Consultant. Editor. Speaker.

Angela Shanté Johnson is an award-winning author, multi-hyphenate creative, and fierce advocate for diversity & inclusion in education and in the arts. With almost 20 years of experience in education and advocacy work, Angela is focused on using her voice and platform to support, highlight, and make space for marginalized creatives in publishing. Angela offers a wide range of support options for individuals, teams, publishers, and larger organizations, including:

Publishing Services (For organizations)

  • DEIB - programming, planning, and strategic planning (NOT one-off workshops)

  • Executive/leadership coaching

  • Marketing planning/support for DEIB initiatives/campaigns

  • Editorial planning/support for DEIB initiatives/campaigns

  • PR planning/support for DEIB initiatives/campaigns

  • Brand partnerships and collaborations for DEIB initiatives/campaigns

  • Book doctoring and developmental editing

  • Editing/writing (NOT ghostwriting)

  • Authenticity reading/training

Founded to support publishing initiatives focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. With a growing list of consultants, Angela Johnson & Co. is focused on making space for BIPOC voices, stories, and creatives in publishing. Our mission is to support, pitch, and plan measurable/strategic initiatives that move us (ALL) toward a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive publishing industry.

Publishing Services (For Authors)

  • Various AUTHOR services and mentorship (including book tour planning, marketing support, and pre/post pub campaigns)

  • Book coaching/developmental editing (NOT copyediting)

  • Authenticity reading

    Educational Consulting (Schools/Organizations)

  • Curriculum planning/instructional design

  • Teacher training/coaching

  • Professional development

  • Art Education workshop/residency

DEIB Publishing Resources:

The curated list was created by Angela S. Johnson & Co. publishing consultants.

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