Lee Marshall
Lee MarshallProofreader
Lee Marshall received is B.A. in English Literature and Philosophy from the University of North Texas and immediately started teaching high school where he practiced the basics of writing and storytelling for ten years. He is currently working on his Master’s degree in Language and Literature with a focus in speculative fiction from Signum University. In spring of 2020, he walked into the deep, off-grid woods of Appalachia with his family, never to cut his hair or shave again. He only comes out to buy coffee.
Stefan Valenti
Stefan ValentiGraphic Novel Project Managers
Stefan Valenti (he/him) is a visual artist and storyteller from New York. He’s a recent graduate of Fordham University, where he majored in New Media and Digital Design with a double minor in Psychology and Marketing. He is mostly interested in visual narratives and the medium of sequential art, and hopes to one day have a career in that field. Despite his devotion to comics and illustration, Stefan is an avid fan of all forms of storytelling and hopes to explore his creative voice in different mediums. When not reading, writing, or illustrating, Stefan can be found playing and often losing at online chess. His work has been published by The Rumpus.
Sarah Cloud
Sarah CloudGraphic Novel Project Managers
Sarah Cloud recently graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a double BA in Creative Writing and Literature. Sarah also studied screenwriting, film, and art. She loves Halloween, spending time with her three dogs, reading, and learning obscure historical facts on Wikipedia.
MarLa Yan
MarLa YanGraphic Novel Project Managers
MarLa Yan is from a small town in Southern California. She graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor of Arts in English degree. Her creative soul & love for the arts has been her motivation and driving force in the world of publishing. Writing has always been a huge passion and MarLa takes inspiration from children’s book authors such as Barbara Park, Laura Numeroff, and Norman Bridwell, as well as novelists such as R.L. Stein, Stephanie Meyer, Danielle Vega, and many more. Learning never exhausts the mind, it’s a lifelong process and she looks forward to learning more each and every day.
Lauren Soash
Lauren SoashGraphic Novel Project Managers
Lauren always had a book in her hand while she was growing up. When she wasn’t reading other people’s stories, she was writing her own, creating new worlds that she hopes will one day excite the imaginations of others.
She attended Clemson University, earning her BA in English Literature and Language. Despite Lauren’s degree, she started undergrad as a mathematics major, enjoying the numerical puzzles of calculus. Only after taking an honors class on Worldbuilding during her freshman year did she finally decide to switch majors and pursue a topic about which she is passionate.
Lauren is still a voracious reader, consuming all things fantasy, sci-fi, and historical fiction. When not engrossed in a new story, Lauren enjoys baking and hiking in the mountains.
Anna McDonald
Anna McDonaldGraphic 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 ReganFlame 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 HickokFlame 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’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.