About us
We help interdisciplinary scholars change the world
Ideas on Fire is an academic publishing and consulting agency helping progressive, interdisciplinary scholars write and publish awesome texts, enliven public conversations, and create more just worlds.
Our transnational team of developmental editors, copyeditors, indexers, researchers, and teachers work at the cutting edge of knowledge production, fostering the ideas and texts that build racial, gender, sexual, disability, and environmental justice.

Cathy Hannabach
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Founder and CEO

Rachel Fudge
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Editorial director and copyeditor

Sara Day
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Editorial project manager

Summer McDonald
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Developmental editor

Amber Riaz
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Copyeditor

Ayesha Chari
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Copyeditor

Stephanie Malak
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Developmental editor

E. Alex Crawley
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Developmental editor

Michelle Velasquez-Potts
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Developmental editor and researcher

Ursula Arends
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Copyeditor

E. Gale Greenlee
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Developmental editor

Megan Zid
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Copyeditor

Shazia Iftkhar
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Developmental editor

Jacqueline Harvey
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Copyeditor

Candida Hadley
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Developmental editor and copyeditor

Dana Johnson
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Copyeditor

Megan Milks
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Developmental editor

Emma Warnken Johnson
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Indexer and developmental editor

Anna Gasha
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Copyeditor

Morgan Genevieve Blue
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Indexer and developmental editor

Jah Elyse Sayers
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Copyeditor

Sheryl Kaskowitz
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Copyeditor

Catherine Fung
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Developmental editor

Jean Lee Cole
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Developmental editor

Sarah O'Brien
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Developmental editor

Akiko Yamagata
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Copyeditor

Micha Rahder
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Developmental editor

Pedro Martin
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Copyeditor

Marieke Krijnen
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Copyeditor

Karen Dewart McEwen
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Developmental editor

Alyssa Wejebe
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Copyeditor

Olive Demar
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Developmental editor

Elen Turner
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Copyeditor

Laura Poole
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Proofreader

Tala Khanmalek
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Writer

Eldes Tran
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Copyeditor and indexer

Lisa Sinclair
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Copyeditor

Melanie Petcoff
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Indexer

Christopher Persaud
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Digital media associate

Sara Tatyana Bernstein
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Digital media associate
“Working with Ideas on Fire was an oasis, an opportunity to receive affirming, consistent, and constructive academic editing feedback on my writing. I trust my scholarly voice more consistently, have discarded the perfectionism that comes with long writing projects, and have more confidence with my capacity as a writer and thinker from their edits.”
“Ideas on Fire has been a vital partner in launching and sustaining Feminist Anthropology. The thoughtfulness and deep intent that go into the copyediting process are reflected in the content expertise of the team and the clear communication with our editorial team and authors. Transparency has been a steady component of this relationship: journal style is revisited and articulated as necessary, and timelines are always honored. Working with IoF gives us confidence in the quality of our journal.”
“I recommend Ideas on Fire’s services to all of my colleagues who do critical cultural work. Too often colleagues have had folks who don’t understand their perspectives. In contrast, I don’t have to explain to IoF why the B in Black should be capitalized, for example—they already know. Working with IoF gives me comfort knowing my work won’t be misunderstood because of a lack of understanding of my intersectional fields.”