Meet the Team

  • A photo of C. L. McCartney, Managing Director of Bona Books. A man with short dark hair and glasses and a cocky expression, sitting with his hands under his chin, wearing a black shirt and black leather cuffs, in front of a white background.

    C. L. McCartney

    MANAGING EDITOR & DIRECTOR

    C.L. McCartney (he/him) is a writer and editor based in East London. He loves all things speculative, and his fantasy and horror fiction can be found in a number of collections, most recently in The Crawling Moon (Neon Hemlock, 2024).

    Find him at: @chrismccartney.bsky.social

  • A photo of Trip Galey, Editorial Director for Bona Books and Fantabulosa! A man with glasses touching his temple with his fingers, outdoors, with a mountain and greenery in the background.

    Trip Galey

    EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

    Trip is a fantasy writer, a doctor of the academic persuasion, and the former head editor of Electric Athenaeum.

    His own novel A MARKET OF DREAMS AND DESTINY (Titan Books) is available from all good bookstores (and the evil one).

  • A photo of Robert Berg, Copyeditorial Director for Bona Books. A man with glasses wearing a yellow shirt is taking a selfie outside, sitting on a wooden bench against a brick wall, holding a black tablet.

    Robert Berg

    COPY EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

    Rob is an editor, copywriter, and proofreader who has worked both with independent clients and various SFF imprints. It is unclear whether he is more Man or more Muppet, but his eye for detail is as sharp as Excalibur.

  • A photo of Lyam Keer-Keer, Commercial and Creative Director for Bona Books. A young attractive man with wavy dark hair, wearing a black shirt, standing in front of a gray brick wall.

    Lyam Keer-Keer

    COMMERCIAL AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR

    Lyam is a reformed social scientist and events twink, who places far too much faith in the strategic importance of parties - the ideal fit for sales, he won’t take no for an answer.