Carmen Catena Lewis

Carmen Catena Lewis

Acquisitions Editor

Carmen begged her mom to teach her how to read at age four and hasn’t stopped devouring books since. A former teacher, she found the transition to editing a natural one. She is currently an MFA candidate at SNHU.


Ashley Hill

Ashley Hill

Flame Acquisitions Editor

Ashley Hill has always hoarded stories like a dragon hoarding treasure, so she decided to turn her passion into a career. She earned a BA in English Literature from Bloomsburg University and an MFA in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing from Emerson College. When her nose isn’t buried in a book, she can be found furiously scribbling on scraps of paper, napkins, and even the occasional forearm as she weaves her own stories.

I love submissions! So, if you have any, I’m ready to take them on! If you have any thrillers, fantasies, or stories with characters of color, I’d be especially interested.


Ricardo Blanco Saavedra

Ricardo Blanco Saavedra

Marketing

Ricardo, recently graduated from Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala, has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a minor in Marketing and is currently studying his master’s degree on Digital Marketing. Always down for a good conversation with a friend, a book accompanied by a latte, a road trip or a flight to a new country, Ricardo is always eager to learn something new and explore new ideas and stories. Having a lifelong tendency to reading and writing, he has always had the dream of becoming an author himself, a dream he’s slowly advancing towards while writing his very first novel.


Santiago Machain

Santiago Machain

Spanish Translator

Santiago Machain. Born June 4th. Argentinean. Lover of stories and meaningful texts. Freelance translator and narrator. Poet
and writer project.


CJ McCay

CJ McCay

CJ McCay loves writing romance novels that make her readers laugh out loud and gets them in their “feels.” She was born and raised in western Kansas where her imagination turned the wide-open spaces into the backdrop for her stories. Her hobbies include playing the piano, doing all kinds of crafts, and keeping her husband guessing on what she will do or say next. CJ loves to hear from her readers via Twitter or Facebook.

Scarsdale Rising Star

CJ McCay signed a three book romantic suspense contract.


Chia Gounza Vang

Chia Gounza Vang

Chia Gounza Vangwas born in Laos. Her family escaped to the refugee camp in Thailand after the Vietnam War and now residing in Wisconsin with her husband and four children. She is a social studies teacher and a SCBWI member. Her passion for history inspires her to research and write YA historical fiction. In the summer time, she writes, sells food at the farmer’s market and helps out at her sister’s restaurant. Follow her on Twitter:@chiagounzavang


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.