Seabrooke Leckie
Director
A book-lover since before she could read, Seabrooke wrote her first (marvellously wish-fulfilling) stories with her sister as a pre-teen.…
Alyssa Hollingsworth
Web Coordinator
Alyssa was born in small-town Milton, Florida, but life as a roving military kid soon mellowed her (unintelligibly strong) Southern…
Amy Elizabeth
Live Events Coordinator
Amy is a writer, doctor, and professional coffee-drinker. She completed her residency training in the United States and now practices…
Meet Our 2021 Team
Aimee Lim
Critiques Administrator
Aimee Lim is a middle grade writer, Jeopardy! champion, and former publishing intern from California. Her work has been featured…
Alyssa Hollingsworth
Web Coordinator
Alyssa was born in small-town Milton, Florida, but life as a roving military kid soon mellowed her (unintelligibly strong) Southern…
Amy Elizabeth
Live Events Coordinator
Amy is a writer, doctor, and professional coffee-drinker. She completed her residency training in the United States and now practices…
Amy Noelle Parks
Author | Podcast Interviewer
Amy Noelle Parks is the author of the YA rom-com, The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss (out now), and the…
Andrea Brame
Forum Moderator
Andrea enjoys writing about geeky boys, smart girls, and/or superheroes (sometimes all at the same time) for teens, and spunky,…
Averill Frankes
Live Events Host
Averill is an aviation data analyst by day and a young adult novelist on evenings, weekends, and lunch hours. She…
David Wright
Forum Moderator
David writes everything from picture books to adult, but focuses mostly on Middle Grade. He has published some articles and…
Elza Kinde
Web Assistant
Designer of graphics, writer of fiction, reader of Middle Grade, nerd for words, and maker of bad puns. Elza Kinde…
Jade Loren
Podcast Interviewer
A UK author of Adult SFF, Jade also works as a freelance editor. When she’s not writing, she’s baking or…
Jennifer Bushroe
Materials Administrator
After graduating from the University of Arizona with a BA in Creative Writing, Jennifer Bushroe traveled to London to do…
Karyne Norton
Web Volunteer
Karyne wrote her first chapter book at nine years old, but over the years her writing muse was distracted by…
Monica Hay
Editor / Assistant Literary Agent | Director's Assistant
Monica Hay earned her Master's degree in Book Publishing at Portland State University and now works as an assistant for…
Moriah Blalock
Podcast Transcriptionist
Moriah wrote her first story at age 6, kicking off a lifelong obsession with the magic of storytelling. She has…
Rebecca King
Podcast Interviewer | Live Events Host
Rebecca King was one of those kids that liked reading. Everything. Anything. All the time. Out loud. You’ll still get…
Richenda Gould
Web Developer
Richenda started crafting websites to support her writing addiction in high school and both turned into careers. She writes YA…
Rine Karr
Financial Administrator
Rine Karr is a writer and aspiring novelist by moonlight and a copy editor by daylight, with a background in…
Ronni Davis
Author | Forum Moderator
Ronni Davis lives in Chicago with her husband Adam and her son Aidan. By day she copy edits everything from…
Sasha Nanua
Author | Social Media Coordinator
Sasha Nanua is a writer and University of Toronto graduate who loves penning young adult and middle grade novels with…
Seabrooke Leckie
Director
A book-lover since before she could read, Seabrooke wrote her first (marvellously wish-fulfilling) stories with her sister as a pre-teen.…
Tara Kennedy
Podcast Coordinator
Tara Kennedy was born and raised in Washington, DC. By day she wrangles data and by night she writes tales…