Hello! Welcome to my space. I am so glad you’ve found your way here.

My name is Feather (my namesake a poem) and I love stories. As humans, everything we do—everything we are—is a story. There’s a special magic in the way we look at the world and see narrative at every turn: in who we are, in what came before, in what lies ahead. Our inheritance is an ongoing project of looking, seeing, and imagining beyond.

Most recently, I’ve worked with stories as an editor at Chronicle Children’s Books and Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. I bring to this work years of training in rhetoric and composition; experience in classrooms and libraries; and intimate familiarity with trends in the U.S. children’s publishing market. Most importantly, though, I bring myself: the whole of my identities and experiences and opinions (of which there are many, ever-changing as I do), my knowledge of living in addition to my knowledge of storytelling.

If you are committed to upending stereotypes; dismantling the legacies of oppressive systems within both your art and yourself; and creating spaces for your communities to experience joy, curiosity, healing, and rest, then I am invested in the stories you tell. As the inimitable Toni Morrison said: “Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.” I am not here to maintain the status quo—I am here to build something better, one book at at time.

Please use she/her pronouns when speaking about me. For information about my taste and acquisitions, feel free to consult my MSWL or my announced deals.

**Scam alert: Note that I am on a brief professional sabbatical. I am not a literary agent, nor am I currently affiliated with S&S. If you are an author with whom I’ve never worked, and you receive outreach in my name, be aware that you are dealing with a scammer. Report, delete, block—and then get back to storytelling (the good stuff). You’ve got this.

Talks & Events

2025

• 2025 Inked Voices Advanced Picture Books With Pitches workshop
• 2025 The Word Editor-Writer Mentorship Program, Middle Grade Mentor
• 2025 The Writing Barn Spotlight Salon, Novels and Longform Nonfiction
• 2025 Big Sur Children’s Writing Workshop

2024

• 2024 The Writing Barn Pitch & Play Industry Day
  • Panel: Novels and Nonfiction
• 2024 Picture Book Summit, First Pages panel
• 2024 Vermont College of Fine Arts WCYA Alumnx Mini-Residency
  • Editor-Agent Panel: State of the Industry
• 2024 Big Sur Children’s Writing Workshop

2023

• 2023 Surrey International Writers’ Conference
  • Panel: Writing for Younger Children
• 2023 Better Books Workshop
  • Circling Back: Using Theme and Motif to Shape Emotional Arcs
• 2023 Bay Area Women in Publishing
  • Panel: Grow Your Career to Make a Difference
• 2023 Highlights Research Intensive, Editor-Agent Q&A session
• 2023 Inked Voices Advanced Picture Books two-round workshop
• 2023 The Kidlit Hive webinar
  • Editor Panel: Journey Through Acquisitions
• 2023 SCBWI Florida “Critique-A-Palooza” event

2022

• 2022 Inked Voices Advanced Picture Books workshop

2021

• 2021 SCBWI Summer Conference
  • Editor Panel: How to Get Me to Say Yes to Your Manuscript
• 2021 WNDB Internship Grant Bootcamp, Alumnx panel
• 2021 SCBWI Oregon biannual conference
  • Take What Works: Navigating Critiques, Feedback, and Revision Like a Pro
  • The Heart of the Story: Exploring Change Through Picture Books
• 2021 SCBWI Ohio North “Triple-Scoop Picture Book Revision ReTREAT” event
• 2021 SCBWI Illinois “Pitch N’ Stitch” event

2020

• 2020 SCBWI Summer Conference
• 2020 SCBWI MD/DE/WV regional conference