Deborah J. Brannon
Marketing
Deborah J. Brannon is a publishing industry veteran and brings her C-level marketing experience to Ruadán Books. She drives marketing excellence and client satisfaction through streamlined processes, innovative solutions, and strategic leadership. As a published author of fantasy, poetry, and nonfiction, her experiences span all aspects of the publication industry.
Elizabeth Vantangoli
Event Planning
Elizabeth Vantangoli graduated with an MFA in Popular Fiction, Writing, and Publishing from Emerson College and has a BA in Creative Writing and Media Communications from Asbury University. In addition to working for Ruadán Books, she is also the managing editor at CultureSlate, where she helps cover all things geek and nerd. In her spare time, she loves to play board games, do community theater, read, and work on her novels. She lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband, Nick, and pet rabbit, Rory.
Maria Haskins
Sr. Columnist/Non-fiction Editor
Maria Haskins is a Swedish-Canadian writer/editor of speculative fiction and nonfiction. Her work is available in the short story collections Wolves & Girls (2023, Brain Jar Press) and Six Dreams About the Train (2021, Trepidatio Publishing). She is an Aurora Awards nominee and an Ignyte Awards nominee. Maria’s work has appeared in several publications and anthologies, including Best Horror of the Year, Nightmare, Lightspeed, The Deadlands, Black Static, Shimmer, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and elsewhere.
Anna Koon
Aquisitions Editor
Boston-based artist and writer, Anna Koon has published articles for a variety of periodicals, one poem, two screenplays and a children’s book entitled: Willamina, Queen of the Worms. She is the founder and director of an educational series presented to various arts organizations throughout Massachusetts. Additionally, she works as a creative coach and editor.
Anna lives at the top of what was once the women’s quarters of a Victorian mental institution with her husband and two whippets, Zeta Puppis and Nimble Nimbus.
Learn more about her @ www.a2n2.net
Leah Donell
Book Designer
Leah’s career began in the mid-90s at AccuWeather, where she designed newspaper weather pages while attending Penn State University. Upon graduating from their graphic design program in 1998, she went on to work for two different design agencies before her drive towards personal, creative, and professional autonomy inspired her to break away on her own in 2004. Book design became her passion after landing a contract to lay out a photo book and a scintillating visit to 2012’s Book Expo America at the Javits Center in NYC.
After an early life spent in PA, Leah fully adopted the digital nomad lifestyle and spent many years making the most of her mobile office as she road-tripped around the U.S. Arizona has since become home, and a simple, one-word answer explains her reason for staying in the Southwest: sunshine. She currently resides in the small town of Cottonwood, where she enjoys hiking the rugged landscapes and floating in the Verde River with her dog, Rodeo.
R. B. Wood
Chief Executive Officer
Former technologist and world traveler, R. B. Wood is an MFA graduate from Emerson College and the founder/CEO of Ruadán Books. Along with his editing passion, R. B. is a writer of speculative dark thrillers. Mr. Wood has had numerous titles published and is currently working on his next thriller. His shorter, weird stories have appeared in multiple anthologies and online magazines.
R.B. and his wife Tina adore animals and are self-professed “crazy cat people.”
You can find him online via rbwood.com and on most social media platforms.
