Bryan M. Kuderna is a critically acclaimed author of fiction and nonfiction. His books have been published internationally in multiple languages, which include Millennial Millionaire- A Guide to Become a Millionaire by 30, and his latest work, Anoroc.
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Author, medical student, and proud dog mom, H.B. Reneau is known for her character-driven, genre-crossing fiction that draws on her experiences in both medicine and the military.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Lisette Prende
Lisette Prendé is an author, actor and tarot reader from New Zealand.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Reedsy.com
Crafting beautiful books is at the heart of everything that Reedsy does.
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Writer Spotlight: FM Isaacs
A born and bred New Yorker, F. M. Isaacs lives with her husband, two sons, and an ever-growing number of stray cats she has rescued. A graduate of Cornell University and New York University, she enjoys writing, music, nature, and spending time with her family (which, of course, includes the cats).
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Vanessa Dunn
Vanessa Dunn has a true love for creating and reading stories. She especially loves the scary ones. She is an adult that has a preference for YA novels, but really just loves to read. She loves how her favorite authors are able to place words on a page, and have it play like a movie in her mind. She hopes to be able to do the same with her present and future novels. Vanessa is originally from Boston, MA, but now lives in San Antonio, TX with her husband and three children. She prays that you all will love this story more than she does.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Kara Barbieri
Kara Barbieri is a writer living in the tiny town of Hayward, Wisconsin. An avid fantasy fan, she began writing White Stag at eighteen and posting it to Wattpad soon after under the name of ‘Pandean’. When she’s not writing, you can find her marathoning Buffy the Vampire Slayer, reviving gothic fashion, and jamming to synthpop.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Sheri Jacobs
Sheri Jacobs is a full-time middle school teacher, professional voiceover artist, and a commercial and theatre actress. She uses her gifts as a public speaker and comedic storyteller to help men and women feed themselves on a diet of fulfilling relationships. Her writing accolades include a published children’s book called Dream Write aimed at showing kids how to turn fear into empowerment. Sheri is also a two-time finalist in THEMA’s short story contest and received Honorable Mention for a short story at Glimmer Train Literary. Find out more at www.sheri-jacobs.com.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: G. Sauvé
G. Sauvé had an unusual childhood. He grew up in a straw bale house. He was homeschooled. And he didn’t have a TV until he was a teenager. No wonder he fell in love with the written word at such a young age. He wrote his first book at fifteen (it sucked), and he now resides in Montréal, where he spends his days writing (much improved) novels and making bad puns. Pronunciation: G. So-vey
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Jen Braaksma
Jen Braaksma is a book coach, writer and teacher with more than 25 years’ experience. She has a Bachelor of Journalism degree and worked as a professional journalist before earning her MA in cultural studies and her Bachelor of Education degrees. She is also a graduate of Humber College Creative Writing program and a member of SCBWI. Her passion is supporting writers as their editor, project manager, emotional support and fervent cheerleader. She lives in Ottawa, Canada with her husband, two daughters and way too many cats.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: A. Kidd
A. Kidd is the middle child in a family of three girls. She started making up her own stories at age four. Because she couldn't yet write, her mom wrote the stories down for her while she painted the pictures. Her first story was called Wagland and featured an island community with sea creatures that ate tuna fish sandwiches.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Annette Whipple
Annette Whipple celebrates curiosity and inspires a sense of wonder in young readers while exciting them about science and history. She’s the author of several fact-filled children’s books including topics like flowers, insects, and Africa. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion: A Chapter-by-Chapter Guide (Chicago Review Press), Whooo Knew? The Truth about Owls (Reycraft Books), and The Story of the Wright Brothers (Rockridge Press) release this year. Annette is a fact-loving, chocolate chip cookie-baking children’s nonfiction author from Pennsylvania. She loves to share her passion for writing with educators, students, and other writers.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Eileen Manes
Eileen Manes is a writer for kids, a seven-going-on-seventeen-year-old wrangler, a reader, a Lego aficionado and a fuzzy puppy lover. If she's not reading, writing or revising, you'll find her procrastinating by redesigning her blog (or living room), hiking or Zumba-ing. But definitely not doing laundry.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Robin Kirk
Kirk is the author of numerous books, including The Bond, first in the Pentaklon trilogy (Blue Crow Books 2018), More Terrible Than Death: Massacres, Drugs and America’s War in Colombia (PublicAffairs) and The Monkey’s Paw: New Chronicles from Peru (University of Massachusetts Press). She coedits the The Peru Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Duke University) and is an editor of Duke University Press’s World Readers series.
Read moreBook Spotlight: The Bond Series By Robin Kirk
In the second book in the INDIE-award-winning Bond Trilogy, warrior Fir leads his brothers on a quest for salvation that will threaten everything he holds dear. After the battle that toppled the Weave, warrior Fir leads his brothers east to escape servitude, or worse—death at the hands of rival warriors. They search for the fabled Master of Men who promises freedom for men in the Weave. But their quest leads them to a foe more dangerous than they could have imagined.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Chris Low
Chris is a children's author and elementary school teacher. He lives in Phoenixville, PA with his wife, two sons, and a dog who occasionally dresses up like a frog. He's published several award-winning stories with Highlights for Children and Spider magazine, and he is currently finishing up his first middle grade book. Connect with him via his website at www.chrislowauthor.com or on twitter @chrislowauthor
Read moreBook Spotlight: Wolves of No World Series By Romina Garber
As Manu uncovers her own story and traces her real heritage all the way back to a cursed city in Argentina, she learns it's not just her U.S. residency that's illegal. . . .it's her entire existence.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Romina Garber
ROMINA GARBER (RUSSELL) is a New York Times and international bestselling author whose books include Lobizona & the ZODIAC series. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and raised in Miami, Florida, Romina landed her first writing gig as a teen—College She Wrote, a weekly Sunday column for the Miami Herald that was later picked up for national syndication—and she hasn’t stopped writing since. She is a graduate of Harvard College and a Virgo to the core. For more information about the ZODIAC series, visit the books’ official webpage. Romina can be reached via email romigarber@gmail.com or on Instagram/Twitter.
Read moreWriter Spotlight: Cathey Nickell
Cathey Nickell is Houston-based author and elementary school speaker. In 2017, her book, Arthur Zarr’s Amazing Art Car, was awarded first place by the Texas Association of Authors in the category of Children’s Picture Books-All Ages. To date, she has presented to nearly one hundred elementary schools and their students about writing, publishing and creativity. She is also the author of Yazzy’s Amazing Yarn (2019) and has more writing projects in the works. She holds a journalism degree from Baylor University and a Master of Arts from Louisiana State University-Shreveport. Find Cathey online at www.catheynickell.com and as @catheynickell on Twitter and Instagram.
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