Our Team
Haley Byrd Wilt, publisher
Haley is a writer and editor based in the D.C. area. She spent nine years reporting on Congress before deciding her time might be better used elsewhere. Her reporting and essays have been published in Christianity Today, Foreign Policy, and The New York Times, among others. Her fiction has appeared in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, and her poetry has been published in Mere Orthodoxy. When she’s not reading, she’s usually outside or making crafts with her kids.
Emilia Del Paggio,
editor
Emilia is a writer and editor from northeast Ohio, where she is studying creative and professional writing and editing. A firm believer in the power of compelling language and effective storytelling, she is always looking for novels that point readers toward ultimate truths through strong craft, characters, and world-building, especially in the tradition of the classics. She writes literary and faith-based essays on Substack as Emilia Nessuno.
Carlos Balazs, editor
Carlos is a graduate student in George Washington University’s Masters in Publishing program, where he is studying acquisitions and developmental editing. Carlos has experience in both fields, having acquired and edited books for Loyola University of Maryland’s Apprentice House Press. He is also an avid writer, having written stories since at least the 3rd grade. Most of them have been lost, sometimes on purpose, but some can be found on his Substack.
Michael Barros, editor
Michael is a researcher in the cognitive science of religion. He teaches philosophy at University of the People and is a Ph.D. candidate in psychology at National University. Barros has experience in academic publishing and has taught philosophy, theology, and literature at both the secondary and undergraduate levels. He also has multiple business operations roles, holds a Six Sigma Black Belt, and has previously held operations and systems engineering roles in the space industry. He is the co-editor of The Esoteric Theology of Philip K. Dick.
Sam Burridge,
advisor
Sam is a marketing consultant based in the Washington, D.C. area, as well as an author, amateur astronomer, and one-time Catholic monk. His published work includes The Voluntold, a sci-fi novel serialized on /r/HFY, among other short fiction also found there. He holds a B.A. in economics from the College of William & Mary in Virginia.