Celebrating Your Voice
Sharpened pencils and a blank page. A moment of excitement and possibility as your new project takes shape.
Sharpened Pencils can help you recapture that initial excitement and create the best version of your work. From research to transcription to editing, founder Danielle Sigler can support all stages of your project.
Danielle is an empathetic editor with experience working with academic and trade presses. She knows the joys and challenges of writing and publishing firsthand.
Danielle brings enthusiasm and curiosity to every project. She values diverse voices and enjoys helping others share their ideas with their intended audience.
Reach out today to see how Sharpened Pencils can assist you.
About Danielle Brune sigler
25 years experience historical/archival research, specializing in U.S. history and literature
Work published by Abrams Books, AltaMira Press, Indiana University Press, and Oxford University Press
Reviews and essays in The Daily Beast, Journal of Africana Religions, Journal of American History, New York Times Disunion Blog, Ransom Center Magazine
Exhibition curator: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; Banned, Burned, Seized, and Censored; co-curator: The King James Bible: Its History and Influence
Ph.D. in American Studies with concentrations in U.S. Literature, U.S. Religious History, and African American History
Editing program certificate, University of Chicago Graham School
Former Associate Director for Research and Programs, Harry Ransom Center, humanities library and museum
Library of Congress volunteer transcriber
Reviews
“The Texas exhibit, with charm sufficient for kids and scholarly depth for adults, proves the truth that a classic is never cast in bronze or carved from marble.”
The Wall Street Journal
“The editors of this fine collection of essays have resurrected the influence and importance of Arthur Fauset's classic study Black Gods of the Metropolis (1944) for the field of African American religion. . . Summing Up: Highly recommended..."
L. H. Mamiya, Choice
“Danielle has been reading my pages since 2002. Her editorial direction has shown me how to refine my writing for both general and scholarly readerships. Her commitment to clarity, musicality, and intelligence has made my work stronger and smarter.”
Walton Muyumba, Associate Professor, Indiana University
“A historical and revelatory exhibition . . . It’s a complex subject, and curator Danielle Sigler has wisely organized the display into manageable gulps.”
Austin American-Statesman
“Suffice it to say, it would be a sin to miss this.”
Austin Monthly
