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As for editorial bio: Soumi is a Tessera Editorial alumna, where she was mentored by Christa Desir (Editorial Director at Bloom Books, Sourcebooks). She currently works as a literary agent assistant and freelance editor with Tessera Creatives, specializing in submission package critiques, developmental editing, and sensitivity reads. Her clients range from querying and indie authors to major publishers such as Macmillan. 

Soumi's sensitivity reading expertise includes Indian and Bengali culture, refugee experience, Hindu mythology, both straight and LGBTQIA+ representation, anti- and de-colonization, interracial relationships, racism, colorism, classism, neurodivergent experiences, neurodegenerative diseases, STEM, and academia.

She loves YA, MG, NA, and adult fantasy, romance, romantasy, mystery, thriller, horror, dystopia, and paranormal.

Testimonials

"Soumi was amazing in helping me polish my query package ⸜(。˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡ She's very encouraging, and her edits for my synopsis were exceptionally strong--something I definitely benefited from because synopsis hard and I only have 1 braincell."

- Audris Candra

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