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This event will remain accessible until March 1st for members with General and Full Admission, and March 22nd for members with Extended and Time Traveler Admission.

Kalena Miller grew up in College Station, TX with her mom, dad, and the most photographed hamster in history. After high school, she escaped the Texas heat for Minnesota, where she received a BA from Carleton College and an MFA from Hamline University. Kalena currently lives in Hopkins, Minnesota with her husband and lovable, if slightly neurotic, dog. She writes middle grade and young adult fiction and co-authors narrative nonfiction with her mom, Kathy Miller. She loves books that make her laugh and make her cry, preferably at the same time, and she firmly believes all quality novels should feature a cat. In addition to writing books for young readers, Kalena teaches writing classes, does freelance editorial work, and runs an Etsy shop where she sells decorated sugar cookies. Her debut YA novel, The Night When No One Had Sex, will be published in Fall 2021.

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J. C. Davis is an unrepentant book addict who always has a spare book on hand in case of emergencies. She writes Picture Books, MG and YA, although she has been known to dabble with short stories. Her debut novel, Cheesus Was Here, was released in 2017. Ms. Davis is represented by Caryn Wiseman at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. In addition to writing, Ms. Davis is obsessed with hedgehogs, #bookstagram, and all things nerdy. She was a Pitch Wars MG mentor for three years and also mentored in Author Mentor Match.

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Jacob Sager Weinstein has written for The New Yorker, HBO, and the BBC, and he’s a former contributor to The Onion. He was nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards, and won one. His books include Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath; Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian; and How to Remember Everything. His next picture book is Princess Unlimited, coming out this fall. He lives in London with his family.