Meet the Editors
Kim VanderHorst
Kim is an experienced and kind developmental editor. Maybe because she’s a mom. Maybe because she’s Canadian. But she has a knack
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Historical Military Nonfiction
Cindy Clark
Cindy has been writing for over 20 years and has a wide knowledge of fantasy, urban fantasy and science
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Megan Manzano
Megan fell in love with reading and writing from a young age. She grew up to receive a BA in English with a minor in philosophy; eager to stay as close to books as possible. She has and continues to wear many hats in the publishing world: freelance editor, writer, a marketer for Trade books, Pitchwars 2018 mentor, and now an Agent at D4EO Literary Agency. Read More
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Erin Olds
As a former English teacher and current writer of 15+ years, Erin can help you with anything from story structure to emotional payoffs.
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Ravi Teixeira
Ravi Teixeira is a Cape Verdean American and transgender cartoonist, editor, sensitivity reader extraordinaire!
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Gory violence Non-consensual sexual content
Manuela Velasco
Manuela is an avid reader and a kind editor. She has a unique perspective thanks to her degree in Sustainability & the Environment
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Trisha Tobias
Trisha Tobias is Associate Fiction Editor for FORESHADOW: A Serial YA Anthology, a freelance editor, and a 2018 Walter Dean Myers Grant recipient.
Read MoreYA Middle Grade Fantasy Contemporary Light Sci-Fi Thriller/Suspense
Horror Historical
Tova Seltzer
Tova Seltzer is a fiction writer, poet, and indie bookseller with a B.A. in creative writing from American University. She has a great interest both in reflecting on her own experiences and in seeking deeper understanding of the world around her. She’s eager to bring these pursuits together with her life’s passion for language and storytelling as a sensitivity reader. Read More
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Horror Detailed medical stories
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.
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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.
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Horror Dark Erotica
Katie DeGilio
When not at Salt & Sage, Katherine DeGilio works as a literary agent intern for Creative Media Agency Inc, which she believes gives her a lot of insight into the query editing process. Her favorite book is ever-changing, but she always has a soft spot for Harry Potter (team Hufflepuff).
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Mandy Ballard
Mandy reads, writes, leads writers’ education groups, and does yoga in the cracks between all that drives life on a tiny
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Horror Erotica
C. Michelle Jefferies
C. Michelle Jefferies is a published author who has studied structure and character for ten years. She’s taught structure
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Horror Erotica