Our People
We're a new press, started up in January of 2010. We're all part-timers, but we hope to change that as the press grows. Speaking of growing, it is our intention to take on 1-3 new authors each year. We also take on interns for a trial run--and ask the really good ones to stay on.
Deborah Britt-Hay (Editor of The Ganzfield Series and Angelina's Secret) has been editing for more than a dozen years. She has written and published both fiction and nonfiction books, including the novel Dark Justice.
Vikki Ciaffone (Editor of Perfection and Breaking Glass, Co-Editor of Finn Finnegan and Awoken) has been editing spec-fic for years. She joined Spencer Hill as an UnCONtributor and now is taking on an editorial role.
Kate Kaynak (Editor of The Covenant Series, Cursed, The Veil Trilogy, PODs, Amarok, and Co-Editor of UnCONventional and Elemental) is the author of Minder, Adversary, Legacy, Accused, and Operative.
Richard Storrs (Editor of the Guardian Legacy series, Co-Editor of Holiday Magick) has been working behind the scenes on the Ganzfield series for years before we made him an official part of Spencer Hill. He's known as "The Closer" for his incredible editing skills; after he's done with a manuscript, it's ready to go to press.
Trisha J. Wooldridge (Editor of Touch of Death and Stalked by Death, Co-Editor of UnCONventional, Finn Finnegan, and Triangles) has written short fiction for the EPPIE Award winning Bad-Ass Fairies 2: Just Plain Bad and is a contributing editor and contributor to numerous magazines. She has also done developmental editing, copy editing and critiquing for business books, tutoring handbooks, short fiction, non-fiction articles, essays, novels and even video game dialogue!
Danielle Ellison (Associate Editor, Editor of The Dollhouse Asylum, Co-Editor of Extracted) is an aspiring young adult author with an unhealthy obsession of fictional worlds. She started out at SHP as an intern and quickly fell in love with the journey a story (and its author) goes on while editing. When she's not writing or editing, Danielle is blogging at Tangled Up in Words, hanging out on Twitter (@DanielleEWrites), and drinking too much coffee.
Kendra McCormick (Associate Editor, Co-Editor of Elemental) started with us as an intern, but she did such a great job we asked her to stay on as an editor. She's been reviewing YA books for Books Complete Me since 2010.
Jessica Porteous (Associate Editor, Co-Editor of Holiday Magick) has been beta reading and proofing our books almost from the beginning. She's taking on a new role as Co-Editor of our next anthology.
Patricia Riley (Associate Editor, Co-Editor of Triangles) blogs at Tangled Up in Words and loves reading all things YA, writing, and spending time with her husband and kids.
Marie Romero (Associate Editor) an undergraduate at Wellesley College, first joined us as a summer intern. We were so impressed we offered her a paid position.
Nick Kessler (Copy Editor) is not only a member of the editing team, he's also our legal and political advisor.
Laura LaTulipe's (Copy Editor) love of books and grammar led her to beta read for friends and a few aspiring writers. From there, she found editing. She loves coffee, the sound of her kids’ laughter, grammar books, and her MP3 player.
Shira Lipkin (Copy Editor) is a writer, activist, and very short person. She has more details on shiralipkin.com.
Kathryn Radzik (Copy Editor) came to us at the recommendation of one of our authors, and she quickly proved her worth.
Keshia Swaim (Copy Editor) first came to Spencer Hill as an UnCONtributor, and now is taking on an editorial role.
Alex Bennett (Intern) has been the force behind Electrifying Reviews since 2009.
Owen Dean (Intern) is a Hopkinton, NH native, a prospective author, and a full-time student of Elmira College in New York. He takes his inspiration from comic books, role-playing games, and the works of authors like Terry Pratchett.
Rebecca Mancini of RightsMix represents our titles. Please contact her at: mancinirj <at> verizon <dot> net if you are interested in foreign or film rights.
Kendra Saunders handles our marketing and promotions. Her novel, Inanimate Objects, was released in 2011. For more information about her writing, and for helpful writing tips and links, visit her website. www.kendralsaunders.com.
