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Tony Travis @tonytravis.com Tony is an award-winning author, SFWA member, and lives with his dachshund poodle. He writes in the general style of the 1960's with a few modern touches. He is a fan of Star Trek, Battlestar, and Dune.
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B. Luke Wilson @blukewilson.bsky.social Writer and editor. Words out in The Rumpus, ONLY POEMS, HAD, ect. Hollins MFA alum. Poetry Editor @chestnutreview.bsky.social.
Indie Voices · Authors & Books @metareelz.com Notes from the margins of the book world.
Indie stories, wandering writers, soft recommendations, quiet conversations.
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Sonja McGiboney, Author @sonjamcg.bsky.social Sonja McGiboney is an author and photographer with a focus on children's literature. She created a series of concept PB called "Jazzy’s Books." She is focused on building her PB library with new stories.
High Strangeness @bickernicks.bsky.social A full-cast audiobook podcast about a skeptical ufologist, a Cape Cod reporter, an alien-obsessed cult, and a very odd golden retriever. A fast sci-fi comedy of mystery, satire, and absurdity—Vonnegut meets Adams. #HSaudiobook https://linktr.ee/HSaudiobook
Steven A Hauer @oneinchstory.bsky.social One Inch Between Life and Death https://www.amazon.com/One-Inch-Between-Life-Death/dp/B0DZ8YK4M2
Meaghan Steeves @choicewordsedit.bsky.social Professional freelance nonfiction (narrative, memoir, cookbook/recipe) copy/line editor and writer 📝 Film and book lover 📖📽 Neurodivergent 🧠 She/her 🏳️🌈
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Nellie Cubed @nelnelnellie.bsky.social Reader. Obsessively so. Oh, and I have a bit of an obsession with Dutch things. But please don’t ever make me smell patchouli.
Book Pleasures @bookpleasures.bsky.social 
Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social #book #writer in #HamOnt #Ontario #Canada
True crime - Hidden Harvest; Tip & Trade; Faces of Fraud
Romance/horror novel - Murder Bugs
Norse epic - The Saga of Halfdan the Black
History of psychedelic therapy - Shroom Boom
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Steph 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ | Editor 🦦✍️ @ottersediting.com Freelance editor, writer, reader |
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social I'm the author of 80+ books and an established editor who has helped more than 400 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include writing guidebooks, a novel, children's books and more. Visit inventingrealityediting.com
Alexandra Is Editing @dusablonediting.bsky.social Mission-driven freelance copyeditor and proofreader for indie authors, publishers, and organizations. ✒️📚
Member of EFA & NW Editors Guild.
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Alex Kapitan (Radical Copyeditor) @radicalcopyeditor.bsky.social Queer, genderqueer writer, editor, trainer, and activist helping people use words for good. Blogging at www.radicalcopyeditor.com
Dr Cory Stade | Archaeology Proofreader @palaeocory.bsky.social 🖋️Academic #proofreading and #copyediting
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Kate Nascimento - Editor and Proofreader @katenascim.bsky.social Editor (kneditorial.com) and lover of all things dark, magical, and weird 🖤 I edit fantasy, horror, comics, games 🖤(she/her)🖤
Nicola Bigwood | Proofreader & Copyeditor | Former Translator ✍️📚 @nicolabigwood.uk Proofreader & copyeditor of fiction & non-fiction, with background as a translator into English from French & German • CIEP Advanced Professional member • She/her • https://linktr.ee/nicolabigwood • Learning Italian and Gaelic… slowly!📍Scotland 🏴
Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com I report on the publishing industry through my paid newsletter, The Bottom Line, and educate writers on the business of authorship in THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER (University of Chicago Press).
Nick Hembery @proofreadernick.bsky.social Proofreader, editor, video and board game player, occasional blog writer. Contact at nickhembery.com.
Deanna Hoak @deannahoak.bsky.social Copyeditor specializing in fantasy and science fiction. 
Hannah (hveditorial) @hveditorial.bsky.social Editor of academic nonfiction and fiction novels, helping publishers, authors, and scholars. I like correcting citations a weird amount and reading kissing books a more understandable amount. | www.hveditorial.com | hannah@hveditorial.com
JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social Careful book editing for indie romance authors. My resting bitchface brings all the boys to the yard. JuliaEdits.com - julia@juliaedits.com (she/her) 
Jennifer Navarre (she/her) @jenavarre.bsky.social Kidlit Editor and Book Coach | Once a teacher, always a teacher | Kidlit writer with too many ideas in her head | Historical CB series coming 2025?
