James Warren

Based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada,
I am an experienced editor passionate about assisting academic authors in the
arts, humanities, and social sciences clearly articulate their ideas. My graduate
training as a cultural historian—of Britain and Empire, colonialism and postcolonialsm,
and gender—at the University of Calgary and the University of Illinois combined
with almost two decades of experience editing scholarship has positioned me to
help academic authors bring clarity, structure, and energy to their books, book
chapters, and articles. Books I recently edited have won awards from the American
Historical Association, the Association of Asian Studies, the African Studies
Association, the Association for Middle East Women’s Studies, and the Institute
for the Study of Genocide.

In addition to editing
award-winning books, book chapters, and articles, I also copy edit a range of academic
journals, including Histoire Sociale/Social History, Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, Performance Matters, MUSICultures,
Music & the Moving Image, Romanticism on the Net, the Journal
of Sport History, the Journal of Olympic Studies, Mormon Studies
Review, Diasporic Italy, Polish American Studies, and the Journal
of Finnish Studies. Through these journals—as well as the Journal
of Women’s History (managing editor, 2006–2007, 2009–2010) and Politics
& Gender (book review editorial assistant, 2016-2017)—I’ve been
fortunate to work with authors from across the academy, including those located
in history, gender and women’s studies, philosophy, politics, sociology,
anthropology, ethnomusicology, literature, religious studies, rhetoric, youth
studies, geography, Asian studies, African studies, Jewish studies, ethnic
studies, film and sound studies, and performance studies. Contact me to find
out how I can support you to realize the best version of your writing.

More information about my services and rates, as well as testimonials from clients, is available on my website.