Dannie Olguin

Critique Boutique Information

Open to critiquing: Query, Synopsis, First Pages 2/5/10/50, Full YA.

Dates available: July 18 – Dec 31

Preferences: I LOVE atmospheric horror, ghost stories, contemporary, coming of age, foundfamily, and strong sibling bonds.

Restrictions: No chapter books please. I’m not a great fit for: High fantasy, romance, space opera, or vampire stories.

Dannie lives in Arizona with her husband and two dogs. Between Safe and Real is her debut novel. She was thrilled to be a panelist at the Association of Independent School Librarians virtual conference in March 2022, as well as the American Library Association’s annual convention in Washington D.C. in June 2022, where she discussed reaching at-risk youth through Kidlit. Dannie is also a The Moth Phoenix StorySlam winner and is excited and terrified to tell another true story on stage at The Moth GrandSlam event toward the end of 2022.

Pronouns: she/her