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Hi!

I'm Hannah Bartlett, and I'm a freelance editor and proofreader based in the Kansas City metro, serving writers everywhere. With a passion for stories and a compassionate approach, I offer tailored support to writers looking to refine and enhance their work. My experiences (more detail down below!) have provided me with the foundation to confidently pursue helping writers polish their honest and engaging stories.

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The Editorial Freelancers association member
Officially a member of ACES, the american copy editors society

My Story

I've known I want to work with books since I was a little girl. I spent copious amounts of time every week at my local public library, and I was the first person in my kindergarten class to finish my sight words! I started writing poetry when I was nine, and I quickly fell in love with expressing emotion through writing. 

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In high school I became the copy editor for the newspaper and loved every minute of it. I even won copy editing awards! My poetry was also published in elementia magazine and Cathartic Lit. High school cemented my decision to work hard to become an editor!

 

I dove headfirst into publishing experiences in college. Sigma Tau Delta, the national English honors society, welcomed me as their president, and I was fortunate to have the opportunities to present my creative nonfiction at the national conference in 2023 and my poetry in 2024. I worked as a writing center tutor for three and a half years, and was the poetry editor for WSU's literary magazine, Mikrokosmos, for four years. In the summer of 2023 I worked for Yale University Press as an editorial intern and had a blast working on fifteen different books.

 

Many, many workshops and classes later, I graduated early and with honors with my creative writing degree in December of 2023. Now I have my dream job getting to edit for people like you!

My husband in a suit on our wedding day holding my tortoiseshell cat, Portia. I'm standing next to him in a wedding dress with my hand on Portia.

Fun Facts!

I'm not just an editor! Get to know me better through these fun facts, and see what we have in common.

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I have a tortie cat named Portia! She is my baby, my pride and joy, and my favorite coworker (pictured to the left is her on our wedding day!) (Photo by eGoldenMoments).

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My favorite drinks are Dr Pepper and chai, and I can almost always eat chicken strips and fries.

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I am almost always listening to either Taylor Swift or Hozier. I saw the Eras Tour in 2023 and saw Hozier in 2024!

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I have a twin sister and an older sister, who are a barista/bookseller and a music teacher respectively. All three of us each play at least three instruments!

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My favorite fonts are Times New Roman and Edwardian Script... I despise Comic Sans with a passion.

Contact

Polish your prose with me! Let's connect.

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