Sharifa is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, born and raised in New York, and currently residing with her family in Dallas, Texas. She is an experienced sensitivity reader, collaborative writer, and substantive editor, with a bachelor’s degree in African American Studies from Columbia University and a master’s degree in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. Sharifa is passionate about the intersection …
Stephanie Cross
Since 2018, Stephanie has been a writer, author’s coach, developmental editor, line editor, copy editor, and proofreader. While Stephanie specializes in writing and editing nonfiction such as Bible studies, Bible curriculum, devotionals, and Christian living, she also enjoys serving fiction authors throughout their creative process. Her nonfiction specialties include grief, mental health, and anti-human trafficking, and her fiction favorites include …
Susan Salley
Susan is an editor, writer, and author consultant. She was associate publisher at Abingdon Press in Nashville for over 25 years, acquiring books, plotting publishing plans with authors, and overseeing editorial teams in Christian living, fiction, and video-based Bible studies. Susan partnered with best-selling Christian author Adam Hamilton through 20 books, including The Journey, Enough, Half Truths, and Creed. She …
Tama Fortner
Tama is an ECPA award-winning and bestselling author with more than 50 titles to her credit, including her latest God, I Feel Scared and Everyday Joys Devotional: 40 Days of Reflecting on the Intersection of Ordinary and Divine. She is the writer behind the million-selling Indescribable for Kids series with Louie Giglio, as well as a number of books in …
Tiffany Yecke Brooks
With more than 20 years in the industry, Tiffany has served as the lead or contributing writer for more than 30 books, including seven New York Times bestsellers. She has also worked as a structural, developmental, and line editor for several more books. Tiffany specializes in athlete and celebrity memoirs, but she has worked in genres as diverse as history, …
Victoria McAfee
Victoria is an internationally recognized writer and editor with a passion for people of color, women’s Bible study, and serving others who suffer from sexual abuse issues and emotional pain. Victoria is the author of Blessed Is She, The Sister’s Guide to In-Depth Bible Study, Restoring Broken Vessels, Bible Study for Busy Women, and the booklet Children and Sexual Abuse. …
Whitney Bak
Whitney is a detail-oriented and encouraging collaborative writer and editor with an affinity for fact-checking and Big Five experience. She has worked on over 250 titles, including multiple New York Times bestsellers, since 2015. Her experience spans all stages of the creative process—from author coaching to collaborative writing, substantive editing, line editing, copy editing, sensitivity reading, and proofreading—for both fiction …