Kristin Ardis writes emotional YA/NA fantasy books for those who believe in hopeful endings and the enduring power of love. Her stories take place in magical worlds where resilient characters must grapple with who they are and find their way home to themselves.

When she’s not immersed in twisting tropes or curating a playlist for her next book, she’s probably enjoying her second cup of tea, living her best aunt life, or hiking the wooded trails at her favorite park.

She’ll be the one staring at trees, taking photos, and typing story notes on her phone whenever inspiration strikes.

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Find Kristin here; https://kristinardisbooks.com/

Kika Dorsey is an author and a Lecturer at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She teaches literature and creative writing classes. While finishing her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature in Seattle, Washington, she performed her poetry with musicians and artists and wrote about German and Italian modern and postmodern writers. In recent years she has also begun to write and publish fiction and ghostwrite fiction and nonfiction books and articles.

Her poems have been published in The Denver Quarterly, KYSO Flash, The Comstock Review, Narrative Northeast, The Columbia Review, among numerous other journals and books. She is the author of four poetry collections, Beside Herself (Flutter Press, 2010), Rust, Coming Up For Air (Word Tech Editions, 2016, 2018), and Occupied: Vienna is a Broken Man and Daughter of Hunger (Pinyon Publishing, 2020), winner of the Colorado Authors’ League Award. She is an affiliate professor of English at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and formerly at Front Range Community College, where she also tutored in their writing center since 2008. In addition, she is a contributing editor of MacQueen’s Quinterly and the advising poetry editor of Plains Paradox.

When not writing, tutoring, or teaching, she swims miles in pools and runs and hikes in the open space of Colorado’s mountains and plains.

Find Kika and her books at https://www.kikadorsey.com/

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Hi, I’m Michael Woudenberg. I’m from Tucson Arizona with a background in advanced technologies such as autonomy, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cyber, aerospace, national security, and weapon systems across a variety of companies from tech startups to Fortune 150 companies.

I’m an active non-fiction author and have been published in magazines and peer-reviewed journals. I recently ventured into the world of Science Fiction with my first novel exploring Advanced AI and what it means to be human.

Find Michael at https://www.polymathicbeing.com/about

Michael was born and raised a Florida swamp rat, but after graduating college, he ventured west and became a desert dweller. The lower humidity agreed with him and he stayed.

He somehow convinced a company to hire him to program video games, and he made that his profession for quite a while. He loved the games with rich worlds and stories the most. Now he's trying something new – instead of writing code, he's using that love of world-building, character development, and storytelling to write novels.

As a fan of fantasy and science fiction, those are the genres he focuses on in his writing, with an emphasis on action and adventure. His goal is to spread some of the joy he gets from reading by putting my own fantastical stories out into the world.

Find him on michaelgrayford.com or here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089920544532

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michael.grayford/

As an Air Force combat pilot, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross, five Air Medals and the Meritorious Service Medal, for his service, which includes a tour in Laos and Cambodia with the CIA.

He then earned an MS in engineering and served as the DOD Chairperson of the DOD-NASA Space Shuttle Integration Groups. All before becoming a lawyer! He has practiced nationwide as a trial lawyer for over 35 years and has been chosen as a “Super Lawyer” by Los Angeles Magazine every year since 2006.

And now, his debut thriller Conspiracy Ignited, (June 25, Amphorae Publishing), drawing on his real-life experience, has been racking up accolades and awards, garnering “First Place” or “Finalist” placements in every contest it has entered, along with rave advance reviews.

Beth H. Macy, author of Moscow Nights Return, the first book in the Moscow Nights trilogy, boasts a storied background with countless creative pursuits.

Hailing from a family of artists, Beth is an accomplished painter with works in collections from New York to Australia. Her talent in the visual arts extends from oil and acrylic painting to videography and stained glass.

Elsewhere in her career, Beth has been a mathematics teacher, officer in the US Navy, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), ACE Certified Personal Trainer, and programmer. Beth worked full-time for many high tech companies including Lotus Development, Apple Computer, and IBM. She once was also Zumba's Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Beth and her partner commute between Newbury, Massachusetts and Machiasport, Maine.

Jake Lynch is an author specializing in contemporary religious fiction and action-adventure novels. Having grown up under the teachings of Rick Warren, he has a strong devotion to God and actively seeks to love on others. After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management at the University of Utah, Jake returned home to Orange County, Southern California in 2020 and worked various jobs until he decided to pursue writing full-time. While writing stories is entertaining, his main mission is to help spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to bring hope and healing into the world. When he’s not writing he is usually surfing, doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and watching anime. Some of his favorite anime are Naruto, Rise of the Shield Hero, and 86. As a local of Southern California the call of the ocean is never far as his love for surfing constantly brings him back to the water.

Find Jake and his books on his website and Instagram at:

Instagram: @authorjakelynch

Website: www.authorjakelynch.com

Peter Okonkwo is a Nigerian writer, fatalist, publisher, editor, farmer, literary critic, spiritual philosopher, soon–to–be–novelist of Etean’s Destiny, and a certified orator from the Friendship Leadership Institute of Nigeria.

He is the author of six poetry collections: Ecstasy of the Dead; Fate, In the Dungeon of Doom; Whose Fault, Kismet or Impediment? and Escape from the Unseen Dungeons book series, (A Cry for Mercy, How the Demons Leave, and I Saw the Light) Peter is gifted with the aptitude to explore and demystify certain difficult life issues through his thought–provoking, raw–arresting transcendent poetry. His works have been featured in notable literary magazines and newspapers, including the Australian Plumwood Mountain Journal, The Lagos Review, Writers Space Africa, Ngiga Review, Hope Newspaper, among many others.

Peter is the host and founder of P. English Literature, where he reviews books and conducts interviews with authors around the world. His show has featured over 350 literature works from authors across the globe.

You can find his publications here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Peter%20Okonkwo/author/B08LTR5CM8