I would like to be a book editor when i am older, but i need more information on it. 1. Where are editing companies usually located ? 2. What courses do I have to take in high school ? 3. What age can I start at ? Yes, I know it is in the wrong category, but please don't be mean about it.

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Nearly all of the major book publishing companies are located in New York City. If you want to work in that field, plan on moving to NYC or within commuting distance. (There are smaller presses in other areas, though.) A college degree is generally required to work as an editor. In high school, just take your normal classes. If your high school offers any kind of writing classes, take those as well because it's always good to have more experience on the writing side of things. Join your school newspaper and yearbook staff. See if your local newspaper lets students help with anything. All of this will look good on your college application and will give you some beginning experience. Many editors majored in English in college. Look for a school that has some editing courses as well, and don't forget to ask about internships. That's the way many editors have to start--work for free as an intern, then apply to be an editorial assistant, then prove yourself and work to get promoted or to get enough experience to apply for a higher position elsewhere. Keep in mind that editing doesn't really pay that well, particularly when you're just starting out, and living in NYC is expensive. What age can you start? Well, go join your school paper as an editor if you can, or edit the yearbook. Once in college, you should also join their newspaper staff, and/or their literary journal staff. In college, apply for publishing internships. You can ask your school for help, and you can also find them on http://www.bookjobs.com (You can also check out that site to get an idea of what job listings for editors look like.) And make sure you're well read. Editors need to know what's out there and be familiar with all kinds of books. Good luck!

No, this is the right category. :) 1) Most literary agencies and publishers are located in NYC, so if you want an internship, you'll have to go to school in NYC. There are some agencies and small publishers located in other cities, but the majority are in NYC. http://www.aaronline.org has a list of literary agents. Visit those websites to find which ones offer internships and see what they require. This really depends on what kind of editor your want to be. Keep in mind that the competition to fill those spots is stiff, so bring you A game. Make sure you read a lot across all genres. Make sure you know what the publishers are publishing. Make sure you can discuss books by the popular authors and the not-so-popular. Make sure you can at least name your favorite books and why, lol. The same skills you'd need as a literary agent are used by editors. It is the same field. Agents have to know the market and what publishers are looking for and publishing. You have to be able to spot when something might not be marketable and when something is badly written that it's not worth reading past the 1st paragraph. So, a lot of the skills you learn from a literary agency you'll be able to take with you when you apply for an entry level job at a publishing house, or you might get a job at a literary agency first. Either way, according to people in the biz, be prepared to work hard for several years before you're going to be given any power to make decisions with manuscripts (be it as a full literary agent or an editor). You'll be better off searching for editor blogs. Yes, they blog, and so do literary agents, and the good thing about his is that they all link to each other, lol. So, if you find one, you'll find many more. Here's a literary agent who used to be an editor and she talks about the different types of editors that work for publishers. Search different agent and editor blogs about how to become an intern. That's how you get your foot in the door. http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-grammar-handicap.html