Editorial Freelancers Association
Member Profile
Amanda C. Bauch
My diverse experiences as a writer, editor, and teacher contribute to my ability to help writers present their best work to the world—one of my greatest joys in life. Although I enjoy working with authors from almost any genre, nonfiction is my area of expertise, and I have a particular interest in memoir, autobiography, personal essay, self-improvement, health/wellness, and cookbooks. However, I’ve also edited dozens of novels, particularly in the self-publishing industry.
My current focus areas are ghostwriting/collaborative writing, coaching, and high-level editing. Invisible Generals by Doug Melville was featured on The Daily Show, PBS NewsHour, CBS Saturday Morning, and other media outlets (ghostwriter). Two forthcoming projects were selected by Oprah Daily’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2024”: Wild Life by Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant (collaborative writer) and By the Time You Read This by Cheslie Kryst & April Simpkins (coach & developmental editor). And a recent publication from one of my coaching + editing clients, Your Journey to Financial Freedom Jamila Souffrant, was an Amazon Editors’ Pick for Best Nonfiction.
At HarperCollins, I helped launch two new nonfiction imprints: HarperCollins Leadership and Harper Horizon. During that time, I worked on almost 100 books in various capacities, from acquisitions and developmental editing to serving as the production editor on almost every title published. Highlights include the following bestselling titles: for Harper Horizon, Make Life Beautiful by Syd & Shea McGee, Willie Nelson’s Letters to America by Willie Nelson with Turk Pipkin, Mooncakes and Milk Bread by Kristina Cho, and The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook by Lisa Steele; for HarperCollins Leadership, Stories That Stick by Kindra Hall and Shut Up and Listen! by Tilman Fertitta.
My formal editing career began in college, when I served as chief copy editor of my undergraduate alma mater’s award-winning weekly newspaper. Other editorial experience included volunteering as a manuscript reader for Post Road, serving as assistant editor for Relief: A Christian Literary Expression, helping dozens of self-published authors launch their books into the world, and editing college textbooks and courses for SIRIUS Academics. Additionally, I assisted students with successfully completing their theses or dissertations, prepared articles intended for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and revamped résumés and CVs for job seekers.
As with editing, my writing career began at an early age. I garnered my first writing honor my senior year of high school, when a creative nonfiction piece won first prize at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Writers’ Competition. Since then, my fiction and nonfiction has appeared in MOTIF: Writing by Ear, Empowerment4Women: The Online Magazine, Tainted Mirror: An Anthology, Bent Pin Quarterly, Writer Advice, The Hiss Quarterly, and 30 Points of View. My work also received an honorable mention in The Writers’ Workshop of Asheville, NC, Memoirs Contest; second place in the 2006 Lantern Books Essay Contest; and selection as Best of the AWP Pedagogy Papers in 2008. I was a contributing author to English Composition II: Writing about Nonfiction and the lead author of Introduction to Literature. My other works in progress include an essay collection about growing up mixed raced, a memoir, a contemporary adult novel, a romance novella series, a young adult novel, and numerous shorter pieces.
For several years, I taught various English and writing classes as an adjunct instructor at different institutions and worked as an instructional designer to develop online courses.
I have a BA in English literature from Ithaca College and an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University.
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Years in the field: 20
Years freelancing: 10
Amanda Bauch
My diverse experiences as a writer, editor, and teacher contribute to my ability to help writers present their best work to the world—one of my greatest joys in life. Although I enjoy working with authors from almost any genre, nonfiction is my area of expertise, and I have a particular interest in memoir, autobiography, personal essay, self-improvement, health/wellness, and cookbooks. However, I’ve also edited dozens of novels, particularly in the self-publishing industry.
My current focus areas are ghostwriting/collaborative writing, coaching, and high-level editing. Invisible Generals by Doug Melville was featured on The Daily Show, PBS NewsHour, CBS Saturday Morning, and other media outlets (ghostwriter). Two forthcoming projects were selected by Oprah Daily’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2024”: Wild Life by Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant (collaborative writer) and By the Time You Read This by Cheslie Kryst & April Simpkins (coach & developmental editor). And a recent publication from one of my coaching + editing clients, Your Journey to Financial Freedom Jamila Souffrant, was an Amazon Editors’ Pick for Best Nonfiction.
At HarperCollins, I helped launch two new nonfiction imprints: HarperCollins Leadership and Harper Horizon. During that time, I worked on almost 100 books in various capacities, from acquisitions and developmental editing to serving as the production editor on almost every title published. Highlights include the following bestselling titles: for Harper Horizon, Make Life Beautiful by Syd & Shea McGee, Willie Nelson’s Letters to America by Willie Nelson with Turk Pipkin, Mooncakes and Milk Bread by Kristina Cho, and The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook by Lisa Steele; for HarperCollins Leadership, Stories That Stick by Kindra Hall and Shut Up and Listen! by Tilman Fertitta.
My formal editing career began in college, when I served as chief copy editor of my undergraduate alma mater’s award-winning weekly newspaper. Other editorial experience included volunteering as a manuscript reader for Post Road, serving as assistant editor for Relief: A Christian Literary Expression, helping dozens of self-published authors launch their books into the world, and editing college textbooks and courses for SIRIUS Academics. Additionally, I assisted students with successfully completing their theses or dissertations, prepared articles intended for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and revamped résumés and CVs for job seekers.
As with editing, my writing career began at an early age. I garnered my first writing honor my senior year of high school, when a creative nonfiction piece won first prize at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Writers’ Competition. Since then, my fiction and nonfiction has appeared in MOTIF: Writing by Ear, Empowerment4Women: The Online Magazine, Tainted Mirror: An Anthology, Bent Pin Quarterly, Writer Advice, The Hiss Quarterly, and 30 Points of View. My work also received an honorable mention in The Writers’ Workshop of Asheville, NC, Memoirs Contest; second place in the 2006 Lantern Books Essay Contest; and selection as Best of the AWP Pedagogy Papers in 2008. I was a contributing author to English Composition II: Writing about Nonfiction and the lead author of Introduction to Literature. My other works in progress include an essay collection about growing up mixed raced, a memoir, a contemporary adult novel, a romance novella series, a young adult novel, and numerous shorter pieces.
For several years, I taught various English and writing classes as an adjunct instructor at different institutions and worked as an instructional designer to develop online courses.
I have a BA in English literature from Ithaca College and an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University.
