Charleigh Frederick

Charleigh Frederick

Charleigh Frederick’s writing career launched like the ringing of a graveyard bell while on medical leave from college. She’s now back in school, studying architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Born and raised in the Lake Superior port town of Duluth, Minnesota, Charleigh signed her first book contract with Scarsdale Publishing while still a teenager. In addition to writing, she loves theater, music, spending time with her family, and her sorority, Theta Phi Alpha. For more about Charleigh and her work, visitcharleighfrederick.wixsite.com/cswrite.

Scarsdale Rising Star

Charleigh Frederick signed a three book urban fantasy YA contract.


Brett Davis

Brett Davis

Brett Davis is a lifelong writer of both journalism and fiction. Growing up in north Alabama, he learned both about the Tuskegee Airmen and the German rocket scientists in Huntsville who helped put men on the moon. He’s glad to be able to bring their stories together in this novel. Brett is the author of five science fiction and fantasy novels but spends most of his time writing nonfiction about robots and drones. He studied journalism and photography at the University of North Alabama and the University of Missouri and has lived in Washington longer than anywhere else, but it doesn’t seem to have done him any harm. He’s an avid runner and biker and likes to spend as much time underwater as possible. He also bakes a mean scone. Follow him on Twitter at Brett_Davis and Instagram at Bsivad.


Inés Iglesias

Inés Iglesias

Spanish Translator

Since I can remember I have always loved reading and exploring other realities through books. After graduating from the University of Santiago de Compostela with an English degree and from UNIR with Spanish master’s degree, I realized that I could combine my two passions, reading and languages, and being to be able to make more accessible new books and new authors to more people through translations. With two translation certificates, I want to keep learning and improving to not to be lost in translation. In my free time I love learning other languages and knowing other cultures, as well as reading and traveling.


Crystal Carney

Crystal Carney

Editor

Crystal Carney has founded her editorial tastes in a variety of published works including literary fiction, academic research, poetry, and literary nonfiction. Additionally, she has a degree in Literature and Professional Writing with some emphasis in creative writing craft, and a graduate certificate in book publishing from the Denver Publishing Institute. Her creative work has been published and awarded locally, with technical ghostwritten work recognized internationally.

Crystal lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest United States with her family. She grew up reading fantasy novels and when she isn’t working, she loves to read, write, restore old typewriters, or challenge herself with a new knitting pattern.


Blake Mader

Blake Mader

Editor

Blake Mader was born and raised in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. The son of two English majors, he picked up reading at a young age and refused to ever stop. When he figured out that he really enjoyed fixing things that didn’t quite work, it was only natural that he combine the two talents and become an editor. Now that he’s graduated with his CRWR degree, Blake lives with his cat and too many stacks of to-be-read books.


Bianca White

Bianca White

Bianca White is a new voice in historical romance and cannot wait to sweep you into her character-driven stories featuring witty banter and immersive historical details. Her degree in history means she enjoys undertaking research for her novels a bit too much and regularly gets lost down the research rabbit hole. Her “research” is often used as an excuse to drag members of her family around every stately home and castle wherever they go. Nothing can keep her away from an historical fashion exhibition. When not writing, Bianca feeds her own addiction for romance novels. She loves stories with droll dialogue, endearing rogues, and determined heroines. If you love those too, then you are in for a treat. You can find more of her work on her blog, Bianca White Writes, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Scarsdale Rising Star

Bianca White signed a five book contract for regency romance.


Ben Speers

Ben Speers

Ben Speers has been writing fiction since he was fourteen, when he came across a badly written horror story on the internet. Vowing that even he could do better, he sat down and quickly discovered he could not, in fact, do better. He has studied history and creative writing at Liverpool Hope university and achieved a Merit for his masters in a miracle roughly on par with the resurrection of Lazarus. Expect a high kill count in anything he writes. If for some inexplicable reason you still want to talk to him,his twitter handle is the extremely creative @speers_benjamin.

Scarsdale Rising Star

Ben Speers signed an eight book contract for a hard-boiled queer detective series.


Ami Maxine Irmen

Ami Maxine Irmen

Ami Maxine Irmen has spent her entire life moving back and forth across the Wisconsin/Illinois border, currently residing in Green Bay, WI. An Associate Professor of English, Ami holds both a BA and MFA in creative writing and considers learning a life-long pursuit. Rainy days are her favorite, especially when she can curl up with a book, a knit blanket, a mug of chai masala, and one or both of her cats. Find Ami Maxine on www.TheeChaiT.com.

Scarsdale Rising Star

Ami Maxine signed a one book contract for women’s fiction.


Abigail Edwards

Abigail Edwards

Abigail Edwards was raised in the rolling hills of Northern California before moving to Buffalo where she went to University and met and married her husband. Two kids later they decided to move to a small town in Maine and raise their kids alongside goats, chickens and bees. No matter where she lived, books were her constant, and writing her creative outlet. She continues to live and write in the backwoods of Maine amidst her gardens and the chaos of family life.

Scarsdale Rising Star

Abigail Edwards signed a three book romantic suspense contract.


SPECIAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Queer Retelling of Fairy Tales

Scarsdale Publishing is currently looking for queer retellings of fairy tales submissions.