Danielle Ackley-McPhail


Danielle Ackley-McPhail 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.
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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.

Novels

  • Yesterday's Dreams by Vivisphere Publishers
  • Today's Promise by Mundania Press
  • The Halfling's Court: A Bad-Ass Faerie Tale by Dark Quest Tomorrow's Memories by Dark Quest
  • A Legacy of Stars by Dark Quest
  • The Redcaps’ Queen Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn by Dark Quest
  • Consigned to the Sea
  • Eternal Wanderings: The Continuing Journey of Kara O'Keefe by Paper Phoenix Press

Short fiction

  • No Longer Dreams: An Anthology of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction by Lite Circle Books
  • Hear Them Roar by Wilder Publications
  • Bad-Ass Faeries by Mundania Press ISBN
  • Bad-Ass Faeries 2: Just Plain Bad by Mundania Press
  • Bad-Ass Faeries 3: In All Their Glory by Mundania Press
  • In An Iron Cage: The Magic of Steampunk by Dark Quest
  • Dragon's Lure by Dark Quest
  • Barbarians at the Jumpgate by Padwolf Publishing
  • Consigned to the Sea by Dark Quest
  • The Society for the Preservation of CJ Henderson by eSpec Books
  • Were by Zombies Need Brains
  • If We Had Known 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 by Dark Quest
  • The Ginger KICK! Cookbook Paper Phoenix Press, 2018
  • The Complete Guide to Writing the Paranormal Novel by Dragon Moon Press
  • The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy, Volume 3: The Author's Grimoire

As editor

  • Bad-Ass Faeries by Mundania Press ISBN
  • The Side of Good / The Side of Evil eSpec Books
  • The Clockwork Witch eSpec Books
  • The Best of Defending the Future eSpec Books