Editing is one step you definitely shouldn’t skip while writing your nonfiction book. No matter how many times you or your trusted friend have read through your manuscript, you can’t beat a pair of professionally-trained eyes that can improve your book at every level, from grammar to idea development.
Fortunately, there are a lot of talented nonfiction book editors that you can hire freelance to help you make your book the best it can be, and to make things easier for you, we’ve rounded up the best here in this post!
Recommended Nonfiction Book Editors
Here’s our list of nonfiction book editors that are available for freelance editing work.
If you’re not sure how to work with an editor, what questions to ask them, or how to choose the best editor for your project, check out our free guide on how to find an editor.
1. Blair Schuyler
Email: [email protected]
Genre: All Nonfiction
2. Amy Betz
Email: [email protected]
Genre: Children’s Books
3. Katharine Sands
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sarahjanefreymann.com
Genre: Career Guides, Cooking & Food Wine & Spirits, Entertainment, Health & well-being, Self-help & Self-improvement, Travel
4. Meredith Tennant
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.meredithtennanteditorial.com
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Cooking & Food Wine & Spirits, Health & wellbeing
5. Allister Thompson
Email: www.allisterthompson.com/contact
Website: www.allisterthompson.com
Genre: Architecture, Art, Design, History, Music, Photography, Politics & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality, Sports & outdoor recreation
6. Geoffrey Stone
Email: [email protected]
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Christian (Non-Fiction), Cooking & Food Wine & Spirits, Politics & Current Affairs, Religion & Spirituality, Self-help & Self-improvement
7. Michelle Hope
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mhsexpert.com
Genre: Cooking & Food Wine & Spirits, Health & wellbeing
8. Constance Renfrow
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.constancerenfrow.com
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, History
9. Tricia Callahan
Email: [email protected].
Genre: Publishing
10. Ryan Quinn
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ryanquinnbooks.com
Genre: History, Politics & Current Affairs
11. Laurie Chittenden
Email: [email protected]
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment, Health & wellbeing, Self-help & Self-improvement,True Crime
12. Geoff Smith
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.uts.edu.au/staff/geoff.smith
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, History, True Crime
13. Dan Crissman
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.craftsmanedit.com
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Cooking & Food Wine & Spirits, Economics, History, Home & Garden, Life Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Nature, Politics & Current Affairs, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Sports & outdoor recreation, Travel
14. Rachel Stout
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.rachelestout.com
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
15. Meghan Pinson
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mytwocentsediting.com/meghan-pinson
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Publishing
16. Monica James
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.monicajamesbooks.com
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Cooking & Food Wine & Spirits
17. Teja Watson
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.tejarhae.com
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Cooking & Food Wine & Spirits
18. Luke Gerwe
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.lukegerwe.com
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, History, LGBTQ (non fiction), Life Sciences, Music, Religion & Spirituality
19. Harrison Demchick
Email: www.harrisondemchick.com/contact
Website: www.harrisondemchick.com
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
20. Rachel Small
Email: www.rachelssmall.com/contact
Website: www.rachelssmall.com/about
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Religion & Spirituality Self-help & Self-improvement Travel
21. Elisabeth Chretien
Email: www.chretienwordsmithery.com/contact
Website: www.chretienwordsmithery.com
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment, History, Nature, Religion & Spirituality, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Travel
22. Kendall Davis
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.kendalldavisclay.com
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles, Biographies & Memoirs, Christian (Non-Fiction), Religion & Spirituality, Self-help & Self-improvement
More Nonfiction Resources
Once your book has undergone thorough editing by one of these pros, you may want to learn how to write a great nonfiction synopsis to help market your book.
You can also check out these lists of nonfiction literary agents and nonfiction book publishers so you can work toward getting your book in the hands of readers.
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Tom Corson-Knowles is the founder of TCK Publishing, and the bestselling author of 27 books including Secrets of the Six-Figure author. He is also the host of the Publishing Profits Podcast show where we interview successful authors and publishing industry experts to share their tips for creating a successful writing career.
Hello,
I need help with editing a book I’m writing on Extinction. None of the editors I’ve researched has interests similar to mine. I’m seeing a lot of Christian editors. Nothing I’ve written would appeal to anything Christian. I cover the priest pedophiles.the mission scandals. Racism. Horse abuse, other animal abuse. 270 nonhuman primate species: all endangered. Suicides.
Hi John, the nonfiction editors on this list cover a wide range of nonfiction, so you might find some interested editors if you check out their websites (if they have one). You can also use sites like Reedsy to find and contact freelance editors :)