Perspective Publishing
AUTHORS
CHAD ANCTIL (He/Him)
Chad Anctil is a proud resident of Providence Rhode Island. He is the best-selling author of scary stories, urban fantasy, horror, and more, exploring the dark underworld layered beneath our modern life. He is currently working on his supernatural crime thriller series Providence SCU. The first book in this series, Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit, was released in September 2025 and is due out as an e-book in 2026. His second book in the series, Possession is Nine-Tenths of the Law, is also due out in 2026. More can be found on his website, Visions of a Dark Horizon.
ELLEN KHODAKIVSKA
Ellen Khodakivska is an author, mother, reader, animal lover, traveler, and tea drinker. Ellen is originally from Ukraine and currently lives in Poland with her husband, children, and the family cats. She is the bestselling author of several novels. Her first venture into juvenile fiction is Cat Josef, due out in 2026. More can be found on her website, Ellen Khodakivska.
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THOMAS MACOLINO
Thomas Macolino currently resides in Sacramento, California and holds a B.A. in English Writing from Wheaton College, and his short stories have been published in literary journals such as Sun & Sandstone and Kodon. The manuscript for his latest novel,
Unfairly Godmothered, was a finalist in the 2022 WriteMentor competition. Thomas has worked as a reviewer and interviewer for Pacific Book Review and was a Prophecy Creek Award semi-finalist for speculative fiction.
BEN WOLFE
Ben Wolfe is the pen name for an American novelist and the international bestselling author of the gateway epic fantasy short story, Curse of the Lianshi. He obtained an undergraduate degree in history from FIU and has an MBA in Global Management. He studied creative writing under the American novelist John Dufresne and is the author of the fantasy short story series Tales of the Lianshi and the Wraith Riders Trilogy of novels. He is also the author of The Little Shoemaker children's book series. The first of these books, The Little Shoemaker's Silver, is in the physical collection of the Library of Congress. He currently resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his fiancée and two cats. More can be found on his website, The Writer Ben Wolfe.
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JODI HERLICK
Jodi is an author, freelance editor and special educator who lives in Minnesota with her husband, teenage children, and her cats. She has an MFA in creative writing and has taught fiction and rhetoric at North Central University in Minneapolis. She is currently working on her Dreamwalker Series with the first book, Through Mud and Muck of Dreams due out in 2026. in addition to working with neurodivergent and disabled elementary and middle school students, she mentors middle school girls from her church's youth group. More can be found on his website, Jodi Herlick.
CARRIE HAMILTON
Carrie Hamilton is an American novelist who works as a practicing small animal veterinarian combining Western medicine with the holistic practices of Eastern medicine to provide patients with the highest level of care. She is currently working on her novel, Master of the Jungle, due out in early 2027. She is an active member of SCBWI, a critique partner, webinar enthusiast, and has been a participant in both the Whispering Winds and Big Sur Children's Writers Workshops. Carrie lives in Northeast Iowa with her husband, their youngest daughter, and two senior cats while their oldest two children are away at college. When not writing or working, Carrie can be found kayaking, playing cards at her neighbor’s house, or at her youngest child’s events, soaking in every moment of being a mom.
