freelance developmental editor

manuscript development

With over a decade of experience in developmental editing and editorial acquisition at venues like POETRY, The Georgia Review, West Branch, and more, I am skilled at honing and placing both creative and critical pieces, whether it be a literary journal submission, review, chapbook, poetry collection, novel, or more. Manuscripts I’ve worked on have been published at presses like Graywolf, Penguin, HarperCollins, Milkweed, University of Chicago Press, and more, at journals like POETRY, Kenyon Review, and The Nation, and have earned awards and opportunities like Stegner Fellowships, residencies at Yaddo and MacDowell, and The Four Quartets Prize.

My editorial approach is rigorous, intimate, and collaborative. I care about making your work not only more meaningful to a reader but more meaningful to you.

All clients receive:

  • An 60-minute Zoom or phone consultation to discuss your project in depth

  • Substantial manuscript annotations and a written feedback letter

  • A second round of manuscript annotations, post revision 

  • Extensive publication recommendations and advice

I’m currently accepting new clients; feel free to reach out.