Editorial Freelancers Association
Member Profile
Grace Perri Barnes
I’m a developmental editor, book doctor, and copyeditor who works with publishers, agents, and other literary firms on project-based work, in addition to serving individual clients ranging from debut novelists to Pulitzer-winning journalists. Recent projects include an instant #1 New York Times bestseller.
On a regular basis, I provide book doctoring and developmental editing services to both individual clients and those who come to me by way of a top-tier literary consultancy, develop editorial content for a boutique literary PR firm that contracts with the Big Five and a handful of prestigious indies, copyedit manuscripts for a variety of publishers, and workshop book proposals for agents as well as my own clients.
My services include (but aren’t limited to): developmental editing, book doctoring, copyediting, and line editing.
I specialize in: engaging nonfiction and literary fiction. I particularly enjoy working on standout novels of all sorts; short stories and story collections; narrative nonfiction; cultural criticism; literary memoir; political projects, journalism, biography, and history with a literary bent or creative angle; and essays. I also love work that resists categorization or straddles genres. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if your work doesn’t clearly fall into one of those buckets; I consider all projects on an individual basis. That said, I typically do not work on romance novels, young children’s literature/picture books, and most prescriptive nonfiction (e.g., traditional self-help).
My professional background includes: full-time roles in National Geographic’s book division, at Politico (where I was a copyeditor), and at a historic regional book publisher. I also hold a certificate in editing awarded jointly by Poynter and the Society for Editing (previously known as the American Copy Editors Society, or ACES). As an independent editor, I’ve worked across genres and on projects at all stages of the editorial process. I have a sophisticated understanding of the contemporary publishing landscape and the qualities that attract agents, in-house editors, and readers.
If we work together, you can expect me to take your work as seriously as you do. I’m a scrupulous editor who aims to make the writing and publishing processes less daunting by prioritizing attentive author support and offering clear, carefully considered feedback.
Email: graceperribarnes@gmail.com
Years in the field: 8
Years freelancing: 5
Grace Barnes
I’m a developmental editor, book doctor, and copyeditor who works with publishers, agents, and other literary firms on project-based work, in addition to serving individual clients ranging from debut novelists to Pulitzer-winning journalists. Recent projects include an instant #1 New York Times bestseller.
On a regular basis, I provide book doctoring and developmental editing services to both individual clients and those who come to me by way of a top-tier literary consultancy, develop editorial content for a boutique literary PR firm that contracts with the Big Five and a handful of prestigious indies, copyedit manuscripts for a variety of publishers, and workshop book proposals for agents as well as my own clients.
My services include (but aren’t limited to): developmental editing, book doctoring, copyediting, and line editing.
I specialize in: engaging nonfiction and literary fiction. I particularly enjoy working on standout novels of all sorts; short stories and story collections; narrative nonfiction; cultural criticism; literary memoir; political projects, journalism, biography, and history with a literary bent or creative angle; and essays. I also love work that resists categorization or straddles genres. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if your work doesn’t clearly fall into one of those buckets; I consider all projects on an individual basis. That said, I typically do not work on romance novels, young children’s literature/picture books, and most prescriptive nonfiction (e.g., traditional self-help).
My professional background includes: full-time roles in National Geographic’s book division, at Politico (where I was a copyeditor), and at a historic regional book publisher. I also hold a certificate in editing awarded jointly by Poynter and the Society for Editing (previously known as the American Copy Editors Society, or ACES). As an independent editor, I’ve worked across genres and on projects at all stages of the editorial process. I have a sophisticated understanding of the contemporary publishing landscape and the qualities that attract agents, in-house editors, and readers.
If we work together, you can expect me to take your work as seriously as you do. I’m a scrupulous editor who aims to make the writing and publishing processes less daunting by prioritizing attentive author support and offering clear, carefully considered feedback.
