about

“Adrienne has an uncanny intellect, the application of which is a sight to behold.”

Adrienne Marie Barrios is author of the prose poetry collection Too Much Tongue (Autofocus, 2022), written collaboratively with the poet Leigh Chadwick, and her debut poetry collection We Don't Know That This Is Temporary (Stanchion, 2024). She serves as editor-in-chief of Reservoir Road Literary Review and previously served as editor-in-chief of CLOVES Literary, both of which she founded, and has been a guest editor for trampset. Adrienne's work (short stories, lyrical essays, prose poetry, and poetry) has been published in dozens of literary magazines and anthologies, digital and print. She builds technical training by day and edits novels and short stories by night. She is autistic and has ADHD and struggles with various chronic conditions, all of which color her writing. 

Adrienne holds a BA in Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University with a minor in Professional Business Writing and a graduate Certificate in Editing from University of Washington. She also studied Instructional Technology Design at the graduate level at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and Linguistics at he graduate level at Boston University.

​Her work spans industries, genres, categories, and mediums. In editing, she is a student of grammar and style and aligns herself to the work at hand and whatever style guide governs that work. In her creative writing, she gravitates toward literary form and style, though she believes that truly great work can break genre lines and expectations and transcend the demarcations that are, arguably, too strictly imposed or even unrealistic. 

​For more about her individual works, please visit her published works pages. You'll find separate pages for categories of her work: writing bylines, books, awards and contests, and journal editing. You'll find her editing bylines page within the editing services section of the website. 

For more about her writing and editing, please navigate to the various pages of this website.

  • “She is the BEST copyeditor I have ever had the privilege of working with. She loves language and words and her knowledge of grammar is unparalleled. Seriously. Take note.”

    — L.M. Poplin, author of Fatechanger, Book One: Penny Lost

  • “Adrienne worked as an intern for my editorial department for approximately twelve weeks and quickly established herself as an invaluable support to the editorial staff here. She is bright, capable, and articulate, showed obvious enthusiasm for our products, and was unfazed by our often chaotic workplace environment.”​

    — Kate Rogers, editor-in-chief, The Mountaineers Books

  • “I had reached out to Adrienne for copyediting on my novel, which is scheduled to be published next year. I am so glad I did! Adrienne has a surgeon’s attention to detail, but she never lost sight of the big picture. Even her 'minor' edits (changing a comma to a semi-colon, etc.) resulted in a noticeable improvement to the flow of my story. The revised manuscript that was returned to me is a substantial improvement than what I had handed off, and I can’t thank Adrienne enough for the care she extended to my work.”

    — Daniel Maunz, author of Questions of Perspective

  • “Adrienne came to my rescue when I heard a project of mine was long-listed for a first novel competition, and in order to progress, I needed to send in additional chapters. I had the chapters, but they were first draft and extremely rough. I had a tight deadline and without Adrienne’s help I simply would not have managed. She made a substantial difference on so many levels: moral support, grammar and punctuation, suggestions of what could be cut - the list is endless. The work ultimately won first prize. Adrienne’s exceptional editorial eye played a large part in this achievement.”​

    — Sandra Jensen, award-winning author of Seagull Pie

  • “Adrienne's are the eyes you want looking over your novel. Her insights are keen, her suggestions are thoughtful, and her support is priceless. She showed me what was good and what was ineffective in my previous drafts and gave me the confidence to revise without overstepping and inserting herself into the novel. She's everything an author needs!”

    — Laura Allnutt, author of Below Them the Horizon

  • “There is not one negative thing I can say about this book, and I would not change a thing. In a sense, the story began before it started (with an endearing introduction) and ended after the conclusion (with a fulfilling epilogue). This book is flawlessly edited, and I did not find one single error.”​

    — OnlineBookClub.org review of Questions of Perspective

  • “Adrienne was very well organized, thorough, and helpful. Her edits improved the piece and my own understanding on how to write. At all times, via reading the edit, via email exchanges, and via our cross-country video chats, she was patient, respectful, and concerned that my style, voice, and the integrity of my intent came across well. I cannot say that editing will be easy for everyone (regardless of the editor one might select), but I can say that I would recommend Adrienne in making the editing process a very valuable pursuit.”​

    — Whit Tice, fantasy author