Meet the Editors
Helen Gould
Helen Gould is from the UK and specializes in reading manuscripts for POC, gender, sexuality, mental health, and other topics. She has worked as a freelancer writer, blogger, consultant, and writer. She speaks regularly about the socio-political impact of media (especially navigating race in films and games). Read More
Sci-fi Fantasy Horror
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Akelah Adams
From a young age, Akelah has always had a passion for reading. She loves the different characters and worlds that she could discover when she read and she knew she wanted to work with authors and writers to put their work out there. She graduated with a B. Read More
Young adult fiction/fantasy contemporary romance middle grade humor fantasy children’s books
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Katie
Katie’s greatest dream is to have one of her quotes said at the beginning of a Criminal Minds episode. So far, her writing has reached the readers of Maudlin House & Scribble Literary, among others. She has worked as a creative writing teacher for Young Authors Workshop LLC, a writing intern for Psych2Go Magazine, and a literary agent intern for Creative Media Agency Inc. Read More
Young Adult Thriller Mystery Literary Romcom
Lydia Suen
Lydia studied novel writing at Stanford University. She is the daughter of a first-generation immigrant from Hong Kong. When she’s not writing or editing, Lydia enjoys hiking, recurve archery and making dumplings from scratch. She is easily excitable when listing her favorite things about a manuscript and rolls up her sleeves to dive deep into problem areas and plot inconsistencies. Read More
Young adult Adult
Erotica
Thais Carreira Afonso
Thais is a neurodivergent, Brazilian lesbian. She currently lives in Rio and works as editor in the education industry. She has been working as a professional editor for almost five years, and before that, she was already a beta reader for various friends’ fanfiction. Currently, she helps fellow authors polish their work as a critique partner and beta reader. Read More
Erotica Literary Fiction Queer Romance Romance fantasy women's fiction upmarket contemporary
Horror
Al Ross
Al Ross is a writer and story editor from beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia who jumped into story-telling early as a teenage Dungeon Master and never looked back. When not editing, writing, pitching or producing you can find Al at home weaving, listening to podcasts or watching reality TV with their fluffy grey cat Duchess and hamster Frisbee.
Read MoreAnything!
Any kind of romance/erotica with dubious or lack of consent
Tova Seltzer
Tova Seltzer is an editor, fiction writer, and poet. She holds a B.A. in creative writing from American University in Washington, D.C., and is a 2020 graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course. The great love of her life is working with stories in development and figuring out what they want and need to be the greatest they can be. Read More
Romcom Middle Grade Young Adult Low Fantasy
Horror Detailed medical stories
Veronica Vega
Veronica Vega is a writer and freelance line and developmental editor who has worked with experienced authors and publishing houses in various genres; though romance and YA are particularly close to her heart. She’s also a sensitivity reader dedicated to reducing harmful content in both fiction and non-fiction.
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Mya Alexice
Mya is a poet, writer, and reader with a neverending TBR pile and a cat named Ramen.
Read MoreSci-fi Fantasy Horror Literary fiction that deals with identity
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Fatin Marini
Fatin Marini is a developmental and sensitivity editor. Her attention to detail and the overall narrative allow her to help authors
Read MoreYoung Adult Contemporary Historical Romance Romance Fantasy Middle Grade Memoir Picture books
Erotica Sci-Fi
April Jones
April Jones has read, written, or edited her way through dozens of fictional worlds. When she’s not working as a teacher or freelance editor, she spends her time pretending to practice Korean by binge watching Korean dramas. She received her bachelors in English and her M.F.A. in creative writing.
Read MoreFantasy YA fantasy regency romance mythology-based stories magical realism paranormal romance travel-based stories
Erotica
Sara Olds
Writer, mother—grandmother now too!, teacher, traveler and equestrian—Sara believes in making the most of the great loves in her life.
