George Jreije


Services Offered:

Editorial Assessment
Developmental Editing
Substantive Editing
Line Editing
Author Coaching
Query Critique
Book Doctoring

Preferred Age Level & Genre of Expertise:

Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, and Contemporary.


More About George…

George Jreije (he/him) is the Lebanese-American author of SHAD HADID AND THE ALCHEMISTS OF ALEXANDRIA, his middle-grade fantasy series which sold to HarperCollins at auction. George has mentored for Pitch Wars, Author Mentor Match, and WriteMentor, where he is also on the program committee. His short fiction has been commissioned by UNICEF and when not working, George can be found doing yoga or, yep, reading.

Follow George on Twitter.


Favorite Books:

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

  • Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez

  • Red Rising by Pierce Brown

  • Vicious by V.E. Schwab

  • The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

  • Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

  • The Expanse Series by James S.A. Corey


Testimonials.

“George was amazing to work with as he helped to edit my epic fantasy. He was professional, courteous with his review, fast, and, most importantly, his comments on my work helped me to "re-vision" my work in ways that were important to the story I was telling and the world I was creating. Anyone would be lucky to work with him, especially marginalized writers.”
-Jamar J. Perry, Author of the Cameron Battle series (Bloomsbury, 2022)

“George kindly offered to edit the first chapter of my novel and his line-editing skills along with helpful compassionate notes of advice are brilliant. He has the perfect balance of critique and praise. After he had edited my work, I had a clear direction of where to go and I felt confident going forward. I highly recommend George, he is amazing and on top of being a great editor, he also does it professionally and with care.”
-Janelle McCurdy, Published Author

“George can take your manuscript to the next level. His skills are what anyone would want from an editor, from line edits that make the story flow more smoothly, to character development that make characters pop out of the pages, and to bigger pictures and concepts. George is very understanding of the writing process and will collaborate to bring your vision to light while giving you valuable tips with his knowledge of the writing/publishing industry. And, of course, there is George’s positivity that will encourage and motivate you to keep pushing forward. As someone who’d sought George’s advice numerous times, I can only gush about his generosity and skills. George has been there at every step of my writing career. I am so happy to say that I am now an agented writer, and I wouldn’t be here today without George’s help!”
-LQ Nguyen, Agented Author

“George Jreije is not only a fantastic editor with an eye for detail, but he also offers unabashed encouragement to the writers he works with. His feedback helped me restructure the opening chapters of my manuscript with a clear sense of direction, and I landed an agent shortly after! I highly recommend George!”
-T.C. Kemper, Agented Author

"Working with George was a wonderful experience. His edits were thorough, thoughtful, and incredibly helpful. I can’t recommend him enough!"
-Chelsea Abdullah, Published Author

“I highly recommend George Jreije for editing services. He with me on lots of big picture elements in my novel, such as pacing, developing conflict, finding moments to deepen character, etc., as well as very comprehensive line editing. My manuscript was much stronger after working with him. Five stars! Highly recommended.”
-Alexandra Otto, Agented Author