Hire A Sensitivity Reader
Exact pricing will be confirmed after completing your request form and selecting your reader. Rates start at $0.01 per word. Due to the skill specialization of and emotional labor required for a sensitivity read, all sensitivity reads and consultations are charged a minimum of $175 regardless of length.
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Alejandra Oliva
First-generation child of immigrants, Mexican American, Spanish speaker, queer.
Experience
Editorial assistant in children's publishing. Professionally knowledgeable in immigration policy and its effects. Lived experience
Additional Services
English and Spanish Copyediting and Translating
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Crystal Shelley
Chinese and Taiwanese cultures, being Asian American, woman/feminist, experience with hospice/end-of-life care, experience with those with Alzheimer's/dementia
Experience
Lived experience, social work career, and education
Additional Services
Line editing, copy editing, proofreading, conscious language assessment
Reading Interests
Fiction
Gabriel Yuriria
Bisexual genderfluid, light-skinned brown Mexican, self-diagnosed autistic, as well as with EDS, depression, and anxiety.
Experience
Lived, experience Text analysis courses, writing and crafting courses, study of literature politics
Additional Services
English and Spanish Translating and Proofreading
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Gulnaz Saiyed
Indian American, Muslim, Anxiety, foster/adoptive parent (*not* qualified to read for adoptees or those who are/have been in foster care), learning and cognition, special needs parenting
Experience
Lived experience; academic research on Islamic feminism and women's issues; ethnographer of racial, cultural, and power dynamics in learning environments; curriculum writer; editor/writer, MFA Candidate in Writing for Young People at Lesley University; MS in Journalism.
Additional Services
Author Coaching, Copy editing, Developmental editing; Educational Resources DEI Consultant
Reading Interests
Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children's Literature, academic writing
Isabelle Felix
Black, Haitian American, Afro Latina/e, Chronic migraines, Hard-of-Hearing (HoH), Physical rehabilitation (regarding mobility), Survivor of Natural Disaster, Family member with mental and emotional health disorders
Experience
Lived experience, background in Psychology (research and therapy), experience as a sensitivity reader
Additional Services
Author Coaching, Copy Editing, Developmental Editing, Line Editing, Corporate and Education DEI Consultant
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Jessica Wu
Chinese-American (bilingual Mandarin speaker), Asian American. Expertise in both mainland Chinese and Hong Kong culture, First gen immigrant American family.
Experience
Lived experience, professional experience with Hong Kong government
Additional Services
Transcribing, copy editing, proofreading, ghost writing
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Juno Baker
Black (African American), LGBTQIA+ (Transfeminine, Nonbinary, Queer, Lesbian, Asexual Spectrum), Disability, Mental Illness (Social Anxiety), Black in Majority White Spaces
Experience
Lived Experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader, Literary & cultural analysis courses, Extensive extracurricular reading in women's and gender studies
Additional Services
Proofreading
Reading Interests
All genres welcome, especially fiction works
Kayla Dunigan
African American/Black American Culture, LGBTQIA+, Christianity, Southern U.S./Rural/City Lifestyle/Corporate Culture, Poor/Working, and Middle Class
Experience
Lived experience
Additional Services
N/A
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Lauren Embling
White, Muslim (a convert), a hijabi/niqabi, autistic, deaf, bipolar 1, C-PTSD, chronic degenerative joint disease, bisexual and grey ace.
Experience
Lived experience, teaches sensitivity reading
Additional Services
N/A
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Mikaela Moody
Disfigurement, Hearing aid use, Trans female existence
Experience
Lived experience
Additional Services
N/A
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Renee Harleston
Black women and girls, Urban Black culture, Suburban Black culture, Black in majority white spaces, Chronic illness/pain
Experience
Lived experience, Masters degree in Cultural Anthropology with a focus on identity, immigration, nationality, and race. American History, race, and DEI educator and trainer
Additional Services
Corporate and Educational Resource Inclusive Language Consultant, Inclusive Language workshops and training
Reading Interests
All genres welcome. Particularly fond of historical fiction and magical realism
Rue Dickey
Trans (trans man, nonbinary), queer (ace/bi), Indigenous (Arapaho), Romani, Disabled (cane user and an ambulatory wheelchair user), generalized anxiety disorder, autism, ADHD, and major depressive disorder, Jewish, Practicing Witch.
Experience
Lived experience
Additional Services
N/A
Reading Interests
All genres are welcome. Particularly fond of SFF
Sarah Clark
Native American (Nanticoke); LGBTQ+ (transgender, non-binary, queer, bisexual); Mental Illness (PTSD, eating disorders, anxiety, depression); Neurodiversity (ADHD, autism, selective mutism); Disability (physical/chronic illness), Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence, Trauma Survivor
Experience
Lived experience, BA in English, Russian Studies, and International Studies with a concentration in Arts in the Global Perspective, minor in history. Former board member of VIDA: Women in the Literary Arts. Extensive experience in literary magazine publishing and editing. Independent research and activism.
Additional Services
N/A
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Theodore Hutchison
African American man, LGBTQI, Manic Depressive, Homeless/housing insecure
Experience
Lived experience, teaching artist
Additional Services
N/A
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Trae Hawkins
Black man, LGBTQ+, Depression, ADHD, generalized and social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, Black in majority non-black spaces, Family trauma, Workplace discrimination
Experience
Lived experience, BA & MA in English w/a focus in creative writing. MFA Candidate in Creative Writing. Teaching experience at a university level. Published author.
