11th House
The Astrological House of Neurodiversity, progressive futures, large communication networks, innovation, and hope for humanity.
It is also the energy of the outsider, which can make getting published more difficult by default. After seeing too many great neurodivergent narratives pushed aside for not being stereotypical in nature, or neurodivergent academics with world-changing ideas having their manuscripts tossed aside so as not to upset the status quo, we're handing them a megaphone and linking into the satellite network.
Forget the shareholders.
This is humanity's house.
No more "Well it's good but we can't figure out how to market it."
We innovate.
We pay everyone involved well and then infuse the profits back into the community through grants.
We are not dragons that hoard; we are dragons that toast your marshmallows and lift you into a bright blue future.
You are the wind and you are our wings.
Sm'ore?
The 11th House Team
The mostly human team bringing 11th House to life.
Nikki DeKeuster
President/Treasurer
My background includes a decade-plus of nonprofit experience, a decade in the writing, editing, and indie-publishing field, and 44 years of being a neurodivergent rebel.
Giving a home and a platform to those who thrive outside the box seems like the perfect way to upend the system in ways that will benefit everyone. I am all about win/win/win situations.
For a list of my books, please visit: nikkidekeuster.com
Sara Castaneda
Vice President
Sara is a poet/writer. She graduated from American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City and worked as an actor in New York and Sydney, Australia. She also worked for the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and in casting at DreamWorks and ABC.
Published in Zebra Ink and Space & Time magazine, her debut book of poetry, UNDERDOG BET, can be found here.
She currently resides in Dallas, TX with her husband Scott and their dog and three cats.
Allison Erin Wright
Secretary
Allison is a professional fiction editor who has been working with independent authors for nearly a decade.
She is passionate about diversity in all things and would love nothing more than to read more stories written from and about neurodivergent perspectives.
For more about Allison, please visit: https://www.honeycombediting.com
Angela Yuriko Smith
Advisory Board Member
Angela is a third-generation Ryukyuan-American poet, author, and publisher of Space and Time magazine.
President of the Horror Writer's Association, a two-time Bram Stoker Awards® Winner, and HWA Trustee and Mentor of the Year, she also coaches authors and shares Authortunities, a weekly calendar of author opportunities at authortunities.substack.com.