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Carol Darnell @galwhowords.bsky.social Democrat, editor, and stepmom to three wonderful (adult) kids. I've worked mostly on RPGs and speculative fiction. My website is www.galwhowords.com. DMs not for editing inquiries are NOT accepted, those=BLOCK. I primarily interact through posts.
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We follow the ALA Code of Conduct: https://www.ala.org/user-guidelines
Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social Copy editor. Cat mom. Sushi fiend. Romance novel aficionado. (She/her)
Lourdes Venard @lourdesvenard.bsky.social Education Editor, The News Literacy Project
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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)🖤
Crystal Watanabe @pikko.bsky.social Fiction editor, owner of Pikko's House, SimpleMarkup webcomic writer, author of Yum-Yum Bento Box, yarn dragon, cohost of the Silo podcast Wires From the Deep and Rom-Com Detectives. Born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. Mom to 3 in Honolulu. 🤙
Michelle Lowery @michellelowery.bsky.social Freelance content editor and writer. Rescue pet mom. USAF veteran. she/her
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Rachel Fudge @rachelfudge.bsky.social Editor for hire: scholarly nonfiction, public policy, and nonprofit advocacy 📚 Editorial director @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social (she/her)
James Gallagher @castlewallsedit.bsky.social Castle Walls Editing (Copyeditor, Proofreader) / Editor at Evident Ink / Pens & Pilcrows / ACES and EFA / Editor of Horror and Romance / Presenter at ACES VCON24 & ACES Salt Lake City 2025 / 400+ Books Edited
Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com freelance editor and proofreader of books, comics, news, and other stuff • author, The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style • @twincitiesgeek.com co-head and senior editor • she/her
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Alyssa Wejebe @alyssawejebe.bsky.social Writer + Editor. Current/Previous clients: Unwinnable Monthly, Yen Press, Tapas, J-Novel Club, Ideas on Fire, Strange Horizons, ArtStation Magazine, SOLRAD Magazine + more. Tessera Editorial alum. Website: https://alyssawejebe.carrd.co/
Pam Eidson @ebeforei.bsky.social E before I editorial services.
Upending the patriarchy through copyediting.
Editing for nonprofits and for authors who respect diversity.
she/her
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#StetChat @stetchat.com #StetChat is an hourlong live conversation on Bluesky for the #editing community.
📆 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
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A. J. Hodges @secondworldedits.bsky.social Author & developmental editor | Writes: horror, fantasy & queer romance 🌈 Published by Asymptote Journal & Foofaraw. he/they | PhD Social Anthropology | Academic DE: https://www.thenarrativecraft.com | Fiction: https://www.secondworldeditorial.com
Neil Holdway @nholdway.bsky.social Writer/editor, suburbanchicagobicycling.com. Former Daily Herald (Chicago) DME/late news. Past President of ACES: The Society for Editing. Possibly obsessed with U2, and with shrimp and chowda. Opinions expressed are my own.
June Casagrande @junecasagrande.bsky.social Author of the revised The Best Punctuation Book, Period, available 4/21/26. "The best book on punctuation I've ever seen."—Grammar Girl https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/224059/the-best-punctuation-book-period-revised-edition-by-june-casagrande/
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ACES board member at-large ✨
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Jenn Rossiter @jbrediting.bsky.social Freelance editor and grant writer supporting academics and non-profits 🇨🇦 🐈⬛ ☕️ jennrossiter[dot]com
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Caroline Malloy, Ph.D. @carolinemalloyphd.bsky.social Historian
Speaker
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... basically, I talk a lot...
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Kayleigh | Developmental Editor ✍🏻📚 @editsinthemargins.com I help writers to shape their stories and hone their skills via developmental editing, coaching, beta reading, workshopping, and more.
As a writer, I enjoy kid lit and exploring fantastical worlds. 🐉
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Jennifer Holmes @jenmededit.bsky.social Freelance Medical Writer and Editor | Bookworm | Communicating science well--for healthy people and a healthy planet 🌳
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💖 Book lover (animal, sports, and tea lover, too)
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Deanna Hoak @deannahoak.bsky.social Copyeditor specializing in fantasy and science fiction. 
