
Jaimee Garbacik is a writer, book editor, artist, and the owner and founder of Footnote Editorial. She has been privileged to edit for New York Times bestselling authors, Caldecott Honor and Emmy Award recipients, and some of the world’s foremost scientists. Jaimee is the author of Gender and Sexuality For Beginners (For Beginners, illus. by Jeffrey Lewis), a critical examination of the sex-gender system and the evolution of gender roles, currently on curricula at more than a dozen universities. She is also the curator and editor of Ghosts of Seattle Past (Chin Music Press), an anthology of essays, art, comix, photography, interviews, and maps commemorating places in Seattle lost to rapid development. A former programming chair of The Vera Project, when not writing and editing, she spray paints on found windows, advocates for youth equity, and guest lectures.