EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Sarah Burton is a graduate of Emerson College's Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing MFA program, and, in her final academic year, was the Editor-in-Chief of the program's popular fiction publication, Page Turner Magazine. While finishing her thesis. And working full-time. She's fine, thank you. 

Still active in the Emerson community, Sarah spends her time reading across genres, working on her current manuscript under the pen name Vivian Walker Ward, and neglecting her author's website. She's inspired by the creativity and mutual support of the community she found through Emerson College, and wants to help maintain and grow that community past graduation. The world has always depended on storytellers and artists, and storytellers and artists depend on each other. That hasn't changed. It never will.

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER & SUBMISSIONS MANAGER

Currently living in PA, Inanna is a freelance writer and editor, and an aspiring literary agent. She’s received two bachelor's degrees from Kutztown University and is working on her MFA at Emerson College. She has multiple publications under her belt, including a poem and a few short stories. When she’s not working to give queer and BIPOC characters voices through her work, she’s romancing (of course!) video game characters, sipping on taro boba tea, attempting to crochet, or trying to cuddle her two cats.

EDITING MANAGER

E.M. Chapel is a Colorado-born author and educator based in Seattle. Author of the dark fantasy novel, The Weight of Silver, her writing delves into themes of belonging, identity, and complex relationships. She is currently working on her MFA at Emerson College as well as her second novel. You can read her most recently published short story "Race You to Sleep" on A Thin Slice of Anxiety. Follow her writing adventures on Instagram @e.m.chapel and at emchapel.com.

EVENTS MANAGER

Sierra Grazia is a writer based in New Jersey. She is a graduate of Emerson College's popular fiction writing and publishing MFA program. Her undergraduate degree from Ithaca College was in creative writing with a double minor in comparative literature and writing for film, television, and emerging media. She was a member of the women’s cross country and track & field teams while at Ithaca College. Sierra currently works as a marketing manager at an independent publishing company in New York City and enjoys reading, hiking, and playing with her two cats in her free time.

EDITOR

Sarah EA Hart (she/her) is an Autistic and disabled writer, freelance editor, and behavior analyst. Her favorite genres are paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and contemporary romance. She has a BA in English and Psychology, an MS in Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism, and an ACES Certificate in Editing. She is also an MFA candidate in Emerson College's Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing program. She lives in Virginia with her husband and their collection of cats.

EDITOR

Katherine P. F. Holmes is a fiction writer and English teacher. She has completed two summer fiction workshops at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is currently earning her MFA in Fiction at Emerson College, where she teaches undergraduate composition. She writes speculative fiction, literary fiction, and classical adaptations, and has had fourteen works published in or forthcoming in magazines such as CALYX, Page Turner Magazine, and Wellesley Weston. She lives in Boston with her seashell collection and slowly dying succulents.

COPY EDITOR & READER

Natalie Intihar is a romance author as well as an avid reader of all things books. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity University and is a Master in Fine Arts candidate in Popular Fiction and Publishing from Emerson College. Her work has been published in the Trinity Review. She's currently based in Houston, Texas. When Natalie isn’t reading or writing, she loves watching football- Go Pack Go!- binging reality TV, or hanging out with her two cats, Burgers and Fries. 

EQUITY & BELONGING MANAGER

Savannah Jade (she/her) is a queer, multiracial writer from California, an English and Psychology teacher, and a current MFA candidate at Emerson College. Providing safe and inclusive spaces for community development is at the forefront of all she does. She has published a volume of poetry, and her other works have appeared in Querencia Press, Moss Puppy Mag, & Page Turner Magazine. When she’s not writing or reminding her dog, Koda, that he’s a good boy, Savannah spends her time hiking, paddling, and studying evolutionary psychology.

COPY EDITOR & READER

Clarissa Janeen is an author, illustrator, and editor from San Diego, CA. She has a BFA in Creative Writing with a minor in Illustration from California Baptist University. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing at Emerson College. Her writing and illustration have been published across a handful of journals and magazines, including Page Turner Magazine, Alethia, and The Dazed Starling. She is the illustrator of the picture book The Squirrel and the Moon (2023). You can find her online at clarissajaneen.com.

EDITOR & READER

Sydney Landon (she/her) is a young adult fantasy writer based in Southwest Michigan. She is a graduate of Emerson College's Popular Fiction Writing & Publishing MFA program as well as Michigan State University's Professional Writing BA program. By day she works in digital marketing, and by night she spends her free time working on her current manuscript.

FINANCE MANAGER

Amanda J. Marshall (she/her) resides in Northern New York and is a current student in Emerson's MFA Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing program. Her work has been published in Page Turner Magazine and The Black River Review, where she was the 2022 winner of the North Country Writers contest. When not reading or writing you will find her by the lake or in the Adirondack mountains.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

Kimberly Messer (she/her) is a current New York resident who graduated from Emerson College in 2023 and won Emerson’s Thesis award that year. On the side, she writes speculative fiction focusing on character-driven plots about connection and what it means to be human. On cold nights she can be found curled up with her dog, watching a movie, or reading a good book with a cup of tea.

WEBSITE MANAGER

Susanne (she/they) is a queer Iranian writer residing in the American South with their partner and two cats. She’s a Taurus, sticker collector, and puzzle fiend that’s happiest when reading, cross stitching, gardening, or acquiring silly tattoos. Formally educated in applied anthropology, they are also a part time MFA student at Emerson College, busy writing the epic sapphic heroes they've always wanted to see. More @ www.susannesalehi.com.

AMBASSADOR TO THE EMERSON POPULAR FICTION GRADUATE STUDENT ORGANIZATION

Ginny McSheehan is a queer pagan storyteller with a lifelong love for history and folklore. Her writing explores historical fantasy through a queer lense, with a focus on wolves in myth and legend. During the summer and fall, she can be found at Nyr Jorvik Viking Village, where she teaches Viking history through inclusive historical reenactment, and tells the stories of the Norse gods and goddesses. She is an educator who holds a degree in history along with her MFA from Emerson’s Popular Fiction and Publishing program. Her novel Sköllson Saga is currently being queried. More about her can be found at solo.to/ginnysquillpen.

COPY EDITOR & READER