Work with me.

I work with writers, artists, educators, non-profits, & social impact startups.

Manuscript Consultations

I love working with poets and creative nonfiction writers to find the heart of a book project. I work with people at all stages of manuscript development, but I especially like supporting those who are trying to identify and dig deeper into their central themes and approaches.

My approach to critique is informed by the Critical Response Process, which makes significant space for your questions about your work. For that reason, consultations include two meetings: a 20-30 minute initial meeting to talk about your ideas and where to focus in our work together, and, 1-2 weeks later, a 1-hour meeting to discuss the work, after which I’ll send you a detailed reader report.

For chapbook-length, essay, or artist book manuscripts (10-30 pages), my sliding scale rate is $300-450. For book-length manuscripts (45-80 pages of poetry), my sliding scale rate is $500-800. I’m also willing to work on longer book projects—please reach out through my contact form with a note about your needs!

If you’d like to feel out how we might work together, I recommend signing up for an Office Hours meeting (see below), in which we’ll discuss up to five pages of poetry or up to three pages of prose

Editing, Writing, & Research

Need help with writing or research? I’m happy to support you. Here are some ways I’ve worked with people in the past:

  • Grant writing and artist residency application support for visual artists

  • Helping academics tailor their writing for non-specialist publications

  • Fine-tuning MFA and humanities PhD applications

  • Shaping cover letters for academic job applications

  • Refining website text, especially bios and artist statements

  • Project descriptions for academic monographs and public art projects

  • Class descriptions and curriculum design for community education courses

  • Fundraising research and creating an applications calendar for a social impact startup

  • Researching potential community partners for art and social impact projects

My rates for editing, writing, and research support are $75 an hour. If you’d like to work together, please reach out through my contact form or schedule an initial meeting through my office hours (below).

Teaching

I've worked with students of almost every background and age, from adults preparing to take the GED to K-2 students learning conflict resolution strategies to college English majors taking literature surveys. Mostly I teach classes and workshops in book arts, literature, and creative writing.

College-level courses I've taught include: creative writing workshops from the introductory to the thesis level, British Literature surveys, “Reading as a Writer,” "Copyright, Commerce, and Culture,” ‘Environment and the Novel,” “Major Poets,” and freshman composition.

I regularly teach classes for adult artists and writers on zoom and in person, like these past classes:

If you’d like to be kept in the loop about future classes, or to invite me to teach at your institution, please reach out through my contact form.

Office Hours

These hours are available for any of the following meeting types:

  • manuscript consultations (up to 5 pages of poetry or up to 3 pages of prose)

  • publishing, editing, or artist book consultations

  • grantwriting and/or public-facing writing consultations

My rate for a 1-hour office hours meeting (including providing detailed written and verbal feedback) is $100.

When you sign up, you’ll be sent a payment request, a brief questionnaire about your needs, and information on where to send materials for us to discuss. For all other inquiries, please reach out to me through the contact form below.

If you have any problems scheduling a consultation through the embedded Calendly form, please try working directly through the Calendly website.

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