AUTHOR

Rebecca Ross writes fantasy novels for teens and adults. She lives in the Appalachian foothills of Northeast Georgia with her husband, their lively Australian Shepherd, and an endless pile of books. THE QUEEN'S RISING duology, SISTERS OF SWORD & SONG, DREAMS LIE BENEATH, and DIVINE RIVALS are her titles for young adult readers. THE ELEMENTS OF CADENCE is her adult fantasy debut series. When not writing, she can be found reading or in her garden, where she grows wildflowers and story ideas.

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Rachel Griffin is the New York Times bestselling author of THE NATURE OF WITCHES, WILD IS THE WITCH, and the forthcoming BRING ME YOUR MIDNIGHT, releasing summer of 2023 with Sourcebooks Fire. When she isn’t writing, you can find her wandering the Pacific Northwest, reading by the fire, or drinking copious amounts of coffee and tea. She lives in the Seattle area with her husband, dog, and growing collection of houseplants. Visit her online at rachelgriffinbooks.com or say hi on Instagram @TimesNewRachel.

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Stacey is a fantasy author and school teacher, living on the Gold Coast in Australia with her husband and two kids. She is known on social media for relentlessly bothering her husband with ridiculous antics, as well as skits entitled “Me vs. Brain”. Stacey released the first book in her Glacian Trilogy - LEDGE, in September of 2022.

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H. M. Long is a Canadian fantasy writer, author of the HALL OF SMOKE series and THE WINTER SEA series who loves history, hiking, and exploring the world. She lives in Ontario, but can often be spotted snooping about European museums or wandering the Alps.

VICE PRESIDENT AND LITERARY AGENT AT NEWLEAF LITERARY & MEDIA

Prior to joining New Leaf, Suzie graduated film school, earned her Masters of Education, taught high school English, and coached a swim team. In her spare time, she read everything she could, which prompted her move to publishing. She got her start as an intern at FinePrint Literary Management where she was hired as an assistant before making the move to literary agent. She’s been part of the team at New Leaf Literary & Media since its inception in 2012.

Suzie represents all brands of children’s and adult fiction. She loves women’s fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir, and debut fiction. On the children’s side, she is interested in select YA and MG. Suzie loves strong characters and voice-driven stories that break out of the typical tropes of their genres, and she’s always looking for unique new voices in stories.

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Lauren Blackwood is a Jamaican American living in Virginia who writes Romance-heavy Fantasy for most ages. When not writing, she's a musician and a tiramisu connoisseur. She's the New York Times bestselling author of WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS and WILDBLOOD.

AUTHOR AND FOLKLORIST

GennaRose Nethercott is a writer and folklorist. Her first book, THE LUMBERJACK’S DOVE, was selected by Louise Glück as a winner of the National Poetry Series, and whether authoring novels, poems, ballads, or even fold-up paper cootie catchers, her projects are all rooted in myth—and what our stories reveal about who we are. She tours nationally and internationally performing strange tales (sometimes with puppets in tow) and conducts research for the podcast LORE. She lives in the woodlands of Vermont, beside an old cemetery. THISTLEFOOT is her debut novel.

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Kelly Andrew is an author, wife, mother, and dog-mom from New England. When not busy writing she can be found parsing through flea markets or hand-feeding her crows.

Kelly is the author of THE WHISPERING DARK and the forthcoming YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES.

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Rachel Gillig is the author of ONE DARK WINDOW, a gothic fantasy about a maiden with a monster trapped in her head.

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Bianca Marais is the author of three novels, the latest being the bestselling THE WITCHES OF MOONSHYNE MANOR. She's a cohost on the popular podcast, THE SHIT NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT WRITING, and has won an Excellence in Teaching Award for teaching creative writing through U of T's SCS.

WRITER AND PUBLIC SPEAKING COACH

Rachel loves stories in all forms. An educator at heart, she has taught literature and communications at the high school level and coordinated learning assistance programming at the college level. She helped develop the Public Speaking Center at UT Austin and continues to coach today. Currently, she is a feature writer for Southern Arkansas University.

When she's not writing fantasies, you can find her re-watching her favorite mockumentaries, settling in for long game nights with friends and family, or drinking boxed wine by a fire.

Rachel lives in Arkansas with her web developer partner Joshua, their two children, and a very rude cat.

EDITOR AND WRITER

Marina Green was lucky enough to grow up in a house filled with books. It is no wonder that, even before she learned how to read, she used to make up her own stories that she would recite to her parents every night before bed. Her love and eclectic taste for story has stuck with her all her life. Marina began her publishing career as a part of the editorial team at AOS Publishing while simultaneously building her own freelance editing business. She also spent half a decade working on the other side of the industry as a bookseller and social media manager at Indigo. Currently, Marina works as an editorial assistant at Graydon House, Canary Street Press, and Silhouette at Harlequin. When Marina isn’t editing, you can find her curled up with a good book and her dog Bailey or writing some of her own stories.