Phaea Crede loves writing silly picture books for silly kids. Serious kids, too! Her debut picture book Jet the Cat (is Not a Cat) will be published Spring 2021 by Barefoot Books. Phaea lives outside of Boston with her husband, two kiddos, and a slightly stinky dog named Gus.

Barbara Renner is a retired teacher who writes children’s picture books about wildlife that are both entertaining and educational. She and her husband have lived in Phoenix, Arizona for over 40 years, but visit a small lake town in Minnesota in the summer as “Sun Birds.” Barbara enjoys any outdoor activity such as camping, walking, hiking, gardening, and golfing.

Sarah J. Carlson writes contemporary YA that delves into complex, real world problems. Professionally, she is a school psychologist with a professional focus around supporting the success of children with behavioral and mental health needs. Sarah lives outside Madison, Wisconsin with her husband and two young children. Her works include All the Walls of Belfast and Everything’s Not Fine.

Candice Marley Conner loves swampy settings and lives with her husband, two children—Mermaid Girl and Dinosaur Boy—and two tiny-but-ferocious tiger-cats at the bottom of Alabama where the antebellum lady rests her feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

S. O. Thomas is the author of the middle grade novels #GraveyardChallenge, book 5 in the FrightVision series, and The Slug Queen Chronicles. With her infectious energy and a penchant for the peculiar, no one has ever accused S. O. of being mundane.

Margaret has been published in various markets: Assignment Magazine (student fiction contest winner), Z Publishing, Dual Coast Magazine, See Spot Run, The Penman Review, The Copperfield Review, and Fictitious Magazine. She also received Honorable Mention in the WOW! - Women on Writing Winter 2015 Flash Fiction Contest.