Martika Theis
Martika TheisEditor
Martika Theis graduated from the University of Iowa in 2021 with a BA in English & Creative Writing and a minor in Computer Science. She has loved reading all her life and can be found most nights at 2 am in bed with a book that was too good to put down. She loves all genres, but has a special place in her heart for speculative fiction. When she’s not editing, Martika loves watching Marvel movies, playing water polo, and lying on a beach enjoying the sun.
Jackie Kuo
Jackie KuoEditor
Jackie Kuo is an editor with a passion for reading and education. When she is not working as an editor, she teaches English as an intervention teacher and private tutor, sharing her love for books with children. She graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in English and received a certificate in editing from the University of Chicago. Jackie spends her free time doting over her two dogs and finding new books to read.
Marysia Kosowski
Marysia KosowskiAudiobook Team
Marysia Kosowski earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from UC Santa Barbara and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from San Diego State University. She currently teaches writing at Hartnell College in Salinas, California. She fell in love with stories from earliest childhood, when her Polish grandmother would read fairytales to her from the tomes of Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. Since then, she has never stopped reading and writing her own stories, particularly in the fantasy and sci-fi genres.
As part of Scarsdale Publishing’s audiobook team, she is dedicated to making books available and accessible to a broader readership. She is excited about the potential of books to enchant readers with tales both timeless and new. When not reading or writing, Marysia listens to music obsessively, plays various eclectic instruments, and plays a lot of video games.
Maegan Daquano
Maegan DaquanoForeign Rights Manager
Maegan Daquano is a graduate of Louisiana State University in English with a concentration in creative writing. While embarking on her publishing journey she landed in California with her two dogs. On any given day she can be found on the beach with at least one book and an audio book at the ready. When she isn’t reading she can be found teaching herself to sew, crochet, or read tarot.
Sayge Walsh
Sayge WalshFlame Acquisitions Editor
Sayge Walsh graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a BA in English: Creative Writing. Their primary interests as an editor are promoting stories about the LGBTQ community by LGBTQ writers and fostering autistic representation. Born and raised in Nevada, Sayge can often be found hiking in the mountains or reading with their cat.
Michaela Dietz
Michaela DietzAcquisitions Editor
Michaela Dietz’s writing career started in junior high with Twilight fanfiction (unfortunately, her editing career did not start until later). She graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2018 with a BA in English and Comparative Literature. When not working, she’s reading, watching copious amounts of television, playing video games, and offering advice on friends’ writing projects.
Carmen Catena Lewis
Carmen Catena LewisAcquisitions Editor
Carmen begged her mom to teach her how to read at age four and hasn’t stopped devouring books since. A former teacher, she found the transition to editing a natural one. She is currently an MFA candidate at SNHU.
Ashley Hill
Ashley HillFlame Acquisitions Editor
Ashley Hill has always hoarded stories like a dragon hoarding treasure, so she decided to turn her passion into a career. She earned a BA in English Literature from Bloomsburg University and an MFA in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing from Emerson College. When her nose isn’t buried in a book, she can be found furiously scribbling on scraps of paper, napkins, and even the occasional forearm as she weaves her own stories.
I love submissions! So, if you have any, I’m ready to take them on! If you have any thrillers, fantasies, or stories with characters of color, I’d be especially interested.
Ricardo Blanco Saavedra
Ricardo Blanco SaavedraMarketing
Ricardo, recently graduated from Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala, has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a minor in Marketing and is currently studying his master’s degree on Digital Marketing. Always down for a good conversation with a friend, a book accompanied by a latte, a road trip or a flight to a new country, Ricardo is always eager to learn something new and explore new ideas and stories. Having a lifelong tendency to reading and writing, he has always had the dream of becoming an author himself, a dream he’s slowly advancing towards while writing his very first novel.
Santiago Machain
Santiago MachainSpanish Translator
Santiago Machain. Born June 4th. Argentinean. Lover of stories and meaningful texts. Freelance translator and narrator. Poet
and writer project.