Kate Watson is an Amazon Top 50 Bestselling author of cheeky closed door romantic comedies.

She started writing at six years old and sold her first book, "The Heart People," to her parents for a quarter. It received rave reviews. She's written books full of heart, humor, and happily-ever-afters ever since.

Originally from Canada, she attended college at Brigham Young University and has also lived in Israel and Brazil. She is currently living her own happily-ever-after with her super cute husband and their four wild and wonderful kids.

She runs on swoons, fumes, and Jesus.

You can find her on Instagram:

@katewatsonbooks

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Sangu Mandanna was four years old when an elephant chased her down a forest road and she decided to write her first story about it. Seventeen years and many, many manuscripts later, she signed her first book deal. Sangu now lives in Norwich, a city in the east of England, with her husband and kids. Her work includes Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom, A Spark of White Fire, Color Outside the Lines, and more!

C.J. Redwine is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ravenspire series and the Defiance trilogy. She adores Harry Potter, Sherlock, most of the shows on the CW, and Batman. To get sneak peeks, behind the scenes info, giveaways and more, join her fan group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1536518933271462/

Mindy McGinnis is an Edgar Award-winning novelist who writes across multiple genres, including post-apocalyptic, historical, thriller, contemporary, mystery, and fantasy.

While her settings may change, you can always count on Mindy’s books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us.

Called the "queen of heartbreaking prose" by Paste Magazine, Helene Dunbar is the author of WE ARE LOST AND FOUND (Sourcebooks, September 2019), as well as THE PROMISE OF LOST THINGS (2022), PRELUDE FOR LOST SOULS, BOOMERANG, THESE GENTLE WOUNDS, and WHAT REMAINS. Over the years, she's worked as a drama critic, journalist, and marketing manager, and has written on topics as diverse as traditional Irish music, court cases, and theater. She lives in Nashville with her husband and daughter.

William Ritter is an Oregon educator and author of the bestselling Jackaby series. He is the proud father of the two bravest boys in the Wild Wood, and husband to the indomitable Queen of the Deep Dark.

Matthew Quinn Martin was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and raised in New Haven, Connecticut. It wasn’t until he moved to Manhattan that he realized he was a writer. These days, he lives on a small island off the North Atlantic coast of the United States where it gets quiet in the winter…perhaps too quiet. . .

Courtney “Court” Stevens grew up in the knockabout town of Bandana, Kentucky. She is a former adjunct professor, youth minister, Olympic torchbearer, and bookseller at Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN. These days she writes coming-of-truth fiction and is the community outreach manager for Warren County Public Library in Bowling Green, KY. She has a pet whale named Herman, a bandsaw named Rex, and a tiny fleet of novels with her name on the spine.

Libby Cudmore worked in video stores, bookstores and temp agencies before settling down in Upstate New York to write. THE BIG REWIND is her first novel, and her short stories have appeared in PANK, The Stoneslide Corrective, The Big Click, Big Lucks, the HANZAI JAPAN anthology and others. She makes all her own writing journals and has a halfway-decent record collection.

Stephanie Scott has been a writer all her life. A freelance journalist and avid reader, she loves stories with emotion and happily-ever-afters. Her best plotting is done on a clear day during a quiet run. She's blessed with a wonderful, supportive husband and two sons she loves even when she wants to strangle them.

Lauren Morrill is the author of spicy adult and sweet YA romance, including Sister of the Bride, Meant to Be (Delacorte) and It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). She loves all things romantic comedy and specializes in kissing books. Lauren lives in Knoxville, TN with her husband, Adam Ragusea, and their two children.

Adi Alsaid was born and raised in Mexico City, where he spilled hot sauce on things. He’s the author of several young adult books, including Let’s Get Lost a 2015 YALSA Top Ten Selection, Never Always Sometimes, North of Happy, a Kirkus Best Book, Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak, and We Didn’t Ask For This.

Karen Akins lives in the MidSouth where she writes humorous, light YA sci-fi. When not writing or reading, she loves lightsaber dueling with her two sons and forcing her husband to watch BBC shows with her.

Lauren Gibaldi is a public librarian who's been, among other things, a magazine editor, high school English teacher, bookseller, and circus aerialist (seriously). She has a BA in Literature and Master's in Library and Information Studies. She lives in Orlando, Florida with her husband and daughter. Her books include THE NIGHT WE SAID YES and AUTOFOCUS.

Erica M. Chapman writes what she feels and doesn't hold back. She credits the experience of writing Teach Me to Forget to saving her life and believes every moment can have levity, even the saddest ones. Her speciality is smart-ass characters, short sentences, making her readers cry, and humor. You can probably find her making a fool of herself on TikTok, typing her next story on her favorite MacBook, or posting videos of her cats or the ducks outside her window. Follow her @ericamchapman on social where she attempts to keep up with the newest channel that everyone is joining.

Listen to the kids. They know better.

It’s important to talk about mental health.

Natasha Sinel is a writer of young adult fiction. She is the author of The Fix, which received the gold medal for YA Fiction in the 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs) and Soulstruck. Her short story, "Moving the Body," appears in the adoption-themed anthology Welcome Home.

She graduated from Yale University and University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and was a director of business development at Showtime Networks. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., she now lives in Westchester, New York with her husband, three sons, and two cats.

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Raised in the duct tape capital of the world, Avon, Ohio, Jenny began her writing career at her hometown newspaper. After earning a degree in photojournalism, she vowed to never spend another winter in Ohio and moved to California, where there is far too much sunshine and she dreams of rainy afternoons.

