Book Publishing Freelancers from Diverse Communities Database

As an author, your writing is important to you. My aim as an editorial professional is to make sure that what you mean to say comes across to your readers as clearly as possible.

I worked as an editor, researcher, and editorial manager in the higher education specialist publishing sector for over 10 years before starting my own editorial business in 2016. I specialize in academic texts in the humanities and social sciences (especially sexuality and gender studies, philosophy, political science, and literature) as well as diverse and inclusive romantic, erotic (kink-positive), and speculative fiction.

Email: maya.berger@gmail.com

I help authors transform their ideas into books that sell, so they can boost their brand, get more clients, become the “go-to” expert in their field, and create multiple income streams from their books.

Brittany Chung Campbell is a book coach, editor, and sensitivity reader with a background in creative writing, publishing, and digital media. At BrittanyChungCampbell.com, she consults authors in story development and plotting, providing writing accountability and guidance throughout the editorial and marketing process.

She has worked with editors, designers, publishers, freelancers, and award-winning authors to create compelling and successful books that rank in their categories, sell consistently, and are in bookstores such as Chapters Indigo and Barnes & Noble. In addition to her work as a book coach, Brittany is a sensitivity reader, reviewing unpublished manuscripts for publishers, and challenging cultural bias, offensive content, misrepresentations, and stereotypes within their books.

She has also helped clients land multiple book deals from publishers. Developed and led workshops on DEI in publishing, moderated panel discussions on democratizing storytelling, and serves as a creative writing/ storytelling workshop facilitator for writers’ groups, non-profits, firms, and publishers.

With 1:1 coaching and editing services, she helps authors turn their ideas into compelling books with consistent sales.

Do you want to know how I can help you write a book, boost your brand, get more clients, become the “go-to” expert in your industry, and turn that book into multiple income streams?

Find me at brittanychungcampbell.com, and let’s chat!

Email: hello@brittanychungcampbell.com

I am a new publisher in Cornwall Ontario as well as an Illustrator for books. I have many years of experience both in formatting books and illustrations.

Email: elitelizzardpublishing@hotmail.com

Email: donnabelledcastillo@gmail.com

Hello! I’m Alicia Chantal, owner of Fresh Look Editing. Professional editing and communication have been part of my life for more than 20 years. I offer copyediting, proofreading, sensitivity reading, and consulting services for my clients. My specialties are non-fiction copyediting and proofreading for business communication, human interest, health care, education, and scholarly communication (humanities and social sciences). I have worked on various materials for publishers, university presses, small business, and independent authors, including Hands On Science, Greystone Books (Kids), Inanna Publications, Laberinto Press, and Wilfrid Laurier University Press. I view editing as a collaborative exercise and value getting to know my clients’ needs. If your goal is to inform or inspire, educate or empower, I’m here to help.

Email: alicia@freshlookediting.ca

I am a recently graduated scientific and medical illustrator from the Master Scientific Illustration (MSI) program in Maastricht, the Netherlands. For my thesis, I worked in a professional setting with ENT specialists and speech therapists to create illustrations for their department and further specialist education. I am adaptable and professional, having experience in human and animal dissection labs and observing in surgical theatres. I understand the importance of effective scientific and medical communication and storytelling. My Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences also enables me to better comprehend complicated research and findings and translate them into digestible visuals for others.

Email: catherinemwcheung@gmail.com

As an editor and writing coach, I work with aspiring (and established) speculative fiction authors to help them write novels they can be proud of. Aside from my passion for books, I adore helping people achieve their dreams. These two passions make my job as an editor both a pleasure and a privilege. For every project I work on, I strive to be prompt without sacrificing accuracy or thoroughness. I approach every manuscript with an open mind and dedicate myself to improving your writing while maintaining your vision and voice.

I have experience working on novels, short stories, and anthologies. I specialize in editing fantasy novels but I happily work on a variety of genres including horror, science fiction, dystopian, and young adult.

My services include manuscript critiques, developmental editing, stylistic editing, and coaching.

Email: genevieve@cloviseditorial.com

Liana Cusmano (BiCurious George) is the 2018 Montreal Slam Champion, runner up in the 2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship and a participant in the 2019 Spoken Word Residency Program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

They have performed in English, French and Italian in North America, Europe and Asia, and their poems and short stories, which explore cultural heritage, sexual orientation and gender identity, relationships, and mental health, have been published in The Radiance of the Short Story (2018), People, Places, Passages: An Anthology of Canadian Writing (2018), Influence and Confluence, East and West: A Global Anthology on the Short Story (2016).

Email: liana.cusmano1995@gmail.com

Brenna Bailey-Davies is the owner of Bookmarten Editorial, where she provides copyediting, proofreading, and authenticity reading services for authors of fantasy and romance. She writes queer contemporary romance novels under the pen name Brenna Bailey, and she is an avid reader, a starry-eyed traveler, and a home baker.

Email: contact@bookmarteneditorial.com

I am an editor and author who brings diverse experience in the realms of publishing, cultural programming, and anti-racism and human rights/equity education. I am also a published poet working on manuscript #4, and an independent scholar (MA English, 2009).

I am currently serving as the inaugural Equity, Diversity and Inclusion adviser for Editors Canada. In this position, and in the spirit of intersectional activism, I am committed more than ever to joining fellow editors, writers, publishers, educators and kin in taking inventory right now of how best to create meaningful opportunities for BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+, neurodiverse and differently abled persons across the board.

Email: adaediting@gmail.com