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Last updated: 10/3/2025
Meg Toth
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Profile Link: http://community.the-efa.org/member/MegToth
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Cleveland
Ohio
United States
  She/Her
  Female
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Freelance Editor
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  Book Coaching, Copywriting , Line Editing , Project Management , Proofreading
  No
  Advanced (26–50 projects)
  Yes
  Currently Booking
  toth.meg@gmail.com
  Birchwood Editing
  15
  7
  I work with both academic and creative writers at every stage of the writing process: idea development, copy editing, and proofreading. I taught college literature, film, and writing courses for over fifteen years before moving into editing. I am currently Managing Editor of Early American Studies and an Assistant Editor/Reader (Fiction) for Conjunctions Magazine, so I have unique insight into the publication process for both scholars and creatives. Scholars I've worked with have gone on to publish their books with premier academic presses (Cambridge UP, Oxford UP, etc.). While I specialize in the humanities (especially literature, film, media studies, and gender studies), I am a generalist capable of editing documents across disciplinary lines. I also have experience with grants, both as a recipient and as an external evaluator. In addition to my academic expertise, I have experience in creative writing. I am a published writer who works with clients on fiction and memoir. I can assist with beta reads, manuscript critiques, and query packages. I also have been awarded competitive literary residencies (Ragdale, Kimmel Harding Nelson, etc.) and am happy to work with clients on residency applications.
  Academic Editing, Beta reading, Book Coaching, Coaching, Consulting, Copyediting, Curriculum development, Developmental/Substantive editing, ESL/Translation editing, Formatting, Instructional design, Line editing, Literary coaching, Literary Criticism, Manuscript evaluation, Project management, Proofreading, Research, Transcribing, Writing
  Arts, Arts, Performing, Arts, Visual, Cultural Studies, Education, Film/TV/Theater, Games/Gaming, History, Humanities , Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Popular Culture, Religion/Spirituality, Visual Arts, Women's studies
  General Fiction , Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction , Mystery, Science Fiction , Speculative Fiction , Thriller / Suspense , Women’s Fiction
  Crime , LGBTQ+ , Literary , Magical realism , Paranormal
  Academic , Memoir , Narrative Nonfiction
  Humanities, Literature, Music/Art
  Books, Dictionaries & Encyclopedias, Dissertations & Theses, Essays, Journals, Monographs, Tenure & Promotion Dossiers
  Novel , Novella , Poetry , Prose , Script / Screenplay , Short story / Anthology
  Academic Materials, Assessments, Autobiographies/ Biographies, Blogs, Book proposals, Catalogs, Comics, Creative nonfiction, Ebooks, E-learning, Essays, Family histories, Graphic novels, Magazines, Multimedia, Newsletters, Novellas, Poetry, Reference materials, Resumes and cover letters, Reviews, Speeches, Textbooks, Training materials, White papers
  Adult, College
  English
  American Medical Association (AMA), American Psychological Association (APA), Associated Press (AP), Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), Microsoft Writing Style Guide, Modern Language Association (MLA)
  Acrobat, Excel, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Word
  Yes
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