Eli Bortz – Editor

Hi, I'm Eli. I've served as an acquiring editor and editor in chief at university presses and a commercial publishing house over the last twenty years and to this day. I have acquired books in Latin American studies, American history, political science, literary nonfiction, and the social sciences. I've worked with literally hundreds of authors from every background, nationality, and level of experience.

I now provide authors with the level of insight they would hope to get from their own acquiring editor at a professional publishing house; think of me as a test-run editor! Are you polishing your book proposal, query letter, or pitch? I've read hundreds of them, and I can tell you what editors really seek out when they're looking at your pages. Are you trying to interpret or respond to complex external reviewer reports or editorial feedback? I can serve as a seasoned pair of eyes to identify what's truly important to your editors.

If you're stumped by something in the publishing world, I bet I can help decipher it!