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Aisha 'Ash' Panjwaneey, Editor

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Ash P Reads Editing Services

Bio

Ash P, is a Muslim editor from Karachi, Pakistan. She brings over two decades of experience in literary editing across diverse genres and online content. Known among peers as the "book surgeon," she specializes in safe-for-work nonfiction and fiction for all ages. She has contributed her expertise to over 200 fiction and nonfiction manuscripts, including extensive experience in line and copyediting of subtitles, translations, websites, and social media content. 

Ash has a particular skill for working with ELL and first-time authors, helping to structure their stories while developing their individual writing voices. She brings a valuable background in early childhood education and special education, making her suited for manuscripts related to children and education. 

Ash is a volunteer editor for #RevPit, a verified editor on IAX, and as a member of the Comic Book Editors Alliance, the Concept to Comic Academy, and Janna Morishima's Kids Comics Unite. She is the co-founder of MacroVerse, a Word Macros community on Discord. Ash is also an active volunteer in several supportive social spaces and networks for editors like Northwest Editors Guild, the Editors Tea Club, and the EFA.  

Demographics

Editor: Developmental, Line and Copyedit, Proofreading

Ash P Reads Editing Services

  • Acquisitions
  • Authenticity Reading
  • Beta Reading
  • Book Coaching
  • Book Reviewing
  • Consulting
  • Copyediting
  • Developmental and Substantive Editing
  • ESL and Translation Editing
  • Ghostwriting
  • Illustration
  • Line editing
  • Localization
  • Manuscript evaluation
  • Project management
  • Proofreading
  • Quality Assurance
  • Research
  • Sensitivity reading
  • SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
  • Subtitling and Captioning
  • Transcribing
  • Website Creation

Currently Booking

Full time, self-employed

  • Adult
  • Board Book (0–3 years)
  • Chapter Book (7–9 years)
  • College
  • ESL
  • High school
  • Middle Grade (9–12 years)
  • New adult
  • Picture Book (4–8 years)
  • Pre-K–6
  • Young Adult (13–18 years)

  • Acrobat
  • Excel
  • Google Docs
  • Google Forms
  • Google Sheets
  • PowerPoint
  • Word

Advanced (26–50 projects)

No

24

24

Yes

Articles, Autobiography, Biographies, Blogs, Books, Children’s Fiction, Comics, Creative nonfiction, Ebooks, E-learning, Essays, Family Histories, Glossaries, Graphic novels, KidLit, Magazines, Memoirs, Multimedia, Music/Lyrics, Newsletters, Newspapers, Novellas, Novels, Obituaries, Other, Picture Books, Poetry, Promotional Materials, Reviews, Scripts, Short stories, Social media, Speeches, Textbooks, Websites

  • Action/Adventure
  • Christian/Inspirational Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • General Fiction
  • KidLit
  • Literary
  • Magical Realism
  • Mystery
  • Paranormal
  • Romance
  • Sci Fi
  • Speculative Fiction
  • Thriller/Suspense
  • Women’s Fiction

  • Biography
  • Disability Issues
  • How-to Guides
  • KidLit
  • Literature
  • Memoir
  • Middle Grade
  • Narrative Nonfiction
  • Self-help
  • Young Adult

  • Aging
  • Animals
  • Cultural Studies
  • DEI
  • Earth science
  • Education
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Film/TV
  • Fitness
  • Games/Gaming
  • Health
  • Humor
  • Lifestyle
  • Linguistics
  • Medicine
  • Multicultural Interest
  • Music
  • Other
  • Parenting/Family
  • Psychology
  • Religion/Spirituality
  • Self-help
  • Social Work
  • Sociology

  • Cultural Studies
  • Disability Issues
  • Education
  • Humanities
  • Literature
  • Music/Art
  • Religion & Theology
  • Social Sciences

  • Animal Husbandry
  • Environmental Sciences

  • Education
  • Health Professions

  • Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)
  • New Hart’s Rules

  • English
  • Other language(s)

  • No

Sometimes

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • BIPOC
  • KidLit

  • Introductory AI for Editors, Digital Marketing, Freelancing, Video Editing, Graphic Design, Communication & Soft Skills, Creative Writing, Digital Literacy, AI in Teaching, Google Soft Skills Certification, Pathways to Publishing by Sweet Cherry Publishing UK, EFA's Proofreading and Copyediting with 'The Chicago Manual of Style' (ongoing), Concept to Comic™ Academy (ongoing)

No

Asian

Bachelor's degree

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