About Me
As a literary agent at Aevitas Creative Management, I’ve worked on New York Times bestselling titles such as Julian Sancton’s Madhouse at the End of the Earth, Marisa Franco’s Platonic, and Amber Share’s Subpar Parks, as well as award winners/finalists such as Lauren Aguirre’s The Memory Thief (PEN / E.O. Wilson Science Writing Award), R.S. Deeren’s Enough to Lose (Michigan Notable Book Award) and Jesselyn Cook’s The Quiet Damage (J. Anthony Lukas Work-In-Progress Award).
Drawing on my experience as a hands-on literary agent and trusted editorial collaborator, in 2021 I began taking on clients as an independent editor, working with novelists, memoirists, and academics/industry professionals looking to share their expertise with a broader commercial audience. My editorial philosophy is built on transparency and respect; I believe it’s possible to offer honest, incisive, actionable feedback without shredding a writer’s self-confidence in the process. I’ve helps dozens of writers refine their query letters, craft their book proposals, and sharpen their manuscripts. Above all, I want to help writers at all stages of the process navigate the murky world of book publishing.
I speak frequently with writing students—including at universities such as Alabama, George Washington, Harvard, and Michigan State—and have been an invited speaker/panelist at the Faulkner For All Conference in New Orleans, the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in Lexington, KY, and the annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference across multiples cities.
I hold an MFA at the University of South Carolina, where I was a James Dickey Fellow in Fiction and editor of Yemassee, and a bachelor’s degree from Saginaw Valley State University. I’m a member of the American Association of Literary Agents, a writing coach at the Detroit Writing Room, and a member of the Board of Visitors for Wayne State University Press.
Based in Metro Detroit, I spend my free time reading, writing, playing soccer, and chasing after my toddler daughter.