatable, or weird, or the genre isn’t clear—fear not! You’ve come to the right place.

About: Richelle strives to coax an author’s novel, whether with its content or grammar, to a place where it will shine. Two of her core values are honesty and open communication. She advocates for the author’s vision, the story, and the readers.

About: Molly Rookwood is an editor, choir singer, writer, Jewish community member, and D&D player based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She’ll work with you to add tension to your conflicts, clear away unneeded adverbs, rectify dangling modifiers, and tune the language so that your characters, message, and authorial voice shine through. 

About: Sarah is a published author and editor, a semi-pro nature photographer, world traveler, three-time cancer survivor, and mom to two kids. She has been a developmental editor since 2017, with numerous award-winning titles under her belt (SBFBO finalists). She has a photographer’s eye for detail, and an author and book critic’s inside perspective of not only story but how the industry operates.

About: If you’re looking for a stress-free and high-quality service, Tania can help you give your edited book project a professional finish so that it’s ready to be released into the world. She started her proofreading business in 2018 and to date has proofread over seventy books. Recent clients include Joffe Books, Papillote Press and Troubador Publishing. When she’s not proofreading, she loves yoga, travel, reading short fiction and flash non-fiction, and exploring the craft of writing short stories.

About: Leah is a speculative fiction author and a freelance fantasy editor. She keeps her editing skills up to date by taking classes from the Editorial Freelancers Association and Jane Friedman. She edits novel-length works and short stories.

About: Dr Andrew Hodges is a developmental editor and line editor. His expertise is in setting and worldbuilding, and in cultural, social, and political considerations when crafting stories. During his eclectic studies, he attended courses on topics ranging from special relativity and general relativity to culture and representation, which means he is equally comfortable with hard and soft science fiction. In his free time he enjoys yoga, cycling, gentle hiking, archery, geocaching and foraging in the national parks of Scotland.