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More About Pasha Westbrook
Languages: English
Pasha Westbrook is the debut author of Braided Roots. A multiracial authoress and Chickasaw and Choctaw Freedmen descendant, she lives among the Arizona cacti with her husband and three beautiful boys.
When she’s not voraciously reading, writing, and homeschooling, you’ll find her reveling in nature as often as possible.
You can find Pasha online at:
Braided Roots by Pasha Westbrook & Madelyn Goodnight
Pasha’s strengths include…
Finding the story's heartbeat and helping it to rhythmically pulse in every line
Honing voice to unique perfection
Strong character development
Polishing to succinctness
Strengthening story structure
Creating emotional sway and connectivity to readers
What Pasha is looking for…
Pasha would love a mentee who truly pours their ENTIRE heart into their stories, full of emotional depth and authenticity. Someone who comes from an underprivileged or minority-related background who is willing to power through to make their dream of becoming an authoress/author come true.
Please be serious about your craft and desire to forge a path in traditional publishing.
A Note from Pasha:
“Pour your soul onto the page as if every word is a breath. Call upon your ancestors to speak through you like a vessel and your words will be a guiding light to those in troubled waters.”
Pasha’s Picture Books
Braided Roots, written by Pasha Westbrook, illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight
Announcement for Braided Roots, written by Pasha Westbrook, illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight
If Pasha created a Visual Wish List, it would be made up of…
*Unless otherwise stated, the below serves as a wish list only. Each mentor is excited about the opportunity to find a manuscript they can’t stop thinking about. Please apply if you think you’d be a good fit.
For a Girl Becoming, written by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia
Firefly Season, written by Cynthia Leitich Smith, illustrated by Kate Gardiner
Stronger Than, written by Stacy Wells and Nikki Grimes, illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Magnolia Flower, written by Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi, illustrated by Loveis Wise
We Are Water Protectors, written by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia
And They Walk On, written by Kevin Maillard, illustrated by Rafael López
Grandmother Moon, written by Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason, illustrated by Trisha B. Waters
Snow Moon, written and illustrated by by Nicholas Brunelle
Pasha is a good fit for:
Biracial/Multiracial stories, especially Afro-Indigenous, Black/White (European American: Polish, French, etc.), or Black/Mexican
Native Freedmen & Freedmen/Indigenous
Poetic
Imaginative, dreamy, whimsical
Multigenerational & ancestral
Nature Inspired
Literary
Fairytale-esque
Single parent & low income
Mental illness & grief
Cancer stories
Pasha is not a good fit for:
Sports
Bathroom humor
Pop culture
Non-fiction
Please do NOT send anything including sexual and physical assault to children
Who can apply to Pasha?
Unagented Text-Only Authors