Editorial Services

In addition to being a writer and UCSD-certified copyeditor, I am also a publisher and editorial project manager. I serve as the Executive Editor of The Dread Machine and accept freelance assignments on a limited basis. Currently, I’m becoming an Author Accelerator-certified book coach and hope to take on manuscript-length projects soon.

New and aspiring freelance editor looking for opportunities to practice, refine and test skills.  Focusing primarily on copyediting and proofreading.

I was first trained as an editorial assistant in college for a book review journal, The Historian, and afterwards as a full-time editorial assistant for Apex CoVantage, for whom I have continued to work as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader. I have also worked with independent authors, editing to help bring their journal articles and books to publication. I also worked as an acquisition assistant for the Ohio University Press, working intimately within the overall publishing process by providing editorial and administrative support to each department. I have studied German, Hindi, Urdu, and Persian and have experience editing translated works. Receiving my B.A. in History and Religion from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2013, M.A. in History from Ohio University in 2017, and my Ph.D. in History from Ohio University in 2023, I am looking for new editorial roles that will allow me to explore both my editorial and academic interests.

ABOUT ME

Andy Johnson (he/him) is a DC-based arts writer, editor, designer, and art historian. He is currently Senior Admin for GW’s Department of American Studies; contributing editor for Dirt; and adjunct faculty in Art History at Georgetown University, teaching courses on queer art, photography, and visual culture. He previously served as Director of Gallery 102 at the Corcoran School, and editor/creative director of Archeion: Journal of Queer Archives, published by the Stonewall National Museum & Archives. He was the 2018 Apprentice Curator for the DC Arts Center, and a 2019 Visiting Arts Writer and Critic for The Chart. Johnson is the recipient of an Arts & Humanities Fellowship Grant from the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, and a Wherewithal Research Grant from Washington Project for the Arts, as part of The Andy Warhol Foundation’s Regranting Program.

Years in the field: 1

Liz Ferry is an independent copy editor and proofreader, with a background that includes decades of experience editing the writing of others. In addition to her independent editing work, she has worked as an in-house copy editor and proofreader for a trade industry newsletter publisher, as a legal assistant in a writing-heavy litigation practice, and as a practicing attorney. All of these positions have afforded her the ability to work with the written word.

Hi! I have 17 years of experience in publishing, mostly nonfiction. I have worked in the fields of education, textbooks, business training and development, statistics, and healthcare. I copy edit, proofread, and provide developmental editing for books, reports, newsletters, white papers, and websites. I have experience in production, project management, and graphic design as well.

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Chicago, IL
US

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“I highly recommend Traci as an editor. As she smoothed off the rough edges of my writing, she seemed to take on my passion for the book’s message, and she became an advocate for my work. Her availability, suggestions, and advice regarding writing and publishing were invaluable, and her expert feedback made me look like an amazing author. She will edit my next book!” – Debbie Oelke, Still Standing: Hope Beyond Disability