Spencer Hill Press is a DBA company name registered in the state of New Hampshire to Kaynak LLC, which is owned by Osman Kaynak. We are a family business.
Deborah Britt-Hay (Editor of The Ganzfield Series and Angelina's Secret) has been editing for more than a dozen years. She has written and published both fiction and nonfiction books, including the novel Dark Justice.
Vikki Ciaffone (Editor of Perfection and Breaking Glass, Co-Editor of Finn Finnegan and Awoken) has been editing spec-fic for years. She joined Spencer Hill as an UnCONtributor and now is taking on an editorial role.
Kate Kaynak (Editor of The Covenant Series, Cursed, The Veil Trilogy, PODs, Amarok, and Co-Editor of UnCONventional and Elemental) is the author of Minder, Adversary, Legacy, Accused, and Operative.
Richard Storrs (Editor of the Guardian Legacy series, Co-Editor of Holiday Magick) has been working behind the scenes on the Ganzfield series for years before we made him an official part of Spencer Hill. He's known as "The Closer" for his incredible editing skills; after he's done with a manuscript, it's ready to go to press.
Trisha J. Wooldridge (Editor of Touch of Death and Stalked by Death, Co-Editor of UnCONventional, Finn Finnegan, and Triangles) has written short fiction for the EPPIE Award winning Bad-Ass Fairies 2: Just Plain Bad and is a contributing editor and contributor to numerous magazines. She has also done developmental editing, copy editing and critiquing for business books, tutoring handbooks, short fiction, non-fiction articles, essays, novels and even video game dialogue!
Danielle Ellison (Associate Editor, Editor of The Dollhouse Asylum, Co-Editor of Extracted) is an aspiring young adult author with an unhealthy obsession of fictional worlds. She started out at SHP as an intern and quickly fell in love with the journey a story (and its author) goes on while editing. When she's not writing or editing, Danielle is blogging at Tangled Up in Words, hanging out on Twitter (@DanielleEWrites), and drinking too much coffee.
Kendra McCormick (Associate Editor, Co-Editor of Elemental) started with us as an intern, but she did such a great job we asked her to stay on as an editor. She's been reviewing YA books for Books Complete Me since 2010.
Jessica Porteous (Associate Editor, Co-Editor of Holiday Magick) has been beta reading and proofing our books almost from the beginning. She's taking on a new role as Co-Editor of our next anthology.
Patricia Riley (Associate Editor, Co-Editor of Triangles) blogs at Tangled Up in Words and loves reading all things YA, writing, and spending time with her husband and kids.
Marie Romero (Associate Editor) an undergraduate at Wellesley College, first joined us as a summer intern. We were so impressed we offered her a paid position.
Nick Kessler (Copy Editor) is not only a member of the editing team, he's also our legal and political advisor.
Laura LaTulipe's (Copy Editor) love of books and grammar led her to beta read for friends and a few aspiring writers. From there, she found editing. She loves coffee, the sound of her kids’ laughter, grammar books, and her MP3 player.
Shira Lipkin (Copy Editor) is a writer, activist, and very short person. She has more details on shiralipkin.com.
Kathryn Radzik (Copy Editor) came to us at the recommendation of one of our authors, and she quickly proved her worth.
Keshia Swaim (Copy Editor) first came to Spencer Hill as an UnCONtributor, and now is taking on an editorial role.
Alex Bennett (Intern) has been the force behind Electrifying Reviews since 2009.
Owen Dean (Intern) is a Hopkinton, NH native, a prospective author, and a full-time student of Elmira College in New York. He takes his inspiration from comic books, role-playing games, and the works of authors like Terry Pratchett.
Rebecca Mancini of RightsMix represents our titles. Please contact her at: mancinirj <at> verizon <dot> net if you are interested in foreign or film rights.
Kendra Saunders handles our marketing and promotions. Her novel, Inanimate Objects, was released in 2011. For more information about her writing, and for helpful writing tips and links, visit her website. www.kendralsaunders.com.
Spencer Hill Press is a DBA company name registered in the state of New Hampshire to Kaynak LLC, which is owned by Osman Kaynak. We are a family business.