From a young age, Akelah has always had a passion for reading. She loves the different characters and worlds that she could discover when she read and she knew she wanted to work with authors and writers to put their work out there. <!–more–> She graduated with a B.A. in English and she’s glad to help other people bring their work into the world while doing something she loves.
When she’s not working, she enjoys beating up video game villains, cooking flavorful meals, and playing fetch with her cat.
She enjoys fiction books of all genres, but she doesn’t shy away from non-fiction.
Sensitivity / Expert
- African-American culture and issues
- Military experience, including relocating and living on base
- Latinx culture and issues
- Racism
- Asexuality spectrum
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Fatphobia
- Death of a loved one
- Family members getting cancer
- The grieving process
- Growing up in the U.S. South
- City life
- Going to school/university in a foreign country
- Culture shock
- Fostering and adopting
- Comics, graphic novels, etc.
- Video games
Preferred Genres
Young adult fiction/fantasy contemporary romance middle grade humor fantasy children’s books
Avoided Genres
None!
What Clients Say
Erin and Akelah were incredibly easy to work with! I’m so thankful for their contributions and assistance. They were easy to work with and Akelah gave excellent insight into the culture we’re writing about.
Akelah was wonderful. She answered the exact questions I asked, and gave some encouragement as well. I’ll be using Salt&Sage as my novel continues to develop.