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Manuscript Editing for Soft Skull Press

Order Manuscript EditingSoft Skull Press publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. On the nonfiction side, its list includes memoir, cultural writing, and hybrid books that cross genre lines.

Off the Grid Editing prepares manuscripts for Soft Skull Press with the form left as you built it. A hybrid book often breaks conventions on purpose, and the edit has to tell a deliberate break from an accidental one before it changes anything. We query what we can't tell. Off the Grid works in Chicago style and applies the press's own guidelines when the author sends them.


Human Manuscript Editor

Natural Intelligence for Soft Skull Press

Natural Intelligence is our name for editorial judgment: an editor who reads your manuscript the way Soft Skull editors will and checks every change before it comes back to you. In a hybrid manuscript, unusual punctuation or structure stays when it is doing work. Every edit arrives in Track Changes.

Our Promise

We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Soft Skull Press. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.

Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.

Manuscript Editing Services for Soft Skull Press

We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.

Manuscript Copy Editing

Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.

Manuscript Line Editing

Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.

Manuscript Proofreading

Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Soft Skull Press.

Soft Skull Press Submission Standards

Soft Skull publishes across fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Its FAQ page explains how it handles submissions. If you have received editorial guidelines or reader feedback from Soft Skull Press, include them with your manuscript and we will address them throughout our edit. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly.

Related pages: our overview of manuscript editing for trade and literary publishers covers other houses. We also offer book and manuscript editing, developmental editing, and fiction and creative nonfiction editing.

Human Reviewed Quality Trade Mark for Off the Grid Editing

Manuscript Instant Invoice

Ready to prepare your manuscript for Soft Skull Press? Use our secure portal to generate an immediate, word-count-based quote and secure your delivery deadline.

Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.

Manuscript Instant Invoice

Direct Support

Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Soft Skull Press submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.