About The Author

Demi Michelle Schwartz is an author from Pittsburgh, PA, represented by Michelle Jackson at LCS Literary. She writes young adult fiction and primarily focuses on the fantasy and thriller genres. Since reading and writing have always been  passions of hers, it’s no surprise she has stepped into the shoes of an author herself.

Along with writing novels, Demi enjoys submitting short stories to anthologies. Her middle grade fantasy story, “The Scribe from the Lost City,” appears in Clio’s Curious Dash Through Time by Wild Ink Publishing, which was released on August 6. Her young adult gothic horror tragedy, “Revenge At Ravenwood,” will be featured in GORE 4 (Demons): A Halloween Anthology by Poe Boy Publishing, coming on September 27. She’ll also be featured in another Wild Ink Anthology, UnCensored Ink: A Banned Book Inspired Anthology, on October 29 with her middle grade dystopian story, “Age of the Vocaprompter.” Additionally, her new adult dark romantasy tale, “Dabria’s Shadows,” which is a reimagining of “Death’s Messengers,” a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, is forthcoming in Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Fables Reimagined by Cabbit Crossing Publishing in early 2025.

Currently, Demi is a publicist at Wild Ink Publishing, where she works with signed authors to book opportunities and gains insight into the industry through weekly meetings with the publisher. Additionally, in April, she was asked to be the guest editor for Prom Perfect: A Totally Dramatic and Wild YA Anthology, set for publication in spring 2025.

Demi earned BAs in Creative Writing and Music from Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. With encouragement from her undergraduate English professors, she went on to pursue her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill and graduated with her degree in June of 2022.

Since studying in her MFA program, Demi has discovered her passion for critiquing other authors’ work, leading her to become a freelance fiction editor. She launched Amethyst Ink Editorial in March, where she focuses on developmental and line editing for full-length novels, novellas, and short stories.

Along with Amethyst Ink Editorial, Demi started another new adventure as the host of Literary Blend: A Publishing Podcast. Every other Sunday, she shares insightful conversations with authors, agents, editors, and other publishing industry professionals. The topic-based format of the show gives Demi and her guests the opportunity to cover the craft of writing, publishing business, and beyond. Through remaining inclusive, informative, and entertaining, Literary Blend has something for everyone, no matter where they are on their publishing journey.

When Demi isn’t working on her manuscripts and finding ways to further her involvement in the publishing industry, she’s busy chasing her other dream as an award-winning songwriter and recording artist.