YA Robin Hood Meets Dragons Fantasy

Amanda Linnemyer writes YA, NA, and adult novels focusing mostly on fantasy/speculative. Her YA dystopian

Symbiotes will be republished with Rowan Prose Publishing in 2027 and her first adult novel Hollow Daggers will be published in summer 2026 with Whimsillusion Publishing.  

YA Marching Band Rom Com

Ashley Diers is an illustrator and letterer who received her BFA in graphic design from Iowa State University. Her short story “Just

Another Heartbreak Plot” was published as part of the YA anthology All the Ways a Heart Burns: A Voyage YA Anthology.

YA Once Upon a Time Meets Six of Crows 

Emma worked as a teacher and a librarian before making writing her full-time job. She made a career of writing children’s nonfiction and educational books, but her passion has always been YA novels.

Adult Cozy Vampire Paranormal

Julia Caine is a romance author born on Friday the 13th and raised with an active imagination. From a young age her life has revolved around books between trips to the library with her mom, school reading challenges, and writing her own stories as a preteen. She enjoys crafting both paranormal and contemporary love stories.  ​

NA Sapphic Fantasy Meets Tarot Cards

Katharine is a Canadian author who wrote her earliest stories on a typewriter and dreamed of becoming an author. Her writing has appeared in lapse: A Brock University Anthology of Creative Writing with a series of poems and What If? with her short story "All in a Breath." 

YA Buffy Meets Heartstopper Paranormal Romance  

Larissa has been telling stories for as long as she can remember, and had to dictate tales to her mom and her grandmother, who patiently served as her scribes. She enjoys writing fantasy because reality could use some improvements and vampires because romance is better with fangs.

YA Meet Me at the Lake Meets John Green

Leora has been writing snippets of novels in her head and on paper since middle school. She currently works at USA Today as a Senior Editor for the Life section. She also contributes to USA Today's Books section, reading dozens of NetGalley's each year and making recommendations to readers. 

YA Survivor Meets Rom Com

Riley worked as a freelance illustrator for two decades, favoring surrealism and story art. Growing up queer, Riley always wanted to write YA stories that focused on more than just coming out. She set out to obtain her MFA in 2015, and has been honing her writing skills ever since.