Anna McDonald

Anna McDonald

Graphic Novel Project Managers

Anna McDonald graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a BFA in illustration. Since graduating she has worked in both graphic novels and children’s literature. In her free time Anna enjoys drawing, painting, and video games.


A. Riel Regan

A. Riel Regan

Flame Editor

A. Riel Regan graduated from Thomas More University graduate. They have an intense appreciation for “the human heart in conflict,” as Faulkner referred to it. Their poetry has been featured in Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel and WORDS, and their piece “recognition” won the Appalachian Award for Poetry. When not editing, writing or reading, they find themselves killing half their houseplants and boldly defending the other half from their cats.


Josie Hickok

Josie Hickok

Flame Editor

Ezra O’Neil graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor’s degree in Writing, Literature, and Publishing. Editing has been a passion since they first cracked open a Chicago Manual of Style. During and after college, they did freelance editing on everything from short stories to doorstopper novels, and developed a voracious and varied appetite for fiction to match. In their free time, Ezra tries to knit around their three cats’ desperate desire to destroy every project.


Ezra O’Neil

Ezra O’Neil

Senior Flame Editor

Ezra O’Neil graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor’s degree in Writing, Literature, and Publishing. Editing has been a passion since they first cracked open a Chicago Manual of Style. During and after college, they did freelance editing on everything from short stories to doorstopper novels, and developed a voracious and varied appetite for fiction to match. In their free time, Ezra tries to knit around their three cats’ desperate desire to destroy every project.


Sharona Wilhelm

Sharona Wilhelm

Editor in Chief

Publisher Sharona Wilhelm entered the publishing industry in 2014 and founded Scarsdale Publishing in 2016. Before starting Scarsdale Publishing Ltd., she served for three years as the Assistant Director of Z7, an advanced writers workshop; co-founded PC Quill, a workshop comprised of award-winning authors; and served as Vice President for the New York Colony RWA chapter. Writing as Tarah Scott, she has published forty-five novels, both traditionally and Indie.

Sharona grew up in Texas and currently resides in Westchester County, New York, with her daughter. Her advice for aspiring writers is simple: Write a good story. Then find a good editor and edit your book until it becomes a great book. Then write the next book.


Rebecca Poole

Rebecca Poole

Artist in Residence

Rebecca Poole is a graphic designer with a love for the written word. Believing that the interior design and layout of a book is just as important as the cover, she strives to create unique designs that complement the cover and story.

Rebecca owns Dreams2media, specializing in cover, book, and branding design.

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Vee Cowart

Vee Cowart

Editor

Vee Cowart graduated from Full Sail University with an MFA in Creative Writing. Since his graduation, he’s worked as a freelance editor and ghostwriter in many genres and media formats. Vee has lived all over but finds his heart and home in the Florida panhandle. If he’s not reading, writing, or editing, he’s tormenting his two children with dad jokes.


Sammantha Callaway

Sammantha Callaway

Editor

Sammantha Callaway received her B.A. in creative writing from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her primary interest is fiction, particularly fantasy literature. Growing up, she had her head in the clouds, constantly dreaming up new story ideas. Over the years, she has honed her craft, and now uses her creative writing skills to help other writers get their ideas out there, while writing her own stories on the side.

Samantha resides in northern Illinois, reading books and exploring forest preserves in her free time.


Martika Theis

Martika Theis

Editor

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 Kuo

Editor

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.