Tali Voron | Founder, Managing Editor
Tali Voron (she/her) is the Founder and Publisher at The Soap Box, an independent press based in Toronto, that focuses on providing an accessible platform and community for emerging writers and creatives. Tali is also a freelance writer and editor. She completed her Bachelor of Arts, Honours at the University of Toronto majoring in English literature, and an MA in the Literatures of Modernity program at Toronto Metropolitan University. Tali is the managing editor of The Ampersand Review and teaches in the Creative Writing and Publishing program at Sheridan College.
Reilly Ballantyne | Designer
Reilly is an alumna of the University of Toronto, Victoria College, and graduate of Centennial College’s Publishing program. She is a multidisciplinary creator with a background in visual arts, literary arts, and theatre. You can see her portfolio and blog on her personal site and find her on Instagram and Twitter @ryballantyne.
Shelly Zevlever | Editor
Shelly Zevlever is a reader, writer and blogger. Shelly is currently working on a Master of Information in Library & Information Science at the University of Toronto’s iSchool. You can find Shelly ranting at Read.Sleep.Repeat., Instagram or their personal site
Carine Lee | Editor
A current graduate student in the English MA program at UofT, Carine enjoys reading, writing, and discovering indie video games. Her literary field of interest is in 20th and 21st century American literature, with a special focus on gender, sexuality, race, and intersectional feminist approaches to queer and postcolonial theory. She spends her free time writing and making music, trying new things, and fueling her minor addiction to musical theatre.
Lamees Shah | Editor
Lamees is a Master of Science student at U of T with a research focus on extreme weather events in Ontario. She enters the realms of art and literature in her spare time as she enjoys reading, taking photos and noting down inspiring words.
Faith Hwang | Editor
Faith Hwang is passionate about inclusivity and diversity within writing and the study of literature. She is currently working as a makeup artist for both MAC and IT cosmetics while studying for her LSATs. Her end goal is to become an immigration lawyer to help those going through the hardships of being a first or second generation immigrant. She wants to watch The Soap Box grow into a great publishing company that also has a focus on Canadian immigrant writers. She spends her free time watching Youtube videos and playing on her Nintendo Switch.
Kathleen Brennan | Editor
Kathleen Brennan is a recent graduate of the Literatures of Modernity MA program at Ryerson University. She has worked as a non-fiction editor for the White Wall Review, and as a fact-checker for the novel TRIAL, by Christopher M. Briggs. She enjoys reading and writing about comics, graphic novels, and poetry. Since quarantine, she has discovered that her true passions lie in doodling, juggling, practicing the flute, and playing copious amounts of D&D.
Vanessa Mainella | Marketing Coordinator | Editor
Vanessa is Plume Press' marketing coordinator as well as an editor. She has a BA of English from Ryerson and is continuing her education with an MA in Modern Literature. Vanessa has experience working in publishing, copywriting, and marketing for literary magazines and small publishing companies. While editing at Plume Press, Vanessa specializes in fiction and is able to both substantive-edit and copy-edit texts. She loves fantasy novels, and has a penchant for Muggle- born characters, epic world development, and hobbit-sized adventures.