A little more about me…

Through the years, I’ve been fortunate to work with amazing authors in several different genres. Before launching my freelance business, I was an editor for the Atheneum imprint at Simon & Schuster Children’s, where I acquired an eclectic range of picture books, middle grade, and YA. My first full-time publishing job was also at S&S, but that time in their flagship adult imprint, where I edited both fiction and nonfiction. In between my stints at S&S, I worked at the Junior Library Guild, reviewing children’s books for all ages in English and Spanish.

My freelance clients include traditionally published and indie authors. My interests are wide-ranging and I’m open to working on both fiction and nonfiction, both adult and children’s projects. Across genres, I love books about identity and family, preferably with a little magic and humor involved, and am always looking to work on projects that spotlight marginalized perspectives. I love collaborating with writers and strive to put their voices first when I edit. My goal is to help writers highlight and strengthen the elements that make their work unique, so they can catch the attention of as many readers as possible. I also know the traditional publishing world well, and am happy to explain the submissions process and shed light on an industry that can be opaque.

Since the founding of both organizations, I have been a proud member of Latinx in Publishing and People of Color in Publishing, because what’s driven me in my career from Day 1 is the opportunity to support new kinds of voices—ones that can shift the public conversation—and help bring them to the shelf. I’m a former board member of Latinx in Pub, one of the founding co-directors of the LxP Writers Mentorship Program, and a former social media & events volunteer for POC in Pub. If you’re thinking about contributing to the work of those organizations in any way, do it! I wouldn’t still be in publishing today without those support networks.

A little about me outside of publishing: I grew up in Austin, Texas (and I still miss Matt’s El Rancho, Barton Springs, and the glow-in-the-dark bowling alley at UT). I went off to college in the New York City suburbs and studied literature and music. I lived in NYC for ten years after that (and I still miss Fort Tryon Park, getting into the Metropolitan Museum of Art for $1, and eating like, all the food). I currently live in St. Louis, Missouri, with my husband, where I enjoy visiting the excellent local bookstores, walking in Forest Park, and eating toasted ravioli.