EFA, ACES, SCBWI, 12x12, Courage to Create, CIEP (Professional Member), ALLi Partner Member
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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca Copyeditor/proofreader/authenticity reader. Lover of good books, good TV, and good music. And hockey. My fave story reps all 4! Words matter. she/her
Treaty 6 Territory, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Katherine Kirk @geckoedit.com A hopeless semantic. Copyeditor, line editor, proofreader, book formatter, tentacle counter. (she/her). www.geckoedit.com
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Lori Paximadis @loripax.bsky.social book editor • artist • connector
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Lisa Cordaro | Non-fiction editor @lisacordaro.bsky.social Non-fiction editor of award-winning and bestselling books and other media 📚 Freelance. Also photographer 📸 Loves writing ✍️ art 🎨 and the guitar 🎸
CIEP Advanced Professional Member
ACES full member.
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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social 📚 Book Editor, Fr→En Lit Translator, Educator
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⭐ Teaching and coaching editors and writers
📘 Faculty @ Emerson's MFA in Popular Fiction
🌈📚 RSM team
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Karen Yin (Nice to Eat You / Scholastic) 🧙🏻♀️🎃 @karenyin.bsky.social Writer by day, in bed by night. Author of five books, including The Conscious Style Guide (Hachette). I open my own jars. #AABB
KarenYin.com/links
VCCA/LLF/CAC Fellow | ACES Robinson Prize Winner | DJNF Alum
Agent: Laurie Abkemeier, DeFiore & Company
David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social Autistic writer of fantasy! Obsessed with Tolkien, Wheel of Time, maps. BFS secretary. Multi-British Fantasy Award los...ahem, nominee 📖
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He/They
KW Thomas - author and editor @kwthomasbooks.bsky.social Very niche combination of steamy contemporary romance author and plain language health editor. North East England till I die. She/her.
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Jenny Warren | Fiction Editor @jennyeditor.bsky.social Freelance line/copyeditor/proofreader of fiction. Massive romance fan 💕 Professional Member of the CIEP. She/her. https://www.warrenproofreading.co.uk/
Heather E. Saunders @h-e-saunders.bsky.social 🧡 That space-loving, orange-haired editor 🌟Here for edibuddies, space stuff, doggos, sustainability, inclusion & kindness🔸she/they/Mx
Chelle P (they/them) @chellenator.bsky.social Freelance Canadian editor of many things. (Hire me!) Disabled neurospicy trans queerdo. Very sweary. Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult. linktr.ee/chellenator
Erin Brenner (she/her) @ebrenner.bsky.social Author of "The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors." 📘
2024 winner of the Robinson Prize. 🏆
Builder of editing teams for small and growing organizations. 💪
Advocate for conscious language. 💬
Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social She/her
Romance reader 💙📚🌶️
HEA or GTFO ❤️
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Freelance copyeditor (SFF & Romance): ericapeckedits.com
Short fiction: soundcheckingthevoid.com
Madam Grammar @madamgrammar.bsky.social Professor, editor, grammar evangelist in the Sunflower State. Finding the joy in language and walking the fine red line between prescriptivism and descriptivism. She/her.
Kristine Hunt @henitsirk.bsky.social I teach history (US & world) to undergrads. A scholarly copy editor for 20+ years. Northwest Editors Guild board secretary, Friends of the Lebanon (OR) Public Library vice-president. Gardener, cat wrangler. Opinions mine. She/her
On Santiam Kalapuya land
Dave Nelsen @thegrammargeek.bsky.social Copy editor, proofreader, deputy editorial manager at Dragonfly Editorial. Oxford comma agnostic. What you learned in ninth-grade English might be wrong. He/him.
Shannon | Editor of Words | Writer of Words | Lover of Words @editorshannon.bsky.social 👩🏾🏫 Contemporary Fiction Story Coach 🔎 LGBTQ+ Romance + Thriller Developmental Editor 🧠 Neurospicy AF 🏳️🌈 Queer AF (she/her)
Website: https://sageediting.com
Alter Ego (LGBTQ+ Romance): @authorkalibenson.bsky.social
Raquel ⟡ Fiction Editor @raqueledits.bsky.social ⟡ Editing SFF, Horror, Romance, and LitRPGs
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⟡ SD/PEN Board, ACES, EFA, etc.
⟡ Wizard Script Scholar: Stet, ⁐, TK, ₰, Ͽ, ⸎
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Christy Karras @christykarras.bsky.social Writer, editor, teacher, traveler. Loves the arts, the interesting stuff people do, and the weirdness of words. Dream life: getting paid to know things. She/her. 
Amy J. Schneider @amyjschneider.bsky.social Copyeditor. Crazy dog lady. Singer. Wife. Runner. Wino. Not necessarily in that order. (she/her)
Jen Grogan 🐙📖📚 @eightarmsedits.bsky.social Writer, freelance editor / nonprofit admin / web content person, walker, knitter, museum docent, mom. She/her. RTs=/=endorsements. Opinions are my own. jengrogan.com
Ema@TheClarityEditor @theclarityeditor.bsky.social Editor and plain language advocate. Edits for the social sciences and international development. Based in Bangkok/Tokyo. AmE/Japanese speaker (and some Spanish, German & Thai). Amateur classical singer. https://linktr.ee/theclarityeditor
Hannah Bartlett @hbediting.bsky.social freelance editor & sensitivity reader 📚
poet ✒️
cat mom 🐈⬛
74/200 2026 reading goal 💚
contact me for a free sample edit!
