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A query letter review is a professional editing service that helps perfect your query letter before it crosses a literary agent's desk. Before you begin the competitive querying process, an experienced editor can make sure it’s pitch-perfect.

On Reedsy, meet editors who have worked with debut and established authors alike to hone their pitches. Having had years of experience as literary agents and acquiring editors in Big 5 publishing, our editors know how to make your query sing. 

Ian S.

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I'm an Australian writer and editor living in Greece. Apart from books, my passions are walking, swimming, wine, and photography.

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Editor with over 10 years experience, specialising in women's fiction, fantasy and romance. I love helping people tell their stories.

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Editor with years of in-house experience. Founder of a literary agency. Writer. Host of Print Run Podcast.

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Motivated, versatile editor with many years of experience in book publishing. Ph.D. in U.S. History (specialties: religion and politics).

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I focus on travel memoirs, travelogues, and travel guides. Highly skilled wordsmith and globe trotter. I boost your travel writing!

Do I need a query letter review?

Crafting a knock-out query letter is an entirely different task than writing a book. If you’ve already drafted yours, you might have questions: Did you include all the right details? Have you given away too much in your summary? Is the letter exciting enough to get agents interested?

A query letter review is the best way to answer your questions and set yourself up for success while querying. With the advice of a professional editor at your back, you can start querying with full confidence in your materials. While a query letter review can’t guarantee responses or offers of representation, it can make all the difference in developing a brilliant letter that will capture agents’ interest rather than getting lost in the noise.

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Michael M.

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Does your writing need fixing? Fiction, nonfiction, poetry--I can doctor the lot. 40 years of editorial healing under my belt.

Specializes in:
Magical Realism
Philosophy
Biographies & Memoirs
Contemporary Fiction
Political Science & Current Affairs

Erik H.

Minneapolis, MN, United States

Editor with years of in-house experience. Founder of a literary agency. Writer. Host of Print Run Podcast.

Specializes in:
Biographies & Memoirs
Literary Fiction
Humanities & Social Sciences
Sports & Outdoors
Historical Fiction

Ian S.

Tilos, Greece

I'm an Australian writer and editor living in Greece. Apart from books, my passions are walking, swimming, wine, and photography.

Specializes in:
Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits
Fiction
Action & Adventure
Travel
Mystery & Crime

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