Rali Chorbadzhiyska is a developmental editor, copy editor and proofreader. She focuses on fiction, romance, narrative nonfiction and short stories, collaborating with independent and corporate publishers, authors. She is an award-winning editor.

Fiction · Romance · Short stories
English, Bulgarian
Available in 1-2 months
A selection of titles Rali has helped bring to life.

Monumenta
By Lara Haworth · Canongate Books

Attention-Seeking Behavior: A Novel
By Aea Varfis-van Warmelo · Peninsula Press

The Lives She Carried
By Aarti Narayan · Author In Me

My Ex-Girlfriend's Wedding
By Sophie Crawford · VERVE Books
September 2024
Worked across Canongate’s award-winning fiction and narrative nonfiction lists.
Titles Included:
● Monumenta by Lara Haworth
● The Middle Daughter and Grace by Chika Unigwe
● The Wardrobe Department by Elaine Garvey
● Top Boy by Ronan Bennett
● Black Ghosts by Noo Saro-Wiwa
● Exit Wounds by Peter Godwin
March 2022
Project managed and editorially assisted across all titles on Faber & Faber’s critically acclaimed poetry list.
Titles Included:
● A Year in the New Life by Jack Underwood, nominated for the T. S. Eliot prize
● The Owl and the Nightingale by Simon Armitage
● Quiet by Victoria Adukwei Bulley
Masters in Publishing from UCL
Coaching Skills for Fiction Editors certificate from CIEP
Copyediting and Proofreading certificates from Publishing Scotland
Verified reviews from clients they have worked with
‘Rali is incredibly organised, detail-oriented, and was always thorough. Her passion for writing shines through in her remarkable ability to maintain clarity and precision, while also managing multiple tasks at once’
‘Rali has been a delight to work with: the north star of competence, reliability and initiative’
‘I was so lucky to have Rali’s input on the manuscript of my so-called “difficult second novel”. She gave thoughtful, nuanced and insightful feedback on both the detail and the bigger picture, showing real understanding of the story and giving me the much-needed clarity I needed to progress to a second draft. Her notes were rigorous without being heavy-handed, perfectly balanced between enthusiasm for what worked and guidance for improving what didn’t.’
‘Rali’s editorial expertise has been tremendously helpful for my latest novel manuscript. She was thorough with her suggestions and edits. She spent time with the work to understand what it was trying to communicate, and helped make it so much sharper and stronger’
‘I have always admired Rali’s amazing work ethic and her passion for good writing. Not only is she intelligent and insightful, she’s hugely supportive of authors at every stage of the publishing process – I would have been quite lost without her advice and encouragement’
Rali Chorbadzhiyska offers the following services: Developmental Editing, Copy Editing, Proofreading, Book Coaching, Line Editing.
Rali specializes in Fiction, Romance, Short stories.
Rali is currently accepting new clients.
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