By Writers,
For Writers.
Campfire was founded in 2018 by writers who wanted a better way to organize their work.Our Mission
Campfire’s mission is to bring stories to life, adding some much-needed magic to the world of fiction. Our platform gives authors the tools to create awe-inspiring fictional worlds, write the books that take place within them, and publish it all for readers to explore.Our Story
August 2018Northeastern University sophomore Jason Louro begins to write a screenplay, but finds it difficult to keep organized. He starts development on new software to help him keep track of everything.
October 2018Campfire Pro—created by Jason between classes—launches and makes exactly three sales on its first day. A young man from Tennessee reaches out to Jason, who agrees to let him take over Campfire’s marketing for a short period. His name is Jackson.
November 2018With Jackson’s help, November is a fantastic month for Campfire, leading to over a thousand new users and rejuvenating the small team. Jackson permanently joins Campfire as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer.
August - September 2019Jason and Jackson launch a Kickstarter campaign for Campfire Blaze, a web-based software that improves upon Campfire Pro. The team raises over $37,000 in just thirty days.
October 2019The final major update to Campfire Pro is launched. It includes the brand new Worldbuilding Pack, which adds several new ways to expand on a story’s setting.
September - November 2020The team launches Campfire Blaze into a two-month beta period, then into full release on November 1st. The team size doubles and they jump right into improving people’s experience with Blaze.
November 2020Campfire Blaze begins to receive monthly updates. November’s updates are particularly large, with fresh new UI updates to the timeline, library, navigation, and more.
April 2021Campfire Publishing is announced, and its first publication is Jackson’s The Quest for the Golden Plunger. It is published later that year in June.
June 2021Campfire announces a massive update. It will combine the writing tools in Campfire Blaze with the tutorials, blog, videos, and a new platform that will allow writers to share their work with the community like never before.
October 2021Campfirewriting.com officially launches. The team begins finalizing the mobile and desktop applications, and looking ahead to the next big projects on their to-do list.
December 2021The Campfire desktop app officially launches. The Campfire team turns its focus to completing the mobile app, improving the reading experience in Explore, and overhauling important modules like Manuscript and Maps.
January - July 2022The team doubles down on Campfire's writing tools, launching a totally redesigned Manuscript module, a Compile Manuscript tool for exporting to print-ready PDFs and EPUBs, new & improved Attributes panels, and more.
August 2022The Campfire mobile app officially launches, allowing our users to create and edit their projects on the go. The app is 100% free with no limits. The team turns their focus to more improvements to Campfire Write.
September 2022 - June 2023The team continues to focus on improving Campfire's tools for authors, launching huge updates to the overall navigation and the Maps and Timeline Modules, adding global undo/redo, and releasing the brand new Calendar Module. But hints of change are in the air...
July 2023Campfire announces its plans to grow into a reading and publishing platform, one where authors can monetize their ebooks, audiobooks, short stories, worldbuilding, and more. The announcement comes with a huge revamp of Campfire's publishing tools.
October 2023A select group of authors can officially monetize their work on Campfire, available only on the web—for now. The team continues to work on the mobile reading app in the meantime, and begins its marketing efforts to attract readers to Campfire.
March 2024After a successful beta, Campfire's reading app launches on iOS and Android phones and tablets. Readers can now enjoy stories and bonus content published on Campfire wherever they go, on whichever device is most comfortable for them. Authors can create and monetize bonus content like short stories, characters, and lore on an ebook platform for the first time.
Our Team
Jason LouroFounder & CEOJason Louro is a graduate of Northeastern University with a degree in Computer Science & Philosophy. He loves reading fantasy and is currently working on a novel of his own.
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Jackson DickertChief Marketing Officer‘Jackson of All Trades’ handles the marketing at Campfire. He is the author of a humorous YA novel called The Quest for the Golden Plunger. A University of Tennessee Alumni, he worked hard earning a degree in Kinesiology that he relishes never utilizing in the future.
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Adam BassettUX / UI DesignerAdam is a graduate of SUNY Potsdam and Flatiron School. He’s got his hands in a bit of marketing and content creation, but spends most of his time designing Campfire’s website and applications—or revisiting old designs to make them easier to use. Outside of Campfire, he also does some game design, writing, and illustrates maps. You can see more of Adam’s work at https://linktr.ee/adamcbassett.
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Amanda JonesContent ManagerAmanda leads Campfire’s content marketing initiatives, from managing our social media channels to drafting copy and overseeing Campfire Learn’s SEO strategy. She has a background in the book retail, self-publishing, and SEO content creation industries. In her spare time, she works as a freelance editor, enjoys all things Sci-fi/Fantasy, and continues to buy more books than she’ll probably ever have the chance to read.
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Ernesto GonzálezSenior EngineerErnesto likes to call himself a hacker because “software developer” doesn't sound as cool. He likes spy novels, indie music and English tea. His life pursuit is to write software that's so good that it doesn't get in the way.
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Pedro RivasMobile DeveloperPedro graduated from Guadalajara University with a degree in Culture, Physics, and Sports. He enjoys sports, technology, and science fiction. Sometimes plays soccer (when his superpowers are required).
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Tiago MendesSoftware EngineerTiago is a software engineer that simply loves everything related to programming and technology. He lives in Portugal, but his biggest dream is to travel worldwide. In his free time, Tiago likes to enjoy a good movie or binge-watch a tv show. Someday, Tiago would love to use his programming skills to help our planet!
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