Testimonials

"Elizabeth was instrumental in helping me create a compelling memoir proposal. She quickly grasped the essence of my draft, and demonstrated a genuine interest in my ideas while providing valuable feedback to enhance the narrative and writing. Her thoroughness and insightfulness were invaluable, and together we crafted a proposal that secured literary representation and, ultimately, a publisher. I strongly recommend Elizabeth to any writer seeking professional assistance with their book proposals."

– Dr. David Susillo, Senior Research Manager at Meta Reality Labs and Adjunct Professor at Stanford

“This is perhaps the easiest endorsement I will ever have to write. Elizabeth was instrumental in helping to bring my first academic book across the finish line. Her relaxed yet vivacious energy was contagious and encouraged me to keep going though I was running on fumes. We met for a period of two months. She brought a kind, reassuring demeanor and great sense of humor to our weekly meetings, making them an absolute pleasure. Her gentle accountability and persistent nudges toward completion—rather than perfection— were exactly what I needed to finish my book.

Elizabeth clearly approaches her work with genuine intellectual curiosity, and familiarized herself with the particulars of my project in an impressive way. After completing high edits on individual chapters, reading for content and structure, she then dived in for a detailed edit of the entire manuscript, checking flow, readability, formatting (the bane of my existence!), and getting rid of pesky repetitions. The editing skills she has honed over the years and her capacity to track the big contours of a project are invaluable. Elizabeth exudes a confidence and generosity that only comes with decades of experience. I recommend her highly!”

– Dr. Amanda Doxtater, Assistant Professor, Department of Scandinavian Studies at University of Washington

"Elizabeth is fantastic to work with. She can see the big picture of a project's potential, put together a transformative proposal, and knows exactly the line level changes needed to make a given manuscript sing. She is one of the smartest people I've ever collaborated with, and writers always know they are in good hands, whether their topic is memoir, literary fiction, or narrative nonfiction."

– Jenna Free, Literary Agent, Folio Literary Agency

"Elizabeth did an outstanding job leading our foreign rights department and leading our foreign rights team. She covered all aspects of the role easily, familiarizing herself with our list and developing trust and credibility with our agents, authors, publishers, and network of international co-agents. She oversaw some of our most significant international deals during her tenure and managed a considerable increase of foreign rights revenue. She was always responsive, thoughtful, considerate and professional – and quickly became a valued asset to our team, not to mention being a delight to work with. We'd welcome the opportunity to work with her again."

– Gail Ross and Howard Yoon, Ross Yoon Agency

“I’ve completely enjoyed working with Elizabeth on A Drop of Midnight, and am very happy with the way the book turned out. She engaged with the material wholeheartedly at every stage, from editorial to design to production and promotion – she even translated part of the book that hadn’t been published in the original Swedish version. I knew my story was in good hands. Yours will be, too.”

– Ground-breaking Swedish hip hop artist Jason "Timbuktu" Diakité

“Elizabeth is one of the best editors I have ever had. She is extremely supportive and always there to make me and my books stronger. She possesses a combination of talents which is rare: she has both an enormous dedication to the literary quality of a text and a very sharp commercial eye for the market. Apart from that, she is just a lovely, warmhearted person: a total joy to work with.”

– Annejet van der Zijl, author of the bestselling An American Princess and The Boy Between Worlds

“I have worked with Elizabeth on my four translated novels, so she has played a crucial role in my work reaching a worldwide audience of English-speaking readers. Her input on my manuscripts has always been on point, insightful and very respectful. She has cared for my characters and settings as much as I did while writing them, and has always expertly identified those spots where the story could be improved or a certain motivation could be better justified. I feel very lucky of having had the opportunity to have her editing my work for so many years.”

– Paul Pen, author of best-selling The Light of the Fireflies, Desert Flowers, Under the Water, and The Warning

“Dr. Elizabeth DeNoma embodies a unique combination of scholarly insight, business acumen and artistic sensibility. Her array of publishing skills bridge categories and defy simple definition, but it is fair to say, at the very least, that she has helped redefine the world of global literary publishing in the 21st century.”

– Katie King, PhD Hispanic Studies and Literary Translator 

“Elizabeth is a brilliant editor: with impeccable taste across a diverse array of genres, source languages, and styles, she has delivered a consistent stream of commercially successful, award-winning, and well-reviewed books in translation. Her insights about the challenges of translation and best practices in editing translated works raised the bar for the team and inspire translators, authors, agents, and publishers from around the world.”

– Gabriella Page-Fort, Editorial Director, Amazon Crossing, Amazon Publishing

“Elizabeth worked with us on our first translation The Lioness of Morocco and the experience was wonderful. Not only is Elizabeth a very warm-hearted, funny, and interesting person but also a very skilled editor. It is due to her merit that The Lioness of Morocco became a huge success, because she took care of every single detail and had the key ideas to push our book forward.

Every single moment we felt in good hands and will be forever grateful because she paved the way for us on the huge American market. In large part because of her editing, we received more than 2500 positive reviews for "The Lioness" and the book was also translated in several languages more.

Working with Elizabeth was a 100% positive experience for us.”

– Julia and Horst Drosten, authors of best-selling The Lioness of Morocco and several other historic novels

“I had the great pleasure of working with Elizabeth on my successful translations of the novels of Spanish-language authors Paul Pen and Sofía Segovia. As acquisitions editor, Elizabeth was able to initially see the potential of these two authors and then to adeptly guide the whole process of bringing that potential to fruition with vision and sensitivity, playing a pivotal role in recasting the novels so beautifully for their new market. I was also always particularly grateful for Elizabeth's input at text level, where she edited with great skill and perception.”

– Simon Bruni, award-winning translator from Spanish 

“Elizabeth took my book from a decent Swedish launch and made it a #1 Bestseller on Amazon True Crime in the US. Under her lead the text was translated and tightened, the legal pitfalls were mitigated, the marketing plan was laid out and the title was changed. A few months later The Man Who Played with Fire - Stig Larsson’s Lost Files And The Hunt for An Assassin has sold more than 300,000 copies and a 34-year old murder mystery may soon be solved. This would never have happened without Elizabeth’s diligent and inspiring management. I can’t wait to work with her again!”

– Jan Stocklassa, author of the best-selling The Man Who Played with Fire

“The qualities that make Elizabeth such an exceptional translator and editor are the same ones that make her such a fascinating and engaging dinner companion—her boundless curiosity, omnivorous knowledge, and remarkable capacity to draw out, connect with, and articulate thoughts and ideas in a unique and coherent way. She brings a rich and varied lifetime of thought and experience to every project she touches, and her professionalism and unflappable calm and “can do” attitude creates the kind of atmosphere that nurtures creativity and promotes the best kind of collaboration. As an added bonus, if she herself can’t tell you the place to find the best food or wine in any city across the globe, she has a friend who can.”

– Liza Darnton, Senior Editor, Amazon Crossing, Amazon Publishing