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Poetry Reading & Speaking Engagements
For rates for my ONLINE or IN-PERSON readings, events, + info on VOZ (forthcoming in 2023), contact Heather Brown at Mind the Bird Media: [email protected]
I give featured and ensemble poetry readings, festival readings, and panel presentations. My *keynote talk* topics have included:
*the craft of poetry
*literary citizenship
*eco-poetry
*sacred poetry
*global literature & translations teams
*online & print journal editing
*teaching poetry to sex-trafficking & trauma survivors
I give presentations in-person, and via Zoom, to: undergrads (from non-English majors to Creative Writing majors), MFA graduate students, high-schoolers, middle-schoolers, in-home salons, library patrons, book clubs, at writing conferences and festivals.
Notable events/venues include: The Women's Federation for World Peace Annual Conference (keynote speaker); Her Story Is at the Joiner Institute (featured panelist); The State of Poetry (annually, from 2010-18) at the Mass Poetry Festival; The Joy Source seminar for women leaders (keynote speaker); Boston College's Presidential Scholars' Annual Social Justice Event (keynote speaker); Associated Writers Program Conferences (as moderator and panelist); Breadloaf's New England Young Writers Conference.
*the craft of poetry
*literary citizenship
*eco-poetry
*sacred poetry
*global literature & translations teams
*online & print journal editing
*teaching poetry to sex-trafficking & trauma survivors
I give presentations in-person, and via Zoom, to: undergrads (from non-English majors to Creative Writing majors), MFA graduate students, high-schoolers, middle-schoolers, in-home salons, library patrons, book clubs, at writing conferences and festivals.
Notable events/venues include: The Women's Federation for World Peace Annual Conference (keynote speaker); Her Story Is at the Joiner Institute (featured panelist); The State of Poetry (annually, from 2010-18) at the Mass Poetry Festival; The Joy Source seminar for women leaders (keynote speaker); Boston College's Presidential Scholars' Annual Social Justice Event (keynote speaker); Associated Writers Program Conferences (as moderator and panelist); Breadloaf's New England Young Writers Conference.
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Poetry Manuscript Consulting Services
"Jennifer Jean took a pile of about 60 of my poems (many done in her workshop and published) and helped birth it into a gorgeous, cohesive manuscript. The poems illuminate one another; I’m ready to submit it!"
~Jennifer Martelli, author of The Queen of Queens
I have over a dozen years' experience teaching creative writing in higher education, in editing poetry for literary journals, and in editing book length manuscripts. I've published several collections of poetry, as well as individual poems and poetry book reviews in numerous literary journals.
Services & Rates:
- POEM PACKET (10 poems); includes line edits & publishing recommendations: $450 flat rate.
- CHAPBOOK MANUSCRIPT (20-32 pgs); includes notes on strengths/weaknesses, line edits, ordering & exclusions, titling, query & publishing recommendations, & a 60 minute phone (or in person) review: $25 per page.
-FULL-LENGTH BOOK MANUSCRIPT (48-60 pgs); includes notes on strengths/weaknesses, line edits, ordering & exclusions, titling, query & publishing recommendations, & a 60 minute phone (or in person) review: $22 per page.
How It Works:
You'll need to email a sample of 10 poems and a paragraph stating your manuscript goals and publishing history. Once we've connected, you need to decide whether you want handwritten notes or digital comments. For handwritten notes: you'll snail mail your ms. with appropriate return postage. For digital comments: you'll email a Word version copy of your ms.
Job completion time varies but will be agreed on before we begin. You must pay via PayPal before editing work can begin. No refunds, no exceptions.
~Jennifer Martelli, author of The Queen of Queens
I have over a dozen years' experience teaching creative writing in higher education, in editing poetry for literary journals, and in editing book length manuscripts. I've published several collections of poetry, as well as individual poems and poetry book reviews in numerous literary journals.
Services & Rates:
- POEM PACKET (10 poems); includes line edits & publishing recommendations: $450 flat rate.
- CHAPBOOK MANUSCRIPT (20-32 pgs); includes notes on strengths/weaknesses, line edits, ordering & exclusions, titling, query & publishing recommendations, & a 60 minute phone (or in person) review: $25 per page.
-FULL-LENGTH BOOK MANUSCRIPT (48-60 pgs); includes notes on strengths/weaknesses, line edits, ordering & exclusions, titling, query & publishing recommendations, & a 60 minute phone (or in person) review: $22 per page.
How It Works:
You'll need to email a sample of 10 poems and a paragraph stating your manuscript goals and publishing history. Once we've connected, you need to decide whether you want handwritten notes or digital comments. For handwritten notes: you'll snail mail your ms. with appropriate return postage. For digital comments: you'll email a Word version copy of your ms.
Job completion time varies but will be agreed on before we begin. You must pay via PayPal before editing work can begin. No refunds, no exceptions.