Prices start at $1,500 for 500-10,000 word manuscript.

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Prices start at $2,500 for __________ word manuscript.

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With over a decade of experience as a poet, educator, book and magazine editor, and manuscript coach, I have guided writers from early drafts through extensive revisions and into publication. As faculty at Columbia University, Reed College, and the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and numerous literary and arts residencies, I have led workshops and coached students through poetry and prose projects, and helped writers develop their voice and craft across a variety of genres. 

I have spent 25 years as a book, magazine, and anthology editor, working with authors on poetry manuscripts, nonfiction manuscripts (creative as well as informative), short form pieces such as articles, stories, and essays, and more. I combine creative coaching with editorial rigor, helping writers transform their poetic voice while paying attention to both the line and larger structure. 

As the author and editor of numerous books, including the award-winning Field Theories (2017), Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Black Literature & Art (2003), and the forthcoming I Hope This Helps (2025), I bring a deep understanding of creative process, structure, and revision, complemented by my experience editing and shaping full-length manuscripts.

This consultation includes:

• Initial Intake: A one-hour session to discuss your manuscript’s themes, goals, and challenges. We’ll explore your vision, identify key areas for growth, and discuss the direction you want your work to take.

• Detailed manuscript feedback and editing: I will provide a close, comprehensive reading of your manuscript with holistic feedback. For poetry, this includes line edits, radical revision suggestions, and organizational recommendations for manuscripts of 40–90 pages. For prose (up to 100k words), this includes structural feedback, character development insights, plot coherence, and stylistic recommendations. My approach focuses on both the fine details and the broader arc, helping you refine your work at every level.

• Follow-up consultation: A second meeting to discuss my editorial feedback and revisions. We will also cover publication strategies, potential next steps for your work, and methods for generating new creative material moving forward.

  Schedule your free consultation today to see how we can best work together!

  • POETRY

    • Full-length Manuscript

      • 40–90 pages

    • Chapbook Special!

      • 15-30 pages

    • A Poem! 

      • 1-5 pages

  • PROSE

    • Book Manuscript (< 100,000 words)

      • Creative Nonfiction and Nonfiction

    • Short Form Manuscript (Essays, Stories, Articles): starting at $1,000 (hourly rate)