Candice is available for freelance editing. She will accept 3-5 poems and offer detailed feedback on sound, line break, imagery, form, diction, and syntax while honoring their authentic voice; she will also address any specific concerns the poet expresses. She prefers to work in Google docs and happily accepts Venmo. Please contact her for her rates.

Candice is also available for readings, speaking events, classroom presentations, and workshops. Please contact her with your interest.

Contact Candice
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Other Things

A collection of magazines and pamphlets on a wooden surface, including a summer 2021 issue of "Spellbinder" literary magazine, an "American Writers Review 2021" pamphlet, and a black and white pamphlet titled "Po".
Logo for Pen America featuring a red speech bubble with black and red text stating 'Pen America' and 'The Freedom to Write'.

Pen America Prison & Justice Writing Mentor

https://pen.org/mentoring-program/

Candice serves as a creative writing mentor to an incarcerated writer in an effort to celebrate different perspectives, improve craft, encourage experimentation, develop practice, and explore the literary landscape.

"What Incarcerated Writers Want the Literary Community to Understand"

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Candice's Students highlighted by the Academy of American Poets during National Poetry Month

Logo of Los Angeles Poet Society celebrating 10 years of poetry from 2009 to 2019, featuring a gold feather and black text.
Announcement poster for a virtual event titled 'Wild and Precious Life Series' scheduled for September 20, 2023, at 7:30 pm Eastern Time. The poster includes the series logo with a grasshopper illustration, and three speaker photos with names: Alex Carrigan, Candice Kelsey, and Gregg Shapiro. The meeting ID for Zoom and the website are also provided.
A woman speaking into a microphone at a bookstore or library, with shelves of books behind her, and a sign that reads 'Book Soup' in front of her.
Poster for Audacity online event on women's rights, showcasing art, curation, photography, and poetry, with dates from August 5 to September 17, 2020.
Woman standing at a music stand speaking or singing to a small audience inside a room with large windows, plants, and a brick wall.

Candice Supports the Local Poetry Scene - Georgia

Candice Supports the Local Poetry Scene - Los Angeles

Logo of Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, featuring an open book with pages forming a 'B'.
LAPL logo with stylized black circle and lines resembling a partial clock or fan.
Logo with the letters 'dpl' and a microphone icon replacing the letter 'o'
Green background with a white ornate letter L featuring a decorative flower and leaf design.
Logo with the words "Street Poets" in red and white text on a black background.
Neon sign that reads "The Last Bookstore."
California State Poetry Society logo on a blue background with the organization's name in dark blue text.
Sunset over the beach with tall palm trees and a clear sky.

Sunset over the beach with tall palm trees and a clear sky.

City skyline along a river at dusk, with a large white boat docked at the shore, and historic and modern buildings, including a domed capitol with an American flag.

City skyline along a river at dusk, with a large white boat docked at the shore, and historic and modern buildings, including a domed capitol with an American flag.