About Us

Our Mission:

Spark Flash Fiction exists to provide a place for new authors to gain a publishing credit, established authors to hone their skills, and staff to develop publishing expertise that can grow into opportunities to teach, mentor, and cultivate their readership.

We release release four issues a year with eight to twelve new stories in each, including a story by a best-selling, award-winning featured author and one by a Spark staff member.

Management Team:

Leslie DeVooght

Production & FINANCIAL Manager

Award-winning author Leslie DeVooght writes women’s fiction with faith, love, laughter, and a lot of Southern charm. In 2017, Leslie was first published in Spark Magazine and fell in love with writing romantic flash fiction. After placing in the top ten, Leslie’s flash fiction story, Avoiding the Bouquet, was published in the 2018 Writer’s Digest Anthology of Short, Short Stories.

She is the author of Stealing Magnolias and How to Sparkle in the Magnolia Bluff series. Her debut from Love Inspired, Taking a Second Shot, releases in December 2025.

When Leslie isn’t writing, she volunteers with several organizations, cheers on her three children, and enjoys date nights with her husband, who loves that she researches kissing. Leslie is represented by Bob Hostetler of the Steve Laube Agency.

Hope Welborn

Technology & Design Manager

Hope Welborn writes about small towns and big suspense, with a sprinkling of romance and a hefty dose of faith. Her manuscripts have won the ACFW Genesis contest and the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Foundation Award. She is the author of Hidden, a Christmas romantic suspense novella (originally published in the Holiday Menace collection) and Trail of Danger. Her debut novel with Love Inspired Suspense, Taken Without a Trace, will release in September 2026.

By day, Hope works full-time job in digital content marketing technology, and by night, she stays up too late putting words on the page. She is a member of the Suspense Squad and is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray of the Steve Laube Agency.

Jennifer Purcell

Social Media & MARKETING Manager

Jennifer Purcell is a Georgia native who loves to write about faith, family, and romance. She is an ACFW First Impressions contest winner and a semi-finalist in the ACFW Genesis contest. She is the author of A Different Kind of War and The Battle Within.

When Jennifer’s not writing, reading, or blogging, she enjoys watching Hallmark mysteries and daydreaming about happy endings.

Support Team:

Jordan Millsaps

Acquisitions editor, Production & social Media Assistant

Jordan Millsaps lives in the rolling hills of East Tennessee with her husband and two daughters. Her first flash fiction story, The Helpful Assistant, was published by Spark in 2020, and her story, Pine Tree Picnic, was included in the Summer 2021 issue. Both stories won the ‘reader favorite’ vote for the issue.

Jordan is an indie author of sweet romantic comedies and loves to draw inspiration from all the weird, hilarious things that happen in real life. Her Boyfriend in the Bargain series is complete, featuring five lighthearted stories of couples who strike unconventional deals and find love in the process. The third book in her Marriage on My Mind series, Lauren Murphy Hates Mistletoe, releases November 2025.

When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading, baking, trying new restaurants, and traveling with her family.

Abbey Downey

Production assistant

Abbey Downey started writing inspirational romance stories during naptime when her kids were babies and found she couldn’t stop. Several of her flash fiction stories have been published, along with two books from Love Inspired’s historical line (written under the name Mollie Campbell). She is the author of An Uncertain Road, An Unexpected Catch, and An Uncharted Dream from Wild Hearts Books.

After growing up throughout the Midwest, Abbey settled in central Indiana, where her family has lived since the 1840s. She fills her days with fixing up a few acres in the country and hanging out with her husband, two kids, and one rather enthusiastic beagle.

Laura DeBow

Editorial & Acquisitions Assistant

A Texas girl living in a Georgia world, Laura DeBow has loved words and stories since she could first string sentences together. Laura writes inspirational fiction with an emphasis on contemporary romance and romantic suspense. She is a Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Foundations Award finalist in the Romantic Suspense category.

When not dreaming up characters, figuring out plots, or tinkering with words, Laura can be found spending time with her husband of 22+ years, cheering on their teenagers in multiple sports, reading, cooking, or doing something active.

Laurie Ingram Sibley

Editorial Assistant

Laurie Ingram Sibley is a pastor’s wife and mom of three. She and her family live in South Carolina where they’re planting a cross-cultural church. Laurie homeschools and does freelance editing and proofreading. If that doesn’t keep her busy enough, she squeezes in pockets of time to write inspirational romance. She’s a pantser and an ACFW First Impressions award winner. She procrastinates by reading (does that count as research?) and never by cleaning (although that might be a good problem to have).

Her novella, Shattered Darkness, is part of the Charleston Light collection. Visit www.lauriesibley.com to sign up for her newsletter and follow her writing journey.

Alyssa Schwarz

Editorial Assistant

Alyssa Schwarz is a Colorado native who attended the Colorado School of Mines, got her masters in Geological Engineering, and promptly became a watercolor artist and author (as one does). She now writes heartfelt fiction full happy endings, a bit of mystery, faith, humor, and second chances. In 2021, she wrote her first flash fiction story for Spark Flash Fiction, and has gone on to indie publish multiple books and short stories with the same romantic charm.

She is the author of the Prescott Family Romance Series, as well as A Midsummer Romance, Wild at Heart, and Martin’s Miracle Match from the Wild Rose collection. Clara: A Wild Rose Historical released in November 2025.

When she’s not writing, you can find her reading (research, right?), baking up a new recipe, or creating Pinterest boards for new story ideas.