Helen Glanville is an Australian author whose debut memoir, A Second Chance, tells the remarkable true story of love, forgiveness and rebuilding after life’s most difficult chapters. When Helen met her husband, Richard “Geoff” Glanville, he was serving time for one of Australia’s most notorious white-collar crimes. Against the odds, they fell in love, married, and went on to build a life centred on honesty, redemption and service to others. She writes with warmth and honesty about resilience, morality and the courage to begin again. Helen's experiences include losing everything in the 2019 bushfires and then finding faith and meaning through each new beginning. Today she speaks about transformation, second chances and the process of turning pain into purpose. Based in Adelaide, Helen continues to share her message that no story is beyond redemption, and that writing can be both a personal and spiritual act of renewal. Credit: Helen Glanville.

Paul Rushworth-Brown is an Australian historical fiction author and educator whose writing blends realism, emotion, and truth-telling. Born in England and raised in Australia, he draws on his own experiences working in the outback and teaching history to craft stories that explore identity, belonging, and the legacy of colonisation. His latest novel, Outback Odyssey (Historium Press, 2024), reimagines post-war Australia through the eyes of a Yorkshire migrant drawn into the spiritual world of the outback. The book has been praised internationally for its empathy and authenticity and was recently nominated for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. Through his work, Paul invites readers to see Australia not just as a landscape, but as a living story — one that remembers. He also has authored Skulduggery, Red Winter Journey and Dream of Courage. Credit: Paul Rushworth-Brown.

Daniel C. Munson worked for many years as a chemical engineer and has written for national financial magazines such as "Barron's" and "Financial History" for over twenty years. He has also written for technical and regional history journals and authored a regional history book. In "Fiscal Follies," Munson pricks the bubble of scientific pretension that surrounds economics and finance and the social sciences generally in a humorous, light-hearted way, pointing out precisely why these forms of “science” are so different. As a free-lance writer, Daniel's been successful in getting published ~20 times in national magazines. His professional experiences as a chemical engineer contribute to his unique insights among global freelancers. Credit: Daniel C. Munson; Fiscal Follies.

Sora Vernikoff is a No Diet, Weight-Loss Coach at www.nodieting.net. Over 20 years ago, Sora healed herself of compulsive overeating by transferring her classroom “management” techniques to food “management” techniques thanks to her educational expertise teaching really challenged kids in East New York, Brooklyn. This led to the development of an easy to use no-diet, weight-loss system that she went on to teach to hundreds of unhappy dieters. Sora’s book "Eat What You Want! Stop When You Want! A No-Diet, Weight-Loss Program" became a #1 Amazon Best Seller when it was published; also her book became the 2018 Distinguished Favorite by The New York City Big Book Award Contest. As an educator, speaker and author, Sora teaches her no diet system both online and offline. She likes to say, “If you want to eat what you want, stop when you want and become forever thin and healthy, then visit nodieting.net and start making peace with food today.” Credit: Sora Vernikoff; NoDieting.net.

Lauren Gibbons Paul is a Boston-area writer. She worked as a freelance business/technology journalist for more than 30 years. Her pivot to fiction coincided with taking up ballroom dance lessons seven years ago. Lauren was immediately fascinated by the glamorous world -especially the instructors - most of whom come here from other countries. This world is a perfect backdrop within which to explore themes of wanting to belong, wanting to be seen, making one's way in America. Credits: Lauren Gibbons Paul; Clippings.Me.

Andrew Robinson is a veteran writer who crafts stories through blending his life experiences and curiosity to explore the unknown. Andrew's storytelling has garnered attention from audiences spanning across multiple genres within the fiction and non-fiction realm. These publications include children's books, young adult sci-fi series, murder mysteries, memoirs, comedies, screenplays, short stories, television pilot series, comic books and the list keeps growing! Also as a former owner of a publishing company, he dispenses technical guidance and wisdom to enlighten flourishing writers among the audiences. Writers discover his favorite punctuation as Andrew humbly shares how his work attracts new writing opportunities from clients worldwide. This conversation navigates through tales that exemplify the purpose of writing - to bring people together to share their experiences. Credit: Andrew Robinson.

Julian Morris-Haaker is a self-published author who has been in the business of telling tales regarding war and conflict on a fantastical scale for nearly 10 years. He primarily writes fiction, a hybrid of science fiction and fantasy ,where he challenges peoples' perceptions of conflict to reveal there is so much more that goes on beneath the surface. Telling stories and writing poetry has been a coping mechanism since Julian's parents passed away. He applied his personal experience of pain and grief to begin his journey of becoming an author. This outlet has granted him an opportunity to tell fantastical tales exhibiting defiant hope and rage against the inevitable. The four books of the series are as follows - Airborne: The Defiant Crusade, Landfall, Vigilance, and Galvanic Eruption. Credit:  Julian Morris-Haaker.

Frank holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Providence College, his Doctorate from New York Chiropractic College, and a Master of Science degree from Troy State University. Born and raised in Rhode Island, he grew up in the restaurant business. This engendered a strong work ethic and a love of food, which helped him develop his perseverance, determination, and faith to be adventurous and driven.  As a published author, keynote speaker, and artist, he shares his journey. Teaching others through presentations, workshops on resilience, and keynote speeches about the healing power of positive language, and to help others shift the influence of negative words and learned behavior. *To Be and To Be With…The Yin and Yang of Emotional Prosperity*, his most recent work, offers perspectives on shifting negative emotion within the context of Chinese philosophy. Credit: Frank DiMaio; Emotional Prosperity Network.

Dr. Monika Schott is an Australian based writer and researcher. Life’s intricacies and curiosities inspire her to write and give voice to stories that haven’t been heard. She’s particularly interested in lost industrial communities and communities that have been isolated or segregated, and interpreting these stories of past communities before they’re lost forever. She once practiced as a metal artist and painter and as such, writes like an artist creating texture on metal or canvas. She wrote the social history of Melbourne’s first sewerage farm community as part of her PhD research into sewerage ghost towns and how these communities flourish in their abject margins. Her novel, ‘The Faraway Land of the House and Two Cows’, and song, ‘A Land Faraway’, were released in July 2022.

Her latest book, ‘My Dad built me the best and wackiest cubby ever’ is a timely and compassionate story about a child and father navigating the dad’s mental health struggles, and is inspired by Monika’s own lived experience. The heart-warming chapter book is a gentle interpretation of what Monika observed within her own family, and is ideal for children aged 5-12 years. Credit: Dr. Monika Schott.

Meet Damon! Multifaceted, passionate, and skilled all describe Damon “DaRil” Nailer. With over 1 million views on the popular advice site Quora, 1K speaking engagements, and many published works under his belt, Damon is known as a “Renaissance Man”, “Inspirational Communicator” and “Gift Guru”, who provides direction, inspiration, and education to any audience. Mr. Nailer is the owner of Kitril Consultancy, where he serves as an author, speaker, content creator, and consultant, specializing in personal development, communication, leadership, entrepreneurship, spirituality, and parenting.  As a result of his experience and expertise, he has been featured 200+ times in various media outlets, including The Huffington Post, Reader’s Digest, Thrive Global, Goalcast, MSN, Yahoo, Yahoo Finance, Redbook, Insider, podcasts, radio/TV shows, magazines, newspapers, etc. Credit: Damon Nailer.