Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American author, journalist, and educator whose "Little House" series transformed the arduous reality of the American frontier into a foundational pillar of children's lite…
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was England's best-known preacher for most of the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1854, just four years after his conversion, Spurgeon, then only 20, beca…
NADINE BRANDES has been known to do wild things (like ride a sleeper train across Russia) in the name of book research. She is the 4-time Carol Award-winning author of seven Young Adult novels (ROMANO…
Amanda Dykes is a drinker of tea, dweller of redemption, and spinner of hope-filled tales who spends most days chasing wonder and words with her family. She's the winner of the 2020 Christy Award Book…
If you’ve chanced across this page, odds are you’re wanting to know a little more about this "Katelyn" person you found on the Internet. Well, the truth is, I’m just like any other a…
K.T. Ivanrest wanted to be a cat or a horse when she grew up, but after failing to metamorphose into either, she began writing stories about them instead. Soon the horses became unicorns and the cats …
From the beginning, H. S. J. Williams has loved stories and all the forms they take. Whether with word, art, or costume, she has always been fascinated with the magic of imagination. She lives in a re…
H.G. Parry lives in a book-infested flat in Wellington, New Zealand, which she shares with her sister and two overactive rabbits. She holds a PhD in English Literature from Victoria University of Well…
Verity A. Buchanan grew up drinking in the glacier-formed ridges, jewel-blue lakes, and sprawling orchards of Northern Michigan. Enthralled by love of the land, she lives in search of fresh sights and…
Alissa J. Zavalianos grew up in New Hampshire and currently lives there with her wonderful husband, sweet daughter, and mischievous cat, Moo. As a child, she always had a love for nature, books, and f…
Brigitte Cromey has been known to daydream so heavily that a gong must be rung to retrieve her. (This annoys her family, who can never be sure if she’s actually heard what they’ve just said to her.)
Morgan Taylor Giesbrecht fell in love with fictional realms at a young age and quickly began writing tales of her own--full of hope, brave living in a dark world, and unexpected love stories for the c…
Alexandra writes fantasy novels inspired by historical settings. While in Florence, she pursued graduate studies in Italian Renaissance art history, with a focus on fifteenth-century Siena and Florenc…
Aria and David Griffey are a husband and wife writing team who love to create fantastical worlds grounded in historical detail. They live in Central Ohio with their daughter and a lot of books.
K. J. Wagner is the author of the epic-fantasy Captain Raven Duology: The Raven's Revenge and its sequel, The Forsaken Souls. She has always had a love for books and fantasy, and at thirteen discovere…
My name is Christy. I am a graphic designer/illustrator by day and a writer in the evening in a particular, comfortable chair in my room. I enjoy writing both fiction (YA sci-fi, romance, adventure, a…
