About Tia Ross
TIA ROSS
SENIOR EDITOR
Industry Affiliations
& Volunteer Activities
Founder & Managing Director, Black Editors & Proofreaders Directory
Board of Directors—Volunteer Liaison, Professional Editors Network
Publications Committee, Editorial Freelancers Association
Conference Planning Consultant, EFACON 2018-2023, Editorial Freelancers Association
Co-Chairperson, EFACON 2018 Chicago
Volunteer Liaison, Professional Editors Network
Mentor, Professional Editors Network
Mentor, The Young Writers Initiative
Accountability Coach, Black Writers Collective
Member, Independent Book Publishers Association
Member, Women’s National Book Association
Tia Ross is a highly accomplished editor with an impressive career spanning multiple industries. She embarked on her professional editing journey at the young age of 16, working for the United States government. Over the years, Tia has honed her skills in business and legal editing, marketing, advertising, and finance, specializing in copyediting and line editing.
Her expertise is recognized and sought after by some of the industry’s most prominent publishers, including Hachette Book Group, Avalon Travel, Moon Guides, Workman Publishing, Simon & Schuster, Adams Media, Penguin Random House, and various HarperCollins imprints such as Harper One, Amistad, Muse, and Mariner. Tia’s exceptional talent earned her recognition as one of the top 37 book doctors in the U.S. by Writer’s Digest early in her career.
Tia is knowledgeable in all popular style manuals, but she prefers using the Chicago Manual of Style, Associated Press Style Manual, and Merriam-Webster dictionary. As your editor, Tia approaches her work with a clear mission: to enhance your delivery, clarify your ideas, eliminate redundancies, and ensure consistency—all while maintaining your unique voice and preserving your authorial presence. With Tia, you can trust that your words will receive the utmost attention and care, as she believes in keeping your voice at the forefront and refrains from editing you out of your own words.
Fun Facts About Tia
Something people are surprised to learn about you: that I’ve never had so much as a sip of coffee nor smoked anything in my life
Something I’m most proud of: my baby boy being a United States Airman in the greatest Air Force and military in the world!
Favorite Bucket List achievement: I completed my third degree with highest honors, summa cum laude
Public space you feel most comfortable: beaches and libraries
Fave way to stay fit: HIIT, yoga, and cycling
Topic you could give a 20-minute presentation on without preparation: personal credit building (how to get to the 850+ Club!)
One thing you’re hilariously bad at: drawing (which is insane because my sons are both extremely gifted artists)
Something you’re snobby about: hi-fi audio — I despise basic factory stereo and headphones with weak or no bass
Drink of choice: sparkling water with fresh-squeezed lemon juice
Five mobile apps you use most: Spotify, Waze, Telegram, Libby/Audible, and Kindle
Biggest weakness: my sweet tooth!
Most irresistible guilty pleasures: my sister Rashida’s peach cobbler, my mom’s muffins and banana pudding, Haydel’s or Gambino’s king cake, See’s Candies P-Nut Crunch
Tia in the Media
- Journey of Words: from teenage editor to thriving entrepreneur - Melio
- Tia Ross Talks Editing, Diversity, Networking, and the Profession in OTB Interview - Outside the Book
- Meet Tia Ross of WordWiser Ink and Boss Meetings & Events - VoyageDallas
- NaNoWriMo Interviews Tia Ross of Black Writers - NaNoWriMo
- Tia Ross, Renaissance Woman - JW Hill
- Online and in the Flesh, Black Writers Commune With Kindred Spirits - The New York Times
- Tia Ross, Renaissance Woman - JW Hill