Amid working for Sound Art, a non-profit that teaches music in inner-city neighborhoods, and raising two kids, Jenny decided to do something with all the snippets she wrote during microeconomics and began writing for young adults. She likes her heroines smart and quirky, her heroes nice, and her kisses sweet. Her debut, THE ART OF FALLING is published with Bloomsbury Spark. THE TRICK TO LANDING, a companion novel, was released in 2016.

Apart from writing, Jenny is still an avid photographer, loves music despite no discernible musical talent, and harbors a deep-seated fear of goldfish. She lives near Los Angeles with her husband, son, and daughter. The four of them are always looking for their next adventure.

Shannon M. Parker is an author and educator. She holds degrees in English Literature, Linguistics and Educational Leadership from Saint Michael's College, UMass Boston and University of Southern Maine respectively. She lives in New England with her family.

Eric Smith is a literary agent and Young Adult author from Elizabeth, New Jersey.

As an agent with P.S. Literary, he’s worked on New York Times bestselling and award-winning books. His recent novels include the YALSA Best Books for Young Readers selection Don’t Read the Comments (Inkyard Press, 2020), You Can Go Your Own Way (Inkyard Press, 2021), and the anthology Battle of the Bands (Candlewick, 2021), co-edited with award-winning author Lauren Gibaldi.

His latest book, Jagged Little Pill: The Novel, was written with Alanis Morissette, Academy award-winner Diablo Cody, and Glen Ballard, and is an adaptation of the Grammy and Tony award winning musical.

His upcoming books include the YA rom-com With or Without You (Inkyard Press, November 2023) and the anthology First-Year Orientation (Candlewick, April 2023) with Lauren Gibaldi.

His other books include the IndieBound bestseller The Geek’s Guide to Dating (Quirk), the Inked duology (Bloomsbury), and The Girl and the Grove (Flux). His writing has sold into nine languages.

A lifelong lover of writing and books, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from Kean University in English, and a Master’s in English from Arcadia University, where he currently mentors MFA students. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and son, and enjoys video games, pop punk, and crying over every movie.

I write words you can sing and words you can read. I live in Chattanooga, TN with my wife, Clara and a dog that barks at non-existent threats.

When I'm not writing YA or MG, I'm probably working really strange part-time jobs, and doing other things that actually give my family the ability to eat food. I'm a member the Jedi Counsel, and I have a propensity to daydream when ever I attempt to be an adult.

Four truths and one lie:

1. I once built a raft with friends and rafted down a river for a week

2. The first story I wrote was autobiographical X-Men fan fiction which culminated with me kissing Rogue, naturally.

3. If alligator or goat is on a restaurant/cafe menu I will order it.

4. I tried out to be a drummer for the Blue Man Group when I was 16.

5. I camped on the shore of the frozen Canadian wasteland of Hudson Bay in -32 degree weather.

Julie Eshbaugh once produced an online video series for teens which received several honors from the Webby Awards. Now, she focuses her time on writing. Ivory and Bone is her debut novel. You can find her online at julieeshbaugh.com or on twitter @JulieEshbaugh.

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Stephanie J. Scott writes light-hearted, quirky romance and young adult. She enjoys dance fitness, everything cats, and has a slight obsession with Instagram. A Midwest girl at heart, she resides outside of Chicago with her tech-of-all-trades husband and fuzzy furbabies.

Randy Ribay is an award-winning author of young adult fiction. His most recent novel, Patron Saints of Nothing, earned five starred reviews, was selected as a Freeman Book Award winner, and was a finalist for the National Book Award, LA Times Book Prize, Walden Book Award, Edgar Award, International Thriller Writers Award, and the CILIP Carnegie Medal. His other works include Project Kawayan, After the Shot Drops, and An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes. Born in the Philippines and raised in the Midwest, Randy earned his BA in English Literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his Ed.M. in Language and Literacy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, son, and cat-like dog. Visit him at randyribay.com or on Twitter and Instagram @randyribay.

Tameka Mullins is a Detroit, Michigan native, poet, blogger and digital marketer who loves pop culture and traveling to exotic locations. Her writing has been highlighted on NPR and in countless women’s periodicals and e-publications. She’s worked at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Audible, The Girl Scouts of the USA, WCBS Radio and Newsweek. Her short story, ‘Empty Lens’ is also featured in ‘Welcome Home’ a YA anthology of adoption-themed fictional short stories. She currently lives in New York City.

www.tamekamullins.com

Twitter: @Tamstarz

Nic Stone was born and raised in a suburb of Atlanta, GA, and the only thing she loves more than an adventure is a good story about one. After graduating from Spelman College, she worked extensively in teen mentoring and lived in Israel for a few years before returning to the US to write full-time. Growing up with a wide range of cultures, religions, and backgrounds, Stone strives to bring these diverse voices and stories to her work.

You can find her goofing off and/or fangirling over her adorable little family on most social media platforms as @getnicced, or on her website: www.nicstone.info.

Shannon Gibney is a writer, educator, activist, and the author of See No Color (Carolrhoda Lab, 2015), a young adult novel based on her experience as a transracial adoptee that won the 2016 Minnesota Book Award in Young Peoples' Literature. Her novel Dream Country (Dutton, September 2018), is the story of five generations of an African and African American family, trying to find freedom and home on two continents.

Gibney is faculty in English at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, where she teaches critical and creative writing, journalism, and African Diasporic topics. A Bush Artist and McKnight Writing Fellow, she is also at work on a children's picture book, a literary anthology of writing by women of color on miscarriage and infant loss, and a family memoir.