A lifelong devotee of the written word, Sarah Maloy Bailey is a freelance editor specializing in many genres with a soft spot for memoir and middle-grade fiction. She holds a degree in Writing and Rhetoric from the University of Utah and a publishing certificate from the University of Denver. In 2025, Sarah was named Editor of the Year by the League of Utah Writers. She also writes poetry and middle-grade fiction. When she is not editing or writing, she can be found trying to keep up with her five children and two dogs or hiding from them in her bathroom. 

J. Audrey Hammer earned a journalism degree with a linguistics minor and now uses those skills to improve stories and correct grammar and punctuation everywhere as a freelance editor. Audrey has edited magazine articles, dental products instructions, and many student papers and short stories. She edits novels for Immortal Works and for authors such as Michael J. Sullivan and Johnny Worthen. Audrey is also a musician who plays six instruments, a baker of delicious cakes, and a mom of five nerdy young adults. She is owned by two and a half cats.

Rachelle started her editing career at a traditional publishing house as a proofreader and editor for galley prints and quickly developed a strong interest in the publishing industry. She graduated from college with a degree in English and American Literature and still holds a passion for the written word. She is currently the president of the Utah Freelance Editors chapter of the League of Utah Writers and serves on the board of the San Diego Professional Editors Network. She is a lifetime member of the American Copy Editors Society and is affiliated with Pique Publishing in San Diego, California and Eight Moons Publishing in Lehi, Utah. 

Stacy fell in love with writing while holding a feather quill pen in a second-grade photoshoot assignment. She knew right away that stories, poetry, and the like would always be part of her life. Along that vein, Stacy graduated from Weber State University with a BA in English-- Creative Writing in 2020, even amidst the chaos that year held. She is a published author with books released in 2022, 2023, and 2025. Aside from the literary world, you will find Stacy teaching music to the up-and-coming generation instilling creativity as well as enjoying every adventure in life with her husband

Jill Vanderwood has been a member of the League of Utah Writers since 2004 and became the 2008 Writer of the Year.  Jill is the published author of fifteen books and has won many writing awards, including Gold and Silver Quills from the League of Utah Writers and three International Mom’s Choice Awards. Jill loves writing, and one of her favorite things about being a children’s author is reading to school classrooms and watching kids use their imaginations. Jill Vanderwood has a copyediting certificate from Writer’s Digest, and she’s been on the editing team for Inkpot since 2024.

Christina Allen (publishing as C.W. Allen) is a Midwestern transplant to rural Utah where she serves as the President of the League of Utah Writers. She writes long stories for children and short stories for former children. She is also a frequent guest presenter at writing conferences, which helps her procrastinate knuckling down to any actual writing. Her award-winning middle grade fantasy series The Falinnheim Chronicles is out now, with many more stories waiting in the wings.