-the starwhale books team-

starwhale books publishing team

suzanne (she/her)
founder

Suzanne has been an executive in the non-profit world off and on for over 15 years.  Her first steps into the world of publishing began in 2006 when, as the executive secretary of a non-profit foundation, she assisted in publishing several books, learning the ropes of how to self publish from the ground up.  

Suzanne has developed a passion for the mission of the non-profit world through the various non-profits that she has worked for. She wants to be a part of something with a purpose and has passion for helping others, which is what prompted her to conceive of The Orendaverse Project and its imprint, Starwhale Books. When her daughters, Megann and Kristann wrote a book together, she realized that as a family they had all the skills and knowledge necessary to publish the book. But what about authors that may not have the same skills? The dream of creating a non-profit publishing house was born to assist authors and creatives in navigating the publishing world and helping their imaginations become a reality. 

megann (she/her)
managing editor
​editor-in-chief of flashes of magic

Megann is an editor and writer specializing in fantasy, science fiction, and basically anything with magic. ​Or dragons. Or starlight and spaceflight and gods that walk the worlds. She graduated with a BFA in Creative and Professional Writing and a Minor in Art from Maharishi International University. During her time as a fiction editor for Metafore Magazine and as a Writing Tutor for the MIU Writing Center, she discovered a love of editing and a passion for helping authors tell their stories and grow their writing. 
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At Starwhale Books, Megann is the managing editor as well as the Editor-in-Chief of our flash fiction magazine, Flashes of Magic. She also acts as our developmental editor for all things speculative fiction.

jon (he/his)
layout designer
photographer

Jon is a photographer and designer with over 25 years experience in the graphic design industry. During that time, in addition to owning and managing his own business, he was an in-house graphic designer for a weekly newspaper and an art director for a lifestyle magazine for over 10 years.

At Starwhale, Jon handles all of our book layout, cover design, and formatting - everything that turns the files on our computer into published books in our author's hands. He also helps lay out our flash fiction magazine, Flashes of Magic. 

kristann (she/her)
illustrator & cover artist
​assistant editor

Kristann is a recent college graduate and self-taught digital and webcomic artist who loves anime, books, and bunnies. She has published a children's book, Bellow of the Beast, with Starwhale Books, and has self-published a webcomic, Kura, on webtoons
​and her website. 
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Here at Starwhale, Kristann is our in-house illustrator and cover artist, as well as our assistant editor. She also works as the art editor for our flash fiction magazine, Flashes of Magic. 

​interested in joining the team? 

Contact us if you're interested in learning more about becoming a part of Starwhale Books.
​We're always looking for more amazing people to join our team!

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