Founder & Chief Editor

Mel is a digital entrepreneur and author from the San Francisco Bay Area with over three years of freelance editing experience. She founded Lost Island Press in 2020 after discovering her passion for publishing and marketing her debut novel Leaving Wishville. In her free time, Mel creates YouTube videos documenting her personal experiences.

Director & Copy Editor

Katie is high school student with a passion for filming videos and writing fiction. Several literary magazines have published her work. She plays an important role behind the scenes of Lost Island Press by reviewing submissions, managing our social profiles, and providing input on new ideas. Katie is heavily involved in both our technical and creative project decisions.

Assistant

Oliver is a psychology major with a love for edgy YA fiction. He handles most digital communication at Lost Island Press and coordinates projects behind the scenes. When he’s not reading, he can be found playing soccer, indie video games, and taking his cat Luna on walks (yes, she has a collar and everything).

Illustrator

Ratra Adya Airawan, also known as Aira Rumi, is an illustrator from Indonesia. He learned to draw during his time in high school and decided to hire himself out as a freelance illustrator in 2017. He likes to watch cartoons and was born on Valentine's Day.

Director

Nora Sun is a writer, graphic designer, and avid reader. She has over five years of experience creating book jackets for young adult authors, and she has drafted several novels and novellas. Nora manages our social profiles at Lost Island Press, promotes our authors, and markets our Lost Island Press book publications.

Translator & Content Creator

Sowon Kim is a fourteen-year-old Korean aspiring author and translator who lives in Lima, Peru. She has three years of experience translating for medical and humanitarian aid campaigns. Apart from writing, Sowon enjoys swimming, reading, surfing, and learning foreign languages. She creates reader content for our website and social profiles and is currently working on her debut novel.

Editor

Joyeeta is an Indian author and content creator. She started writing at the age of nine and published her first-ever book Have We Met? at the age of fifteen. Apart from writing, she also enjoys making music and creating YouTube videos. She is currently pursuing medicine.

Editor

Maria Grazia is a Peruvian high schooler and an aspiring translator and interpreter. She discovered her passion for languages two years ago while studying Chinese, and it has greatly grown ever since. In her free time, Maria Grazia likes reading, watching Netflix, and embroidering.

Proofreader

When she isn’t writing, Zoe Anastasia loves to travel and learn the history of cultures and time periods long ago. She finds inspiration in music, which has inspired characters and books. She also enjoys spending time camping and hiking in nature, and finding freedom from the fast-paced world to remember what truly matters. If you don’t remember anything else, remember that her favorite band is Twenty One Pilots.

Cover Designer & Illustrator

Ivan has over 20 years of illustrating experience. He created Cakamura Designs in 2015 for his logo and book cover creation services. Since then, he's won over 100 online design contests and is now ranked as a top level designer on a popular freelance website.

Interior Formatter

Michelle has been designing for 20 years. She originally created Melissa Williams Design for a small publisher back in 2010. Since then, she has branched out to many other clients. Michelle believes your final product should be unique, just like you, so she ensures you get the best design for your book. Michelle lives in the Rocky Mountains, where she finds every excuse possible to go hiking and be outdoors.

Interior Formatter

A winner of the 2016 Wattys Award, the 2019 Eric Hoffer Award, and a Finalist in the Readers’ Favorite Book Awards, as well as a Readers’ Favorite 5 Star recipient, Brian was born and raised in the misty mountains of Oregon until he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area at 16 years old. He's been writing since he was thirteen years old and has been reading for longer. As an independent author and freelance designer, Brian strives to help new authors launch their careers by creating quality works of art that move people. He is passionate about the Hawaiian Islands, iced tea, animals, adoption, mental health, and the arts.