Alejandra Oliva

She/Her

First-generation child of immigrants, Mexican- American, Spanish speaker, queer.

Experience

Extensive experience sensitivity/authenticity reading in fiction and nonfiction. Editorial assistant in children's publishing. Professionally knowledgeable in immigration policy and its effects. Lived experience

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

Copyediting and translating

Ennis Bashe

They/Them

I'm a disabled nonbinary Jewish queer person with ADHD

Experience

Communications experience, sensitivity reading experience

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

N/A

Gabi Montgomery

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Black, Mexican-American woman

Experience

Lived experience, editorial intern at an independent publishing house, writing tutor at Howard University, B.A. Candidate in English with a concentration of creative writing at Howard University

Reading Interests

All genres welcome. Preferences are all middle grade books and adult iterary fiction and speculative fiction (sci-fi, horror, etc)

Additional Services

N/A

Gabriel CP

He/She/They

Bisexual genderfluid, light-skinned brown Mexican, self-diagnosed autistic, as well as with EDS, depression, and anxiety.

Experience

Text analysis courses, writing and crafting courses, study of literature politics, and lived experience

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

Translation and proofreading

Georgina Kamsika

She/Her

British Asian (second generation Indian), Biracial, Bisexual, Non binary

Experience

Lived experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader, published author

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

Developmental editing - fiction

Gulnaz Saiyed

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Indian-American, Muslim, Anxiety, foster/adoptive parent (this does *not* qualify me to do reads for children who have been adopted or in foster care), U.S. school system, 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.

Reading Interests

Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children's Literature, academic writing

Additional Services

developmental editing; copy editing; coaching; curriculum development, with a focus on culturally relevant and emancipatory pedagogy

Isabelle Felix

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Black, Haitian American, Afro Latinx, 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

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

Queries and Synopses + Editing (line, developmental, substantive, copy) + Reading (alpha, beta) + Brainstorming Zoom chats and email exchanges

Jenna Beacom

She/Her

Deaf, ASL fluent, hearing loss as a teenager

Experience

Lived experience including hard of hearing with the use of hearing aids. Experience in advocacy and media criticism. Sensitivity reading experience

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

N/A

Jessica Wu

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Chinese-American (bilingual Mandarin speaker), ADHD and generalized anxiety disorder. Expertise in both mainland Chinese and Hong Kong culture, First gen immigrant American family.

Experience

Sensitivity reading experience, lived experience, professional experience with Hong Kong government

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

Transcribing, copywriting, editing, proofreading, ghost writing

Jessie Maimone

She/Her

Biracial (Black & white), chronic illness (ulcerative colitis), anxiety

Experience

Lived experience, M.S. in Book Publishing, professional experience

Reading Interests

Children's and young adult books

Additional Services

story development

Juno Baker

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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

Reading Interests

All genres welcome, especially fiction works

Additional Services

Proofreading, Character Development

Kayla Dunigan

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African American/Black American Culture, LGBTQIA+, Christianity, Southern U.S./Rural/City Lifestyle/Corporate Culture, Poor/Working, and Middle Class

Experience

Lived experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

N/A

Keena Roberts

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White, lesbian, diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and PTSD.

Experience

Lived experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader, teaches sensitivity reading

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

Developmental edits, book coach

Lauren Embling

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White, I am Muslim (a convert), a hijabi/niqabi, autistic, deaf, bipolar 1, C-PTSD, chronic degenerative joint disease, bisexual and grey ace.

Experience

Lived experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader, teaches sensitivity reading

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

N/A

Lynn Brown

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Black, mobility disabled, indigenous (Choctaw,) biracial, religious minority (African diasporic traditionsl specifically,)

Experience

Lived experience, extensive professional editing experience and experience as a sensitivity reader.

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

Developmental editing, ghostwriting, publishing advice/consulting.

Marcella Lopez

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Mexican American

Experience

Lived experiences, editing course, professional experiences

Reading Interests

Healthcare, business, fiction, adult age group

Additional Services

Proofreading, copy editing

Mikaela Moody

She/Her

Disfigurement, Hearing aid use, Trans female existence

Experience

Lived experience

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

N/A

Nathaniel Glanzman

He/Him

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

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

Sensitivity Reader Training Courses

Renee Harleston

She/Her

African American/Black cisgender women and girls, Urban black culture, Suburban black culture, African Americans in majority white spaces, Chronic illness/pain

Experience

Masters degree in Cultural Anthropology with a focus on identity, immigration, nationality, and race. American History, race, and social justice educator.

Reading Interests

All genres welcome. Particularly fond of historical fiction and magical realism

Additional Services

Sensitivity Consultations, Sensitivity reader, inclusive writing training

Sabrina Topa

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Muslim, South Asian, Pakistani, Middle East, immigrant background. Social anxiety.

Experience

Lived experience, experienced sensitivity reader

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

Additional Services

Reporting/writing

Sossity Chiricuzio

She/Her

Fat, disabled, working class, queer femme. Multiple disabilities and chronic illnesses. Anxiety, depression and ptsd (including eating disorders and disassociation), and am a survivor of sexual, emotional, and mental abuse.

Experience

BA in Women's Studies/Humanities, and decades of personal research, lived experience, and grassroots activism on a range of relevant topics. Creative nonfiction journal editor

Reading Interests

All genres welcome except horror, and I read and enjoy literature from all age groups.

Additional Services

Copy-editing for structure, grammar and/or word count, ghost writing, and writing bios.