Never Say Never

The Order of the Key

The Skeleton Key

Justine Manzano is an editor, a geek, and an author of geeky YA fiction who makes her online home at www.justinemanzano.com, and her actual home in Bronx, NY, where she lives with her husband, son, and a cacophony of cats.

JUSTINE MANZANO

A Feeling Like Home

Haleigh Wenger is a Young Adult author and avid romance reader. When not writing or reading, Haleigh is chasing her four young kids or baking cookies.

Find out more at: haleighwenger.com

HALEIGH WENGER

The Almost Queen

Alys Murray is a screenwriter and author from New Orleans, Louisiana. She believes in shooting stars, big breakfasts, and the idea that anyone can be a hero.

Find out more at: alysmurray.com

ALYS MURRAY

Mind Like a Diamond

Amanda Pavlov started performing stand-up over a decade ago in her hometown of New Orleans. She believes in Science, kindness, and crossing the street to pet every dog she sees. 
Find out more at: www.amandapavlov.com

AMANDA PAVLOV

Unravel

Amelia Loken writes Young Adult Fantasy and Contemporary fiction, exploring the courage of women who forge bridges from the shards of old obstacles.

AMELIA LOKEN

Beneath the Starlit Sea

Nicole Bea is a technical writer, author, and Editor-in-Chief of eucalyptus & rose literary magazine from Eastern Canada who focuses on deep stories to dig into: books that include romance, honesty, hope, and self-discovery.

NICOLE BEA

A Heartbeat Away from You

Ann M. Miller is a Canadian writer and author of the Young Adult Fantasy Captured in Paint and the forthcoming Young Adult Romance A Heartbeat Away from You.

ANN M. MILLER

Poison Forest

Lauri Starling is a LGBTQ+ romance and fantasy author who periodically blogs about her experiences growing up in a cult in the rural South.

LAURI STARLING

So Long, Bobby   Tomorrow and Tomorrow

If it's historical and/or macabre, Lillah Lawson is writing about it!

LILLAH LAWSON

The Gravity of Lies

Dorothy Deene has worked a number of years for the SCV Gazette where she wrote a weekly column.  She also worked as an assistant director for Meridian Theatre in Los Angeles. Her and her daughter were on a talent based reality show that centered around a group of talented teens and their parents and of which inspired her to write her debut, The Gravity of Lies.

Dorothy Deene

A Guise of the Sea

Jenna is a historical and fantasy women's fiction writer and freelance editor by the moonlight and a teacher and mom in the sunlight.

Jenna Mandarino

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

​Lauren Emily Whalen, author of TAKE HER DOWN and other writing for teens, adults and everyone, lives in Chicago with her cat, Rosaline, and an apartment full of books.

Lauren Emily Whalen

A Burden of Ice and Bone

Kyra’s novels feature strong young women discovering themselves against fantastical adversity, supportive love interests, and an appreciation for nature. 

Kyra Whitton

The Spoiler

LE Todd lives with her family in a wooded northern Michigan haven. When not writing, she spends her time painting character portraits for her books, traveling, fantasizing about future stories, and creating floor plans for houses she’ll likely never build.

L.E. Todd

Forbidden Blood

Tanya Cimone, a bilingual Montreal native and mother of two, is passionate about exploring the world and writing, holding a bachelor's in international business and studying creative writing at Oxford University, currently pursuing an English Literature degree at Queen's University, and crafting magical, rule-bending stories filled with love and intrigue.

Tanya Cimone