#SmallPitch was founded in February 2024 by Millie Abecassis, a French-American author of science fiction, fantasy, and horror who has multiple books with independent publishers. Her latest release, The Color of Time, came out in May 2026 at Shiraki Press.

In her day job, Millie works as a community engagement manager in the life sciences industry, and leverages her outreach skills to make #SmallPitch a success. She lives in San Jose, California.

Florence Chien joined the #SmallPitch team in September 2024. She designed our pitching platform and ensures it runs smoothly during each event.

Florence is a Chinese-Canadian author of fantasy and historical fiction. Outside of writing, she is also a real estate lawyer, a connoisseur of coffee, and a fountain pen aficionado. Her debut novel, The Revenant of Surolifia, is a political intrigue fantasy that came out in July 2026 at Rising Action.

Morgan Wodring joined the #SmallPitch team in September 2024. They manage our Discord community and crunch numbers after each event.

Morgan is a scientist, artist, and writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror from the UK. They are the author of Cyanosis, a novel currently on submission, and are working on their next novel.