What people are saying.

  • “Alex Hoeft handled my writing with care and attention to detail; she provided feedback on the sentence and story level—and all on a tight turnaround. I wouldn’t have had as much success this MFA cycle without her help.”

    –Anthony Hoffman, Fiction Writer

  • “Rachel Shaver brought a kind & critical eye to my writing that I had been desperately seeking. I felt a lot of relief working with Rachel & the CM Editorial House team.”

    –Caleb Bishop, Fiction Writer

  • "I am quite impressed with Iva Kirilova's editorial work. She has an uncanny ability to inhabit a piece of writing - whether memoir or fiction - and offer direction and advice on the narrative's own terms. Iva doesn’t necessarily try to change a work, but to make it better. She understands discourse, rhetoric, and story arc, and her comments and suggestions are always informed by intelligence. On top of that, Iva is professional and always delivers on time or ahead of schedule."

    –Charlie Canning, Memoirist

  • "Working with Rachel Shaver was invaluable to my novel’s progress! She provided developmental editing services for my first draft, and I was blown away with how thorough and thoughtful her feedback was. Her editorial letter was comprehensive, going far beyond the questions/concerns I’d raised about my work-in-progress upon our initial meeting. Rachel expressed her thoughts clearly through both constructive and complimentary feedback. She met with me to go over everything in the letter, and even reviewed my revised outline for draft 2 ahead of time (which was totally unexpected as her editorial assignment was technically finished). I was also impressed with the questions she asked during our discussion – questions I never would’ve asked myself, which led to great ideas and realizations about my project. I truly felt she was invested in my work, which meant a lot to me. I left this meeting feeling encouraged, excited, and confident in my plan for draft 2. I had a great experience working with Rachel, and can’t recommend her editorial services enough!"

    —Shannon Reault, Fiction Writer

  • “Working with Alex Hoeft truly changed my confidence level in my current drafting process. I felt really stuck with where I was at in the story, and Alex helped me work through the next steps of my plot and ultimately get the book finished. Not only did she provide me guidance on where I wanted to go next, but she also gave me great tips for creating a concise and riveting story. My favorite part of working with her though is how kind she is. I've never felt more supported by someone in my writing career”

    —Miranda Jacobson, Fiction Writer

  • “I engaged Creation Magazine's editorial services for my unpublished poetry manuscript. The team was supportive and communicative from start to finish, and everything about working with them was easy. Alexandra was an excellent communicator and facilitated my experience from application to connecting with my editor with professionalism but also great warmth. Ariana was my editor, and she was incredible. She clearly spent what can only be described as quality time with my manuscript, and delivered feedback that was objective, direct, and instructive. She provided extensive written feedback as well as a final video call where she provided input and ideas to strengthen the manuscript. We outlined clear goals for the editorial relationship, and Ariana delivered on each and every one. I would highly recommend working with the Creation team, they are excellent!”

    Neal Shipley, Poet

  • "I am new to writing for an audience, and the service provided by Alexandra and her team of editorial advisors has significantly improved my work. I routinely run my work through Grammarly and past some friends who do 'editorial' work, and their suggestions (though good) pale in comparison to the in-depth and nuanced questions and suggestions provided by the CreationMag editorial service. Of course, they do what I call 'copy editing,' but the real value lies in their attention to the 'spirit' of a piece. Character development, tone, plot inconsistencies, and other 'hidden attributes.' Those intangible, background details that make a work more accessible and satisfying. Excellent stuff, and I look forward to working with Morgan Neering again, when I commit another story (or poem) to pixels and paper."

    —Chris Zientek, Poet & Fiction Writer

  • “I was able to sit down with Rachel Shaver's editorial comments and suggestions. I want to let you know that her generous and kind attention to these stories that I've lived with (for years!) has been invaluable. She quickly caught sight of the issues I've been grappling with (around tension) for years. Her advice gave me some concrete steps to revision some places in the stories and the encouragement to keep some of things that I love. The process itself was incredibly easy. Rachel read my work as a reader, as a writer, and as an editor. She finished reading very quickly (when I was out of town!) and provided me with wonderful model stories to mull as I rewrite. She's been kind enough to offer to continue to answer my questions after August 1, since she worked much faster than I did.”

    —Suchi Gurujaj, Fiction Writer

  • “Working with Morgan Neering was a positive and uplifting experience. Morgan is the first editor I have worked with one-on-one in revising my poetry. I have spent much of my writing career in small groups, giving and receiving praise and feedback. I greatly appreciate Morgan's delicate approach to my work, which I thanked her for immediately. Her critiques did not outweigh the praises and compliments. The critiques mainly focused on grammatical errors, imagery enhancement, and tense changes. The praise revolved around the imagery, diction, and other figurative language found throughout the manuscript. I also appreciate the new ideas Morgan brought to my attention. Thanks to her, I was able to draft voicemails, a grocery list, and a soundtrack for my manuscript. These ideas align well with the rest of the manuscript, focusing more on the personality and characteristics of the character from my manuscript. Morgan appeared to be appreciative of her ideas being utilized and brought to life in the manuscript.”

    —Ashley Patrice, Poet

  • “I worked with Alexa Manning on my poetry chapbook manuscript. Through Alexa's keen eye for language, context, and conventions around grammar, etc, I feel more confident submitting the chapbook to literacy chapbook contests. Because I have been living and breathing these poems for such a long time, it was nice to have a more detailed set of fresh eyes on the words and places where there might have been repetition or redundancy. I would have never picked those things up, but Alexa did. What I really appreciate about the whole process was the sensitivity around funds to pay Alexa, but also the intention behind the process. Alexa asked fundamental questions about my goals for the manuscript and the process which felt like she really wanted to see the success of the manuscript.”

    —Nwenna Kai, Poet

  • “Loved working with Morgan Neering. She was warm and responsive. I thought her feedback was succinct and effective. She also provided feedback on the arc of the full poetry collection, which was very appreciated.”

    —Emily Pera, Poet