alaysia sensitivity reads for Wednesday Books, an imprint of Macmillan USA, HarperCollins, and Penguin Random House. She provides comments within the document and a detailed write up that correlates with the in-document comments. Her focus is authentic Black characters but she is sensitive to other underrepresented and or marginalized characters.
Sensitivity reads are typically offered on a referral basis. However, requests can be emailed in for consideration. Pricing quotes (per book or project) and additional details will follow if available. Rates are set with a 4 week turn around but the sensitivity write up can be delivered sooner depending on Alaysia's work load.
RATES PER BOOK OR PROJECT
4 Week Turn around
**rates for 2022
Examples:
112,000 words with standard turn around
$1,500 (for 100K words)
+ $150 ($0.0125 per word x 12,000 add'l words)
$1,650
40,000 words with 3 week turn around
$600 (for 40K words)
+ $80 (additional 20%)
$720
75,367 words, 1 week turn around, during a holiday
$1,200 (for 75K words)
$480 (1 week, additional 40%)
+ $240 (Juneteenth, additional 20%)
$1,920
3 week turn around
2 week turn around
1 week turn around
**During a holiday
**Fiction featuring enslavement
= additional 20%
= additional 30%
= additional 40%
= additional 20%
= additional 50%
0 - 20,000 words
20,001 - 30,000 words
30,001 - 40,000 words
40,001 - 50,000 words
50,001 - 60,000 words
60,001 - 70,000 words
70,001 - 80,000 words
80,001 - 90,000 words
90,100 - 100,000 words
100,001 + words
= $300
= $450
= $600
= $750
= $900
= $1,050
= $1,200
= $1,350
= $1,500
= $1,500 + $0.0125
PER WORD
*Additional fees on top of the rate will apply for a faster turn around time.
** Additional fees on top of the rate will apply for books/projects asked to be reviewed during a holiday.
***Additional fees on top of the rate will apply for Fiction (especially historical fiction) featuring enslavement/ enslavement of Black peoples.
If you have more than one book/project that you'd like to inquire about, please fill out this form as many times as needed. It will keep the information received organized.
***NOTE: A sensitivity read is not a guarantee that a project will be safe from criticism. One reader cannot represent all experiences and/or opinions within the Black or BIPOC community. That being said, this read will help to point out major issues, triggering language, and potentially harmful or problematic sections. Investing in a sensitivity read is a positive step toward creating a safe environment for your readers.