Read MoreRomance Romcom Action Adventure Murder Mysteries Fantasy Historical Science Fiction Military Young Adult Childrens
Horror Dark Erotica
Ronkwahrhakónha D ("Lune")
Ronkwahrhakónha (Loon-gwah-lah-goon-ha), or Lune for short, was raised in two storytelling cultures. Whether it was the indigenous stories their father told them at bedtime, or ones from the Torah that they heard in school or synagogue, Ronkwahrhakónha has always been enchanted by the power of stories. By age 19, they were performing on stage as an improvisational actor and traditional Native storyteller.
Read MoreFantasy Horror Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Speculative Fiction Urban Fantasy Young Adult TTRPG’s Video Games Historical fiction
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Erin Olds
Erin’s officially been writing for over half of her life, and has the stacks of scribbled-in notebooks to prove it! She can help you with anything from story structure to emotional payoffs.
Read MoreFantasy Historical Middle Grade YA Magical Realism
Slasher Horror
Julia Allen
Julia has nearly 20 years of editing experience, with strengths in character arcs and story structure. She’s also talented at
Read MoreHistorical Regency Contemporary Women's Fiction Sweet Romance Sweet romcom YA Contemporary Historical Romance memoir
Horror Erotica
Heba Elsherief
Heba Elsherief holds an MA in English Literature and a PhD in Language and Literacies from the University of Toronto. A former Islamic high school English teacher, she now teaches university classes in cultural studies and language education.
Read MoreAnything!
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Mandy Ballard
Mandy reads, writes, and does yoga in the cracks between all that drives life on a tiny, wanna-be homestead in Southern Utah. She has a knack for getting to the heart of a manuscript’s needs, drawing on a well-honed approach to character, story, and world development. Whether it’s surface cracks or deep gorges, she’s itching to help you fill them!
Read MoreYA contemporary YA Speculative YA Fantasy YA Sci-Fi Dystopian Magical Realism Alternate History Post-Apocalyptic Steampunk Contemporary Romance Romcom Middle Grade Adult Literary Women's Fiction Inspirational Non-Fiction
Slasher horror Erotica Epic Fantasy Heavy Sci-Fi Regency Romance
Nicole Hawken
Nicole is a passionate storyteller and consumer of stories. She particularly loves building complex worlds and developing compelling characters.
Read MoreAnything!
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Sachiko Burton
Sachiko is a Japanese-American with an insatiable appetite for good story. She understands character motivation on a deep level and can help you dig deeper into your character than you thought possible. Best of all, she’ll do it with her trademark enthusiasm
Read MoreFantasy Sci-Fi Romcom
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Candice Roma
Candice has dedicated her life to words. Initially she had dreams of going to medical school, but when she was faced with the choice of Inorganic Chemistry or taking a Creative Writing class, she ran screaming from the science lab and into the amazing world of creative fiction.
Read MoreSci-fi thrillers horror literary fiction sociology
Erotica Christian
Taye Timko
Taye Timko is a Jack and Jill of all Trades and the Master of Some—primarily an educator of color at an African centered high school on the East Coast, teaching (sometimes) reluctant young writers by day and is a writer and freelance editor by night.
Read MoreUrban Fiction SciFi Fantasy
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Cameron Van Sant
Cameron Van Sant is an editor who wants to see every writer succeed. He has experience editing creative works, professional reports, and academic writing.
Read MoreScience fiction fantasy young adult romance drama comics
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Nicholas Dante di Angelo
A wild child of the chaotic arts, Nicholas Dante di Angelo is a creative soul with a proclivity for colorful, vivid imagery in his artwork and writing. He enjoys bold, brilliant splashes of color in everything and anything. When not nose-deep in a book, he can be found playing video games and writing critical analyses on the pop culture/media he consumes. Read More
Erotica, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mystery, Whodunnit, everything
Historical Sports
Carrie Jacks
Carrie loves the entire process of publishing a novel—from developing that brand new, exciting idea to formatting the words to look perfect on the page.She is sometimes intimidated by editing her own words, but she loves to read other writers’ works in progress to help make them the best they can be. Read More
Young Adult Fantasy Dystopian Romcom
Dark Horror Heavy Sci-Fi Erotica
Amy Bowen
Amy loves to dive into characters and find out what makes them tick. She catches developmental flaws and inconsistencies
Read MoreRomcom mystery literary fiction romance YA self-help
Horror