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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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