Ezra O’Neil
Ezra O’NeilSenior 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 WilhelmEditor 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 PooleArtist 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.
Vee Cowart
Vee CowartEditor
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.
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.