DAPHNE HIGBEE spent her childhood in libraries, listening to stories and checking out as many books as she could carry. The habit continued through college when she worked as a…
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Rebecca Hicken
REBECCA HICKEN has nearly a decade of classroom teaching experience and is in hot pursuit of her MFA in creative writing. While English is her favorite subject to teach, she…
Mikki Helmer
A former bookseller, MIKKI HELMER currently works in the industry as a sensitivity reader and recently taught at the Writing Excuses: Riding Retreat. She writes queer sci-fi and fantasy novels…
Marc J Gregson
MARC J GREGSON is the New York Times bestselling author of the Above the Black trilogy. His work has been released in several languages across multiple continents, and his trilogy…
Mickey George
MICKEY GEORGE is an author and artist. Her debut young adult historical, Speak Easy, Speak Love, came out in 2017. She’s written two graphic novels: a standalone fable, The Heart…
Elisha Fernandez
ELISHA FERNANDEZ is a Latina writer, poet, editor, and artist. She strives to uplift and empower young adults from BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities through her work. Elisha writes fantasy, horror,…
Lisa Cron
LISA CRON is the author of Wired for Story, Story Genius and most recently, Story or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business…
Lisa Crandall
LISA CRANDALL is a web developer, designer, and chronic over-thinker. As a full-time developer, she has worked at agencies specializing in digital marketing and revenue growth strategy, while her consulting…
Shannon Cooley
SHANNON COOLEY writes fantasy under her own name and sweet romance under the name Shanna Delaney. For her day job she trains writers and editors for Homes.com, and in the…
Frank L. Cole
FRANK L. COLE was born into a family of southern storytellers and wrote his first book at age eight. It was, of course, a masterpiece, but it was lost, and…