Danielle Ackley-McPhail

Danielle Ackley-McPhail (born 1970) is an American author and editor, as well as publisher of fiction, and is best known for her work in speculative fiction. She was the editor for the ''Bad-Ass Faeries'', which was a finalist for the Dream Realm Award for best anthology, and her novel ''Tomorrow's Memories'' was a finalist for the 2008 Dream Realm Award for best fantasy. ''Bad-Ass Faeries 3: In All Their Glory'' won the best anthology at the 2011 EPIC award for best eBook anthology.

She has worked in the publishing business as a production manager at Random House, and Marietta Publishing, an author for Mundania Press, and a promotions manager for Dark Quest.

As an editor and publisher Danielle has worked on more than thirty novels, and many anthologies, including works by authors Jody Lynn Nye, Keith DeCandido, Bud Sparhawk, James Chambers and L. Jagi Lamplighter.

Danielle is a regular speaker at industry and pop culture conventions, and has appeared as a guest speaker and panelist at Balticon Heliosphere, DerpyCon, DexCon, Shore Leave, Farpoint, Lunacon, the Maryland Faerie Festival, Confluence, and Shikkaricon.

Danielle and her husband Mike McPhail are founders and owners of eSpec Books a small press publisher.

Personal life

Danielle is the youngest of five siblings. She is a graduate of Kean College and holds bachelor's degrees in both English and Communications.

Danielle lives in New Jersey with husband and fellow writer, Mike McPhail and four cats.

Bibliography

Novels

*''Yesterday's Dreams'' (2001) by Vivisphere Publishers ''
*''Today's Promise'' (2008) by Mundania Press
*''The Halfling's Court: A Bad-Ass Faerie Tale (2010) by Dark Quest ''

* ''Tomorrow's Memories'' (2012) by Dark Quest
*''A Legacy of Stars'' (2012) by Dark Quest
*''The Redcaps’ Queen''
* ''Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn'' (2014) by Dark Quest
*''Consigned to the Sea''
*''Eternal Wanderings: The Continuing Journey of Kara O'Keefe'' (2019) by Paper Phoenix Press

Short fiction

*''No Longer Dreams: An Anthology of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction (2005) by Lite Circle Books''
*''Hear Them Roar'' (2006) by Wilder Publications
*''Bad-Ass Faeries'' (2007) by Mundania Press ISBN
*''Bad-Ass Faeries 2: Just Plain Bad'' (2009) by Mundania Press
*''Bad-Ass Faeries 3: In All Their Glory (2010) by'' Mundania Press
*''In An Iron Cage: The Magic of Steampunk'' (2011) by Dark Quest
*''Dragon's Lure (Legends of a New Age Book One)'' (2010) by Dark Quest
*Barbarians at the Jumpgate (2010) by Padwolf Publishing
*''Consigned to the Sea (2014) by Dark Quest ''
*The Society for the Preservation of CJ Henderson (2015) by eSpec Books
*Were (2016) by Zombies Need Brains
*If We Had Known (Beyond the Cradle Book 1) (2017) by eSpec Books
*Athena's Daughters, vol. 1: Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Non-fiction

*''The Literary Handyman: Tips on Writing From Someone's Who's Been There (2011) by Dark Quest ''
*''The Ginger KICK! Cookbook Paper Phoenix Press, 2018''
*The Complete Guide to Writing the Paranormal Novel (2011) by Dragon Moon Press
*The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy, Volume 3: The Author's Grimoire

As editor

*''Bad-Ass Faeries'' (2007) by Mundania Press ISBN
*The Side of Good / The Side of Evil eSpec Books
*The Clockwork Witch (2018) eSpec Books
*The Best of Defending the Future eSpec Books

References

External links

Danielle Ackley-McPhail

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1970 births
Living people
21st-century American novelists
American women novelists
21st-century American women writers
Novelists from New Jersey
Kean University alumni