Since 1990 Sam has worked at literary magazines, small presses and with New York Times bestselling authors, editing and representing everything from debut fiction, memoir and narrative non-fiction to graphic novels. He has taught writing and publishing privately since 2000 and also at various universities. His most recent project is an online magazine, Don’t Talk to Me About Love, exploring love in literary and artistic works.

Celina is a writer and editor living in Toronto. After completing an undergraduate degree in English Literature and a certificate in Publishing, she confirmed her own suspicions that her heart belongs to books and storytelling.

She joins The Rights Factory as an assistant, her love of books in one hand and her love of film in the other. With a specific interest in genre-bending narratives, dark humour, and horror, Celina finds inspiration in all things strange.

Sophie is currently completing a Post-Diploma Certificate in Publishing at Centennial College and graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Linguistics in the spring of 2021. During her placement at The Rights Factory, she is excited to hone her skills in social media marketing.

Sophie loves books, especially in the horror genre, and spends her time off reading, cuddled up with her two pet rabbits.

Amanda Lang is a first year MFA candidate at the New School with a love of monster stories and any fiction that transports her to a new world. Amanda has a background in freelance journalism and is a writer herself as well as an avid fiction reader. Amanda will be working with agent Natalie Kimber starting in January 2023.

Maria is from Lucca, Tuscany, joined The Rights Factory as a Rights assistant in September, and is now an editorial assistant.

Maria has a background in Law and gained a Master in Storytelling and Publishing from "Scuola Holden" in Turin, Italy.

She worked as a marketing strategist and copywriter for Italian book publishers. She loves books and is interested in learning more about graphic novels. Her favorite book is "The Dispossessed" by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Mariapia is from Calabria, Italy, but lived in Milan for five years before moving to Toronto. In Milan, she majored in Liberal Studies in Communication and interned as editorial assistant, social media manager, copyeditor, and proofreader for two widely different publishing companies. She is currently a Publishing student at Centennial College. Mariapia loves a variety of genres and can’t pick her favourite book to save her life.

Teagan is a student in Centennial Colleges’ Publishing program and is working towards an editorial career. In 2022, she graduated from Queen’s University with a BA in History and Art History and has since taken up freelance editing.

Teagan loves watching, listening to, or reading about anything that happens to spark her curiosity—except for sports.

Chloe Robinson is an award-winning, detail-oriented, and passionate publishing professional, with experience in freelance journalism, copywriting, and copyediting. She is certified with an BA in English Literature from Toronto Metropolitan University, and a graduate certification in Book and Magazine Publishing from Centennial College.

When she doesn't have her nose buried in a new book, she's usually working on her social venture start-up, or out walking dogs with her part-time pet care service. Her favourite genres include historical fiction, psychological thrillers, speculative fiction, romance, gonzo journalism, and psychology or self-help books. Chloe currently lives in Toronto, Canada.

Morinobu Yoshida is a publishing professional from Yokohama, Japan. After working at a publishing house in Tokyo for five years, he decided to dive into international publishing and began pursuing the publishing certificate at Toronto Metropolitan University. With his passion to promote the global exchange of cultures and ideas through books, he currently works as a rights assistant at the Rights Factory, while working as a freelance editor/copyeditor and also a kitchen assistant at an awesome Indian restaurant in downtown Toronto. He has a taste for literary fiction, literary journalism, and history books.

Kathleen is a writer, freelance fiction editor, host and producer of the #badasswriters podcast, audio editor for The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast, proofreader for Rising Action Publishing Co., and co-founder of #MoodPitch. She joins TRF as an editorial assistant on a path to becoming a literary agent. Kat brings writing, editing, and executive management into her role and is heavily engaged in the online writing community. Other than the above-mentioned things (and obviously reading), Kat enjoys travelling, photography, hiking, and spending summers in Ontario’s beautiful cottage country. She’s a proud mom of five kids, lives in the Niagara Region, and is studying European Portuguese.

Kat's favourite commercial genres are thriller/suspense, gothic horror, supernatural, romcom and some romance, historical fiction, and historical fantasy, and also loves page-turning book club fiction.

Jes is a Canadian editor and creative writing instructor who has taught writing workshops to thousands of people around the world. She's been a guest presenter with SCBWI, the 12x12 Picture Book Challenge, Write For Kids, and TSNOTYAW podcast, and has contributed to BoldFace, Children's Book Insider, and the SCBWI blog. She founded WritingCommunity.ca where she provides writing resources and editorial services. She also organizes the regional Indie Author Book Expo in Northern Ontario. With a diploma in business and a degree in English, Jes is finally seeing a lifelong dream of working in publishing come true as she completes Humber's post-graduate Creative Book Publishing program and interns with The Rights Factory. She lives in Timmins, Ontario where she is parent to four young kids and two elderly fur babies.

Gillian is a student at the University of Toronto, completing an Honours Bachelor of Arts in History and Art History. She nurtures a deep love for books, and her favourite genres include (unsurprisingly) historical fiction and history. When she isn’t reading, you can find her writing her own stories, knitting, wandering through art museums, or baking another loaf of banana bread.

Andrew graduated with an MA in political science in 2022, focusing on Hannah Arendt's theory, after earning a bachelor's in politics and philosophy at the University of Colorado at Denver. As a nontraditional student, Andrew's attention toward communication and organization is balanced by a love of the obtuse and absurd. A detail and research-oriented professional, his desire for the best version of the author's vision is supported by a dedication to storytelling with attention to perspective and voice. Driven by the quote: "Philosophy begins in wonder," accessible material guides his editorial perspective.