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Manuscript Editing for Unnamed Press

Order Manuscript EditingUnnamed Press publishes literature from writers around the world, and its list covers fiction, memoir, and the books that fall somewhere between the two. Poetry is there too.

Off the Grid Editing prepares manuscripts for Unnamed Press. Books that blend fiction and memoir set their own rules, and an edit has to learn those rules before it applies any of its own. We keep the voice and structure you chose. 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 Unnamed Press

Natural Intelligence is our name for editorial judgment: an editor who reads your manuscript the way Unnamed Press editors will and checks every change before it comes back to you. In a book that mixes memoir and fiction, your choices about tense, point of view, and form stay intact. Every edit arrives in Track Changes.

Our Promise

We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Unnamed 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 Unnamed 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 Unnamed Press.

Unnamed Press Submission Standards

Unnamed Press asks writers to look through its catalog before sending anything. Its submissions FAQ describes how to send a query. If you have received editorial guidelines or reader feedback from Unnamed 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 Unnamed 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 Unnamed Press submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.