Writer's Bios

Alison Green Myers writes young adult novels, the scarier the better. While her voice pleases the young adult crowd, her eye wanders to picture book design in her studies and instruction. She is a National Writing Fellow and an ARA for Eastern Pennsylvania’s chapter of SCBWI. She also works with the Highlights Foundation to plan and facilitate writers’ workshops at their Northeastern Pennsylvania retreat center. Alison contributes to the Foundation's blog as well as Ink Sisters Write and HERE, the Kid Lit Ink marketing blog. To learn more about Alison or her workshops visit: http://alisongreenmyers.com/

As a secondary and post-secondary educator teaching Children's Literature, Gayle C. Krause writes PBs, MG, and YA novels. She's s a member of SCBWI, the Rhyme Revolution Selection Committee, choosing the "BEST" rhyming picture book for 2015-2016-2017, and a past member of The Poets’ Garage. Her newest rhyming picture book, DADDY, CAN YOU SEE THE MOON? is forthcoming in 2018 from Spork/Clear Fork Publishing. Her MG 'fractured fairy tale' poetry collection, ONCE UPON A TWISTED TALE and the first book of her MG fantasy series, QUEST OF THE UNGMOME will be released in 2019. Her YA novel, RATGIRL: Song of the Viper (a retelling of The Pied Piper set in a dystopian future with global warming) was published in 2013 by Noble Romance and was nominated for the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, The International Reading Association Award and RWA’s Prism Award. 

The book trailer can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRrVuYxmVFw 

You can reach her at www.gayleckrause.com

Clara Gillow Clark is a critically acclaimed author of six middle grade historical fiction novels. Many of her books have been shortlisted for numerous State awards. Her novel, Willie and the Rattlesnake King won an International Reading Association Young Adult Choice Award, and her novel, Hill Hawk Hattie was a 2004 Bank Street College Best Book of the Year. Clara studied writing at New School for Social Research and has taught for the Writers’ Institute for 15 years.

An unhealthy obsession with conspiracy theories combined with a love of travel and happily ever afters led Kim to write her YA novel, Starr Fall, where a secret organization decides 17 year old Starr Bishop is not only the model student, but the ideal assassin. While in hiding, Starr meets dark, moody, and dead sexy Christian Evergood. Cue the swoon worthy music. But it’s not all happily ever afters for Kim. Her NA novel, And Then He, explores the dark and scary corners of the human psyche. Following a night of innocent flirting with a handsome stranger, Tiffani finds herself in the midst of a nightmare she can’t escape. And Then He is available now through Amazon and other major book retailers. Starr Fall, Book One, will debut November  2016 with Inkspell Publishing. V www.KimBriggsWrite.com Chat with her on Twitter: @KimBriggs_Write

She shares writing love with her INK Sister Alison Green Myers at INK Sisters Write http://INKSistersWrite.Blogspot.com 

Lindsay Barrett George’s books have been picked as Outstanding Science Books for Children, American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, and have received Children’s Literature Choice Awards. Box Turtle at Long Pond was chosen as a Children’s Book of the Year by the Library of Congress. Lindsay has received the Carolyn Field Award (1989), as well as the Drexel Award (2007), and Inside Mouse/Outside Mouse was chosen as the first selection in Pennsylvania’s  ‘One Book Every Young Child’ initiative.

Lindsay doodles the critters outside her 1898 red-brick schoolhouse in White Mills, Pennsylvania. She loves to read books, make books, and teach how to make books. And her dog, Maggie, loves to chew on books. Books rule!