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.”