Courtney Grela - Marketing and Publicity Editor
Courtney Barnhart-Grela has written and edited several romance novels as a ghostwriter for a popular author. Dedicated to the romance genre, she studies and hones her craft in her own work. She’s a member of the RWA and an editor for Gold Man Review and SMOLDR.
cbarnhart[at]smoldr.org
The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.
- Terry Pratchett
Geri Copitch - Senior Editor
Geri Copitch is the author of a historical romance, Rule Number One: Know Thy Enemy. Rule Number Two: Control the Situation, is due out early summer. She has also edited several books for Hutzpah Press. Geri has been involved in the field of education for 26 years.
gcopitch[at]smoldr.org
You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.
- Jodi Picoult
Daniel Link - Managing Editor
Daniel Link is a writer living in Northern California. He's an assistant editor of the Gold Man Review, and his fiction has appeared in over twenty literary magazines. Last year he published stories in the Eastern Iowa Review, the Penmen Review, the HCE Review, the Lowestoft Chronicle, the Esthetic Apostle, and the Soliloquies Anthology.
dlink[at]smoldr.org
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
- Anton Chekhov
Ashley Rich - Administrative Editor
Ashley is the author of Lavender Fields, published by Curiosity Quills and is currently working on her next novel. She is also a reader and editor for Goldman Review Literary Journal.
arich[at]smoldr.org
I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.
- Anne Frank
Heather Cuthbertson - Editor-In-Chief
Heather Cuthbertson is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Gold Man Review. An avid reader since childhood, she started the review because of her love of literature and her passion for working with new and emerging writers in her community. Heather received her Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Antioch University, Los Angeles December 2012. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno. In addition, Heather helped establish the Willamette Writers Salem Chapter where she served as the co-representative for six years. She has given workshops on editing, pitching, writer’s block, and writing nonfiction proposals.
hcuthbertson[at]smoldr.org
A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.
- Richard Bach
Nick Roetto - Operations and Chief Financial Officer
Nick Roetto is a father of three, a husband of one, and an owner of several businesses. Nick received a Master degree in Accounting from Syracuse University, a Master in Business Administration, and a degree in Psychology at the University of Oregon.
nroetto[at]smoldr.org
To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.
- Allen Ginsberg