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Michelle Noble | Editor @noble-editorial.bsky.social 🏳️🌈 Freelance editor & proofreader | Speculative, historical, lit fic & romance | Narrative nonfiction | Web content | 🚫AI | she/her
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Philippa Hammond @preciseprosep.bsky.social Word wrangler by trade.
Copy-editor in English. Translator from French, Spanish, Portuguese, if you want the specifics.
I blog about language and communication here: https://www.philippahammond.net/blog
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English teacher at Bielefeld University (EAL & ELA)
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World Englishes
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social America's Copy Editor®
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Denise Cowle @denisecowle.bsky.social Copyeditor & proofreader. Advanced professional member & vice-chair of the CIEP. Cohost of The Editing Podcast. https://linktr.ee/denisecowle
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
Robin Marwick @electricland.bsky.social Freelance medical editor, alto, digital packrat, occasional traveller, trying to make things better. If you tell me a tomato is a fruit not a vegetable, you’ll get a lecture. 🇨🇦 She/her. https://linktr.ee/rmarwick
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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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Erin Willard @erincopyeditor.bsky.social Intersectional feminist. Fiction copyeditor. Books, pencils, dogs, shopping small, San Diego, and MCFC. she/her- H Hilary – Cadman Training @hilaryc01.bsky.social Helping editors everywhere to save time and improve quality
Hannah Bartlett @hbediting.bsky.social freelance editor & sensitivity reader 📚
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74/200 2026 reading goal 💚
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Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl
#AmWriting The 6/30 GG podcast
#AmReading Long Live Evil (Brennan)
Rachel Oestreich @racheloestreich.bsky.social Editor & writing coach for independent authors, specializing in fantasy, science fiction, and horror. She / her
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Kristen Tatroe @kristenedits.bsky.social Editor and Instructional Designer, culinary enthusiast, outdoor adventurer, photography fan. KristenEdits.com
Shifra Diamond @shifradiamond.bsky.social Freelance editor of scholarly nonfiction. Humanities, critical theory, cultural studies, interdisciplinarity. Member @efafreelancers.bsky.social. Education chair for EFA/Editors Canada Academic Editing Chapter.
Gael Spivak @piglita.bsky.social Editor, writer, collector (squirrels, tiny books, and articles on the singular they).
AMA re: the ISO plain language standard.
she/her/elle #TeamSingularThey
Laura Bontje | Preorder Marian's Big Dig! @laurabontje.bsky.social Fiction Editor | Author: WAS IT A CAT I SAW? (Amicus), WHEN THE AIR SANG (Annick), MARIAN'S BIG DIG (Groundwood), and more | she/her | Rep: James McGowan, BookEnds | No AI
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@karenh42.bsky.social @karenh42.bsky.social Writer, parent, spouse, editor, teacher, reader (sometimes in the same afternoon). All about inclusion. EFA member.
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?
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Sohini Ghose @sohinighose.bsky.social Editor. Author. Digital collage maker. Travel seeker. Tea lover. Editors Tea Club Events Co-Coordinator. @ACESEditors. EFA social media volunteer. BookFest Windsor programming committee member.
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Eliot @eliotedits.bsky.social Editor, educator, word nerd with a specialty in inclusive language and storytelling and a big love for romance fiction. (Maybe I can help you with your writing! https://www.eliotwesteditorial.com/) Joy matters too 💖🌈
Vee White @veewhite.bsky.social Pronouns: they/them
Editing | Writing | Social Justice
Founder LGBTQ+ Editors Association: @LGBTQEditors
www.LGBTQEditors.org
Mentorship program: https://lgbtqeditors.org/mentorship
Plagiarism Survey: https://veewhite.com/plagiarism-survey
pyramnesiac @pyramnesiac.bsky.social She/her. Fiction editor on the spectrum, specializing in sci-fi and fantasy. Poet. Writer. c̷a̷s̷u̷a̷l̷l̷y̷ ̷d̷i̷s̷a̷p̷p̷e̷a̷r̷i̷n̷g̷
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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.
Jennifer Dinsmore @jenniferdinsmore.bsky.social Editor & Professional Proofreader; Vice Tea Mistress of The Editors Tea Club; Member of ACES & the EFA; Lifelong bookworm & lover of "weird" fiction. (she/her)
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Amy J. Schneider @amyjschneider.bsky.social Copyeditor. Crazy dog lady. Singer. Wife. Runner. Wino. Not necessarily in that order. (she/her)