Additional Services
Corporate DEI Consultant
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Amber Williams
Black, LGBTQ (bisexual), woman, energy worker
Experience
Lived experience, Studies African and Indigenous American traditions. Experience living in SE Asia and Mexico
Additional Services
Copyediting, Developmental editing, Proofreading
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Ennis Bashe
Nonbinary, queer, Jewish with Ukrainian heritage. Physically disabled (cane and brace user, chronic illness, chronic pain, GI issues, dysautonomia, progressive neuropathy)
Neurodivergent and mentally ill (ADHD, anxiety, OCD, medical trauma, survivor experience) Hemiplegic migraines with aphasia Food allergies
Domestic violence patient advocate
Experience
Lived experience, BA in English and Theatre, MSW in Social Work with a focus on trauma treatment. Marketing and Communications. Teacher for young writers.
Additional Services
N/A
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Georgina Kamsika
British Asian (second generation Indian), Biracial, Bisexual, Non binary
Experience
Lived experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader, published author
Additional Services
Developmental editing
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Hana Ali
Arab, Yemeni, Muslim Woman, Hijabi, Muslim American, Social Anxiety, Anxiety
Experience
Lived experience, academic research on Muslim women representation in media.
Additional Services
N/A
Reading Interests
All genres welcome, especially fond of adult, New Adult, Young Adult. Sci Fi, Fantasy, Contemporary, Romance.
Jenna Beacom
Deaf, ASL fluent, hearing loss as a teenager
Experience
Lived experience including the use of hearing aids. Experience in advocacy and media criticism
Additional Services
N/A
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Jessie Maimone
Biracial (Black & white), chronic illness (ulcerative colitis), anxiety
Experience
Lived experience, M.S. in Book Publishing and Library and Information Science, professional experience
Additional Services
Author Coaching, Copy Editing, Developmental Editing
Reading Interests
Romance, Children's and young adult books
Kashinda Carter
Black woman, monocular, history of blindness, wife of disabled veteran, interracial marriage (White husband), mother of biracial daughter, diagnosed Alpha Thalassemia, diagnosed moderate-severe asthma, PTSD (resulting from CSA) history of weight-loss surgery, extensive medical treatment across multiple subspecialties
Experience
Lived experience, beta-reader, BA in history, concentration in 19th century British social history, lived abroad in England, MA in intelligence studies and analytics.
Additional Services
N/A
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Kimberlee Walker
African American woman/girls, Sexual assault and rape, Depression and Anxiety, Celiac Disease, Baldness due to alopecia, Black person in majority white spaces, Blended Family, Progressive Black Christianity, Interracial Romantic Relationships, Suburban Black culture, Performing Arts
Experience
Lived experience, Professional experiences as an actor working with writers and playwrights, former museum educator, teaching artist
Additional Services
Proofreading
Reading Interests
All genres welcome except horror. Particularly fond of scripts, magical realism, and genre-bending stories.
Marcella Lopez
Mexican American
Experience
Lived experience, BA Psychology with minor in History
(focus on Latin America), Master of Public Health degree (specialization in Health
Promotion and Behavioral Science), editor, global travel, professional experience
working in community-based health programs for the underserved.
Additional Services
Copy Editing, Proofreading
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Nathaniel Glanzman
Transgender, Autism Spectrum Disorder/Asperger's Syndrome, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder/Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Asian American/Filipino
Experience
Lived experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader, teaches sensitivity reading
Additional Services
Copy editing, Developmental Editing, Educational Resource DEI Consultant
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Robert Kingett
Gay male, Asexual Spectrum, Blind, Cerebral Palsy, Stutter/stammering
Experience
Lived experience. Sensitivity reading experience
Additional Services
N/A
Reading Interests
YA and MG fiction, Fantasy, solarpunk, New Adult
fiction, Adult contemporary fiction. Science fiction
Sabrina Toppa
Muslim, South Asian, Pakistani, Middle East, immigrant background. Social anxiety.
Experience
Lived experience, writer
Additional Services
Copy Editing, Ghost Writing, Fact Checking, Writing
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Sossity Chiricuzio
Fat, white, disabled, anxiety, depression, PTSD, dissociation, and eating disorders, non-binary/gender spectrum, queer identities, survivor experiences (sexual, emotional, and mental), communal living, and rural communities, poverty/working class experience, low income housing, and social welfare systems.
Experience
Lived experience, BA in Gender and Women's Studies/Humanities, and decades of personal research, lived experience, and grassroots activism on a range of relevant topics. Broad range of fiction, academic and business nonfiction experience.
Additional Services
Author Coaching, Copy Editing, Ghost Writing, Writing, Proofreading, Corporate and Educational Resource DEI Consultant.
Reading Interests
All genres welcome except horror, and I read and enjoy literature from all age groups.
Tina Catania
Ableism, Classism, Sexism, Medical literature and representations, Catholicism/Christianity, Feminism
Experience
Lived experience, BA in Women's Studies, Italian, Social Science
MA/PHD in Social Science & Women's Studies, Academic/nonfiction copy editor and developmental/structural editor. Taught high-school creative writing workshops, published non-fiction author
Additional Services
Copy Editing, Corporate DEI Consultant, Developmental Editing
Reading Interests
No horror, no erotica