Bianca Marais is the author of the beloved Hum If You Don't Know the Words and If You Want to Make God Laugh.

She teaches at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies
where she was awarded an
Excellence in Teaching Award for Creative Writing in 2021.

She runs the Eunice Ngogodo Own Voices Initiative
to empower young Black women in Africa to write and publish their own stories,
and is constantly fundraising to
assist grandmothers in Soweto with caring for children
who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS.
She is the co-host of the popular podcast, The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

I'm Tonya Nagle, Ph.D. I've been writing a lot longer than I've had those last letters. I started writing over 15 years ago for publication. I have been traditionally and independently published. I work in higher education as a writing coach, an adjunct faculty member, and a curriculum designer.

I am a book coach and freelance editor working with romance authors that want to take their books and their business to the next level. Let's talk about your book or series concept, together we can identify opportunities to engage the reader so they fall in love with your writing.

Bethany, a former youth minister’s wife and high school cheerleading coach turned author, speaker, and business owner. Graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts in Communication, where I concentrated on marketing and public relations. A goal is to take those skills and apply them to writers, authors, and brands.

Karen wrote the first draft of Getting It Right (Akashic Books) on airplanes, in the Delta Sky Club, and in hotel rooms around the country and the world. The book tour was amazing. Friends hosted her in their homes, clubs, events, conferences, and book clubs. Independent and Barnes & Noble bookstores across the country welcomed her.

Kathleen Fair is a former teacher that now writes. She also heads up a chapter of the writing group.

Jan Rosenberg’s plays include What’s Wrong With You, How To Destroy An American Girl Doll, Never Have I Ever, Gusher!, Janie Wants A Dog, A Little Piece Of You, Do Not Leave Unattended, and The Discarded, among others. They have been presented in readings and workshops with Barefoot Theater Company, Vertigo Theater, LAByrinth Theater, ESPA*Drills at Primary Stages, Wide Eyed Productions, NY Madness, The 1 Minute Play Festival, The New Works Festival, The Farm Theater, and more

Jennifer McEwen launched the Town of Hilton Head Island’s first Office of Cultural Affairs and has developed and enacted strategies around using arts to expand the creative economy with a focus on increasing education offerings, improving the quality of life for residents and increasing cultural tourism efforts

Midnight Ace Book Bar created this space to provide a comfortable place where we can enjoy some literary adventures, virtual wine tasting, and pairings, as well as cigar etiquette. Her reviews are not only an avenue for supporting authors but an opportunity to share her thoughts on the titles she read with her fellow readers. She haves the blessing of winning several awards, rendering me the accolade of Award-Winning Book Ambassador.

Kristen Ashley is the New York Times bestselling author of over eighty romance novels including the Rock Chick, Colorado Mountain, Dream Man, Chaos, Unfinished Hero, The ’Burg, Magdalene, Fantasyland, The Three, Ghost and Reincarnation, Moonlight and Motor Oil and Honey series along with several standalone novels. She’s a hybrid author, publishing titles both independently and traditionally, her books have been translated in fourteen languages and she’s sold over three million books.