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Author
Journalist
Book editor
Devon Fredericksen is the author of How to Camp in the Woods, an independent environmental journalist, and a book editor with more than a decade of experience in publishing.
>> Read her full bio here.
Jodi Peterson
Senior editor
High Country News
As a book reviewer for High Country News, an award-winning independent newsmagazine, Devon has proven her strengths in many areas. She has spot-on suggestions for titles to review, always meets deadlines, and turns in clean, easy-to-edit copy. Her reviews are gracefully written, original, and insightful.
Ted Carleton
Publisher
The Sheet
Devon possesses that rare combination of talent, passion, and work ethic that invariably leads to great things. I am proud to say
“I knew her when . . .”
Kevin Daniels
Publisher
K. Daniels Publishing
The level of professionalism and commitment Devon has consistently applied to her work has been very impressive and refreshing. Devon’s writing and organizing skills, work ethic, and attention to detail make a daunting job like a guidebook a manageable task.
Articles
Don't Read This If You Love Oysters
The Atlantic
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Mitchell S. Jackson finds another Portland
High Country News
Ruth Kirk, pioneering guidebook author
High Country News
Filling empty pages: A review of When Women Were Birds
High Country News
See full list here.
Environmental reporting
Book doctoring, developmental editing, and line editing
Book coaching
Writing and ghostwriting
More about services here.
Editorial
Devon has worked in book publishing since 2010, first as a bookseller for Spellbinder Books, and then as a senior book development editor for Girl Friday Productions for eight years. She has helped a diverse range of authors and publishers position hundreds of books strategically in the competitive publishing landscape.
“On every page, Rick's sensitive observations simultaneously move the heart and feed the mind.”
—Jane Goodall
