Corie's work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and her short stories and essays have appeared in a number of literary journals including North American Review, Indiana Review, Evansville Review, South Dakota Review and Green Hills Literary Lantern.

Carrie Bouffard has worked as an English teacher and as a school library advisor. Her passion is getting people of all ages excited about books. Carrie grew up in Vermont and currently lives in New Zealand with her husband, her two children and an assortment of unruly animals.

is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California's PhD Program in Literature and Creative Writing. His writing appears or is forthcoming in Iowa Review, Conjunctions, Gettysburg Review, and elsewhere. He lives in Indiana with his wife and children.

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Jessica is an art director and set designer. Originally from Toronto, Jessica received her Bachelors of Design from York University and Sheridan College, and an MFA from The School of Visual Arts in New York. Jessica’s work has been published in Vogue, Elle, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vanity Fair, and her commercial clients include Club Monaco, HBO, Jive Records, Microsoft, MTV, New Balance, Nickelodeon, Sephora, and Warner Bros.

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Rebecca Evans is an author/illustrator living in Maryland who enjoys spending time with her husband and four young children and working from her home studio. She regularly speaks at elementary schools and shares her love of literature and art with children. She is also the illustrator coordinator for the SCBWI MD/DE/WV region and mentors with EB Lewis.

Dustin Illingworth writes about books and culture for the LA Times, the Times Literary Supplement, and the LA Review of Books. He is the managing editor of The Scofield, a contributing editor for 3:AM Magazine, and a staff writer for Literary Hub. He is finishing a debut novel, Bread at Midnight.

writes young adult and middle grade fantasy. She received her M.A. in Children’s Literature and M.F.A. in Writing for Children from Simmons College in 2014. She lives in New Jersey and can be found online.

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Lexi is the founder of Lexi’s Clean Kitchen, the go-to food blog for paleo and clean eating. She has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Self, Women’s Health, Yahoo.com, and more. Lexi’s Clean Kitchen (Victory Belt, 2017) is her first book.

Kathryn Maughan grew up in Roy, Utah and moved to New York City to attend Columbia University. She received her MFA from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts. She also writes for television and film.

Chris Scofield is a novelist and short story writer. She's worked with authors Ursula K. Le Guin and Tom Spanbauer, and is a former special education, art and preschool teacher. Scofield lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Daniel Waters is a 26-year-old writer living in Portland, Oregon. When he’s not writing, he works as a caregiver for children with severe autism. When he is writing, he’s committed to giving loud, proud voices to characters.