Founded in 1980 by Renni Browne, coauthor of Self-Editing for Fiction Writers and one of the most experienced book editors working in publishing today, The Editorial Department is the oldest full service editorial firm in the country. We have 14 editors on staff who provide both developmental consultation and sentence-level editing of nearly all genres of fiction and nonfiction and also a team of dedicated support staff to help our unagented authors find representation for their work.

Our clients range from established writers to NY Times bestselling authors to the many talented new writers we've helped break into print for the first time. Our unique approach to helping writers succeed has earned us feature coverage from The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Writers Digest, and many other publications.

The value of our editorial guidance has been affirmed by dozens of published authors who have named us in their acknowledgments, provided testimonials on our website, and recommended us to their colleagues. We're honored to be recognized with ‘recommended' status by the internet's top watchdog group for writers, Preditors & Editors.

So if you’re serious about your writing and interested in working with a company with a longstanding reputation for candor, integrity, and overall excellence, we welcome the opportunity to earn your confidence and trust.