Suzy is an editor, author, former faculty (editing and publishing at BYU), was a lead editor for the Joseph Smith Paper, and owned a writing and editing business since 2006, helping individuals and companies publish everything from books to dissertations, video scripts, technical manuals, and marketing materials. She loves teaching, coaching, helping authors capture their thoughts and fine-tuning their writing. Her Freelance Editor’s Handbook was published in 2021 by the University of California Press.

Esther is primarily a figurative fine artist and painter, known for exploring multiracial identity, faith, and culture in her work, but she also ventures into illustration, notably creating art for Brandon Sanderson’s Isles of the Emberdark fantasy series. She’s a recognized figure in religious and contemporary art circles, exhibiting widely and serving in arts leadership roles, but her main focus is creating fine art.

Robert is an author, writer for games, gamer and much more. As the publisher of Final Redoubt Press, he designed and released the critically acclaimed setting The Echoes of Heaven. He was featured in Writers of the Future XIX, and When Darkness Comes. He’s the author of the successful podcast audiobook Death by Cliché. He’s featured in Space Eldritch, Space Eldritch II, and Redneck Eldritch, and Actuator 3: Chaos Chronicles and the Curiosity Quills: Darkscapes anthology. Death by Cliché, his first published novel and Death by Cliché 2: The Wrath of Con is available now. It’s Bob Defendi when he writes comedy. It’s Robert J Defendi for all other writing. There is no period after the J to make things difficult for publishers.

“What would happen if a dragon opened a bank?” This question and others like it are the seeds that drive Max Florschutz to craft worlds, characters, and adventures. While best known for his Axtara series, Max is also the author of the UNSEC space trilogy, Jacob Rocke Mysteries, and various stand-alone titles and anthologies! Outside of his traditional works, for more than a decade Max has educated and shared writing experiences with his Being a Better Writer series of writing guides. These works, short and long, can be found at maxonwriting.com.

Clint teaches creative writing and composition at Weber State. MFA in Fiction, professional member of SFWA and SCBWI. Credits include MG novel Green Dragon Codex (Wizards of the Coast) and multiple short works and open educational texts on writing. Six years of journalism for ESPN’s TrueHoop Utah Jazz affiliate, Salt City Hoops, technical writing for Atlantic Marketing, coordinating and teaching in a public charter author residency program. Interests include narrative and the brain, psycholinguistics of story, game and video game studies, screenwriting and storytelling.

Tricia is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of eight YA romantasies, including the Daughter of the Pirate King duology and The Shadows between Us. Her books have been translated into twenty languages and counting. Tricia grew up in Oregon, where she spent her childhood climbing trees and playing make believe. She now lives in Utah with her bossy dog, Rosy, where she writes full time. When she’s not writing or reading, Tricia enjoys putting together jigsaw puzzles, playing video games, and finding tasty restaurants to frequent.

Do you love reading sweet romance that doesn’t make you cringe but still gives you all the feels? If so, you have come to the right place. After going on over 150 first dates, Jenny feels qualified to write about heartbreak, new crushes, and old flames. Writing about love is what she does best. When Jenny isn’t writing, she is chasing her three kids around. They keep her busy, educated, and laughing. With a Twizzler in one hand and a bag of Funyuns in the other, she is ready to take on the world with her mighty pen.