Danielle Ackley-McPhail

{{short description|American author and editor (born 1970)}}

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| nationality = American

| alma_mater = Kean College

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• publisher

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Danielle Ackley-McPhail (born 1970) is an American author and editor, as well as publisher of fiction, and is best known for her work in speculative fiction. She was the editor for the Bad-Ass Faeries, which was a finalist for the Dream Realm Award for best anthology,{{Cite web|url=https://www.dream-realm-awards.net/DRA2007.html|title=DREAM REALM AWARDS – 2007 FINALISTS & WINNERS|website=www.dream-realm-awards.net|access-date=2019-05-04}} and her novel Tomorrow's Memories was a finalist for the 2008 Dream Realm Award for best fantasy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dream-realm-awards.net/DRA2008.html|title=DREAM REALM AWARDS – 2008 FINALISTS & WINNERS|website=www.dream-realm-awards.net|access-date=2019-05-04}} Bad-Ass Faeries 3: In All Their Glory won the best anthology at the 2011 EPIC award for best eBook anthology.{{Cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/869973221|title=In all their glory|editor-last=Ackley-McPhail|editor-first=Danielle|date=2010|publisher=Mundania Press LLC|isbn=9781606592083|oclc=869973221}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.epicorg.com/30-competitions/epic-ebook-awards/previous-years-winners/36-epics-ebook-award-winners-for-2011.html|title=2011 eBook Award Winners|website=www.epicorg.com|access-date=2019-05-06}}

She has worked in the publishing business as a production manager at Random House, and Marietta Publishing, an author for Mundania Press, and a promotions manager for Dark Quest.

As an editor and publisher Danielle has worked on more than thirty novels, and many anthologies, including works by authors Jody Lynn Nye, Keith DeCandido, Bud Sparhawk, James Chambers and L. Jagi Lamplighter.

Danielle is a regular speaker at industry and pop culture conventions, and has appeared as a guest speaker and panelist at Balticon{{Cite web|url=https://schedule.balticon.org/#part/7087|title=Balticon 53 Program Guide|website=schedule.balticon.org|access-date=2019-05-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/balticon/en/balticon51/participants/127|title=Danielle Ackley-McPhail {{!}} Speakers {{!}} Balticon 51|website=sites.grenadine.co|access-date=2019-05-04}} Heliosphere,{{Cite web|url=http://www.heliosphereny.org/speakers/danielle-ackley-mcphail/|title=Danielle Ackley-McPhail|website=HELIOsphere|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-04}} DerpyCon,{{Cite web|url=https://www.derpycon.com/2018/08/07/welcome-back-danielle-ackley-mcphail-for-2018/|title=Welcome Back Danielle Ackley-McPhail for 2018|last=Sullivan|first=Jessica|website=DerpyCon|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.derpycon.com/2015/09/30/danielle-ackley-mcphail-returns-to-derpycon-2015-2/|title=Danielle Ackley-McPhail Returns to DerpyCon 2015|last=Sullivan|first=Jessica|website=DerpyCon|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-04}} DexCon, Shore Leave,{{Cite web|url=https://www.shore-leave.com/guests/danielle-ackley-mcphail.htm|title=Danielle Ackley-McPhail|website=www.shore-leave.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-06}} Farpoint,{{Cite web|url=http://www.farpointcon.com/departments/programming/author-guests/|title=Author Programming and Guests|date=May 2, 2014|website=Farpoint 27 – February 21–23, 2020, Delta Hotel by Marriott, Hunt Valley, MD|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-06}} Lunacon,{{Cite web|url=http://2017.lunacon.org/index.cgi?title=Program%20Participants|title=Lunacon 2017|website=2017.lunacon.org|language=en|access-date=2019-05-06}} the Maryland Faerie Festival, Confluence,{{Cite web|url=http://parsec-sff.org/confluence/2017-program-participants/|title=2017 Program Participants|website=parsec-sff.org|access-date=2019-05-06}} and Shikkaricon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.salemcc.edu/library/special-events/author-visits/mcphail|title=Danielle McPhail and Mike McPhail {{!}} Salem Community College|website=www.salemcc.edu|access-date=2019-05-04}}

Danielle and her husband Mike McPhail are founders and owners of eSpec Books a small press publisher.