Editing
Scholarships + Sliding-Scale pricing available for low-income folks, those financially affected by COVID-19 and youth 18 and younger
We are un-paid editors reading hundreds of submissions monthly for our regular published issues of OROBORO. Charging here helps to offset that time, labor and expertise donated when reading general submissions. Most times, you'll receive feedback from both editors so you are actually getting two sets of eyes on your work!
We take the reading of and feedback towards yours work seriously and want to take the time to give you the best, most personalized feedback towards your work as we can. See editing overview below, or send us your work directly on submittable.
Email for inquiries or any questions to either editor:
dianaforgione@deathrattlewritersfest.org
sarah@deathrattlewritersfest.org
Editing Staff
Diana Forgione (they/them) - Co-founder and Programming Director of Death Rattle Writers Festival
Editor for OROBORO
Diana Forgione is a non-binary writer and workshop facilitator in the Northwest region of the US. Diana uses poetry to examine the underlying nature of humanity as it’s experienced; attempting to discern the essence of love, suffering, lust and queerness. They are the Co-Founder of Death Rattle Writers Festival, Head Editor for OROBORO. Their work can be found Reality Beach among other places.
MFA in Creative Writing, BFA in Film Theory
Judge and Workshop Instructor for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
r e a c h t h e m a t
dianaforgione@deathrattlewritersfest.org
Available for:
$32 in-writing review for:
Up to 3 poems
Feedback towards your work
Line-Editing
Advice and resources on submitting for publication
+ $10 Cover Letter and Artist bio Editing and Advice
Feedback on your cover letter and artist bio
Advice on what information to include and how
$80 in-writing review for:
Up to 8 Poems or
One short Story (500+ words) or
A Single Prose Piece
Feedback towards your work
Line-Editing
Advice and resources on submitting for publication
+ $10 Cover Letter and Artist bio Editing and Advice
Feedback on your cover letter and artist bio
Advice on what information to include, how, and why
$120 - One-on-One Editing Consultation
Single Session (one to three hours) online video meeting
for:
Share a live google document with edits, suggestions, feedback and critique prior to meeting.
Feedback on your cover letter and artist bio
Line-editing
Discussion on the pieces tone, intention, and goals with the work
Examples and resources for further discussion and investigation
Advice and resources on submitting for publication
Open to critiquing a video of your work you read aloud with feedback on your work as a performance
$150 Full chapbook overview, line editing, and feedback
Chapbook being typically 25-40 pages
email to begin consultation
dianaforgione@deathrattlewritersfest.org
Sarah Pincock (they/them) - Co-founder and Co-editor of OROBORO for comics, poetry, and short fiction
Head designer for Death Rattle Writers Festival
Sarah is an illustrator and writer currently making comics. Their comic book and illustration work reimagines history with genderqueer and fabulist interpretations of medieval iconography and storytelling.
You can find some of their comics in Anomaly , FORGE , Cobra Milk, SCRATCH! Zine, and Mountain Bluebird Magazine. You can follow their work @artmuseum.edu_ or subscribe to their monthly by-mail comic newsletter Magic Leaf here.
BFA in Illustration and Photography, AA in Creative Writing
Judge and Workshop Instructor for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
r e a c h t h e m a t
sarah@deathrattlewritersfest.org
Available for:
$32 in-writing review for:
Up to 3 poems
Feedback towards your work
Line-Editing
Advice and resources on submitting for publication
+ $10 Cover Letter and Artist bio Editing and Advice
Feedback on your cover letter and artist bio
Advice on what information to include, how, and why
$45 in-writing review for:
One Flash Fiction (Less than 900-1000ish words)
Feedback towards your work
Line-Editing
Advice and resources on submitting for publication
+ $10 Cover Letter and Artist bio Editing and Advice
Feedback on your cover letter and artist bio
Advice on what information to include and how
$80 in-writing review for:
One short Story (1000+ words)
A Single Prose Piece
Comics (or excerpts/zine length) around 15 pages or less, works in progress
Feedback towards your work
Line-Editing
Advice and resources on submitting for publication
+ $10 Cover Letter and Artist bio Editing and Advice
Feedback on your cover letter and artist bio
Advice on what information to include and how
$120 - One-on-One Editing Consultation
Single Session (one to three hours) online video meeting
for:
Share a live google document with edits, suggestions, feedback and critique prior to meeting.
Feedback on your cover letter and artist bio
Line-editing
Discussion on the pieces tone, intention, and goals with the work
Examples and resources for further discussion and investigation
Advice and resources on submitting for publication
Open to critiquing a video of your work you read aloud with feedback on your work as a performance
$150 Full Comic Book overview and feedback
Comics varying from 20-45 pages, single chapters or excerpts.
email to begin consultation
sarah@deathrattlewritersfest.org