What can I read for?
life experience: death of a parent in childhood; international school teaching; conversion to Judaism (from agnostic cultural Catholicism)
queerness:
genderqueer; lesbian; lesbian community; growing up asexual
mental illness:
depression; OCD; complicated grief; adult diagnosis of ADHD-I
physical disability:
chronic pain; chronic fatigue; hypermobility/hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; assistive tech (cane)
I specialize in picture book
and middle grade
manuscripts. I can also read young adult.
Why should you hire me?
Collection development is my day job. I have seven years' experience as a school librarian with students from more than fifty countries. I am active in disability and queer (especially lesbian) communities and advocacy. I am a master's candidate studying children's literature and an award nominated poet (as Meep Matsushima).
How much does it cost?
My base rates
are posted below. Indie authors, please contact me to negotiate rates - especially if you are economically disadvantaged. Writing happens in community and I am here to support fellow disabled and queer writers, and writers of color. Please do not hesitate to contact me if my fees are unaffordable for you; we may be able to work something out.
proposal: flat fee $50
Submit 100-250 words pitching your project, and I'll provide one page (~250 words) feedback about whether I would purchase your book for my school library, why or why not, based on student interest and curriculum requirements.
prose: MG/YA (0.5¢/word reading fee) + ($30/page write-up)
e.g., (65,000 word MG manuscript: $325 reading fee) + (2 page write-up: $60) = $385 total
picture books: (50¢/page reading fee) + ($30/write-up page)
e.g., (28 page picture book dummy: $14 reading fee) + (1 page write-up: $30) = $44 total
comics: (0.5¢/word reading fee) + ($30/page write-up fee) + ($50 flat fee visual art representation critique (optional))
e.g., (30,000 word graphic novel script: $150 reading fee) + ($50 visual representation critique) + (3 page write-up: $90) = $290 total
If you are interested in hiring me, please fill out the form below.