resources

The same way a writer is not an editor, an editor is not an artist or a web designer or a translator. If you need a freelancer in another publishing specialty, try one of the following resources.

Copyediting-L Freelancers' List

Copyediting-L is an e-mail group composed of professional full-time, part-time, and freelance copyeditors. Among its services is a directory of freelancers that can be searched by skills, specialties, geographic locations, and media. The directory is updated often.

Editorial Freelancers Association Membership Directory

The Editorial Freelancers Association is a national, nonprofit professional organization of self-employed workers in the publishing and communications industries. Its online membership directory is searchable by skills, specialties, and geographic locations.

Formandsubstance.com

A designer as well as an editor, Helen Glenn Court develops and reworks websites exclusively for individuals, relying on intuition and a reverence for balance between useful information and appearance.

Mystery Writers of America

Mystery Writers of America is the leading association for professional crime writers in the United States. Members include most major writers of crime fiction and nonfiction, as well as screenwriters, dramatists, editors, publishers, and other professionals in the field.

Publishers Marketplace

Publishers Marketplace is the biggest dedicated marketplace for publishing professionals on the Internet. It offers daily publishing news updates and unique databases, as well as member pages that can be searched by skills, clients, projects, and geographic locations. Its membership includes nearly 30,000 publishing professionals, both in-house and freelance.

Romance Writers of America

Romance Writers of America is dedicated to advancing the professional interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy. It represents almost 10,000 members in 144 chapters offering local or special-interest networking and education.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America brings together the writers of speculative fiction from throughout the world. Widely recognized as one of the most effective nonprofit writers' organizations in existence, it counts as members over 1,200 sf and fantasy writers, artists, editors, and allied professionals.

Sisters in Crime

Sisters in Crime is an international organization of female mystery authors and fans. Its mission is to combat discrimination against women in the mystery field, educate publishers and the general public as to inequities in the treatment of female authors, raise the level of awareness of their contributions to the field, and promote the professional advancement of women who write mysteries.

 

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