Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé helms Squircle Line Press as its publisher and chief editor. He has edited more than ten books and co-produced three audio books, several edited pro bono for non-profit organizations. A former journalist, Desmond has traveled to Australia, France, Hong Kong and Spain for his stories, and authored the limited edition "Top Ten TCS Stars" for Caldecott Publishing. Trained in publishing at Stanford University, with a theology masters (world religions) from Harvard University and fine arts masters (creative writing) from the University of Notre Dame, he is the recipient of the PEN American Center Shorts Prize, Swale Life Poetry Prize, Cyclamens & Swords Poetry Prize, Stepping Stones Nigeria Poetry Prize, and Little Red Tree Publishing Poetry Prize, among other awards. Desmond is an interdisciplinary artist, also working in clay. His commemorative pieces are housed in museums and private collections in India, the Netherlands, the UK and the US.