EFA, ACES, and Editors Tea Club ☕️
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Barbie Halaby @monocleediting.bsky.social My keen eye for your best words. Editor/proofreader/bibliophile/mom who loves black tea, brookies, and sarcasm. EFA & ACES. She/her.
Suzanne Arnold editor @suzannearnold.com Helping authors and businesses polish their text for publication: non-fiction editor and proofreader. Diploma in Egyptology. Random nature photos (not AI-generated). In the UK. She/her
https://www.suzannearnold.com
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Laura Poole @laurapoole.bsky.social Editor, baker, modern quilter, pluviophile, pasta enthusiast, rhubarb lover. Retroflex r. Short and mighty.
She/her
(Kyra is offline until late August) @kyrafreestar.bsky.social Editing social science and social science fiction since 2005.
Following dragons, dictionaries, and disability justice.
Hope is a decision.
Find me at Bridge Creek Editing | Academic Editing Circle | Mightier (she/they)
Miranda Darrow (she/her) @miranda-darrow.bsky.social Freelance Fiction Editor, Concise Fiction Academy, RevPit volunteer editor and board member. Let me help you bring out the best version of your novel! www.mirandadarrow.com
Brittany | Book Editor @brittanyredderoth.bsky.social · Book editor for fiction authors ✍️
· Helping authors feel confident in the editing process 🤍
· SAMPLE EDIT REQUEST + LINKS ↓
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Abby Marshall (Well Read Editorial) 📚 @wellreadedits.bsky.social Copyeditor
Proofreader
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Beachgoer
Bird-watcher
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www.wellreadeditorial.com
BooknerdZara @booknerdzara.bsky.social Book nerd slowly tackling her TBR pile of 250+ books.
Freelance proofreader and typesetter.
Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing & Proofreading
Partner Member of Alliance for Independent Authors.
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Clare Diston @clarediston.bsky.social Proofreader, editor, writer ✍🏻 | Space nerd 🚀 | Cross-stitcher 🧵 | Black cat owner (Archie) 🐈⬛ | Bristol, UK 📌 | She/her
www.clarediston.com
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Ley Taylor Johnson | Fiction Editor @leytaylorjohnson.bsky.social Writer, fighter, actual Hobbit. (she/they)
www.leytaylorjohnson.com
Megan Carver @thornsnrosesdotco.bsky.social Editor, audiobook narrator, and intimacy coordinator. Love teaching about violent/spicy storytelling. Donut enthusiast and dog mom in my free time. Hard no's include AI, fascism, and black licorice.
www.thornsnroses.co
Wren L. Helgren—Editor & Writer @wrenlhelgren.bsky.social As an aspiring author, I'm writing ( ✍🏻 ) my debut—a cozy, fantasy, romance. As a freelance fiction editor, I'm always accepting clients ( 👉🏻👉🏻 ).
I'm an introvert ( ISTJ ), my pronouns are she/her/they ( 🩵 ), and I'm a goof, a gamer, & a geek.
Brenna Bailey-Davies @brennabaileybooks.bsky.social Queer Canadian romance author as Brenna Bailey ~ Fiction editor of SFF and romance ✨🇨🇦
Leah Harter @leah-harter.com Helping writers turn daydreams into memorable stories ✨
Writing & Editing tips with zero gatekeeping
Powered by my iPad & caffeine ☕️
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Emily 💙📚 @emilyblackmore.bsky.social Humanist, Feminist and Social Commentator
Deny. Defend. Depose.
Chris Zable Editor (she/her) @amphipodgirl.bsky.social Copyeditor and proofreader of fiction—lqbtqia+, romance, mystery, historical fiction, speculative fiction, and fantasy. She/her. https://www.czedits.com/
Alex Kempsell 🖋️ @alexeditsbooks.bsky.social Book Editor || Writer || All-Around Nerd
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Julia Thompson Editing @jhtedits.bsky.social Nonfiction copyediting and more in Seattle 📚
History, educational material, memoir
Member of ACES, Editorial Freelancers Association, Northwest Editors Guild, Personal Historians Northwest
Tarryn Thomas @crystalcmaille.bsky.social Associate Editor at UFO Publishing and Freelance Manuscript Editor. Here for networking and the memes.
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Corinne Elizabeth Cowherd (Author) @coribethwrites.bsky.social Canadian Author 🇨🇦 | Flame Gurl | Eutopia Series | Immersive Daydreamer | Writer of Books and Stuff | Occasional Ukulele Player | No Collabs
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Kevin Gallant @kevin-gallant.bsky.social Canadian
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM96B5J9
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Doing my best to lose myself in Arkansas
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