Katie Anderson lives in the literary mecca of Oxford, Mississippi where she believes she inhaled the desire to write from one of the trees lining William Faulkner's backyard. That, or ate it in the batter of fried pickles. She can't be sure. At any rate, Katie likes to dream big and bizarre, so she writes magical realism for young adults. She is repped by Cheryl Pientka of Jill Grinberg Literary Management.
Matt Blackstone is a high school English teacher, baseball fanatic, and YA author. His debut novel, A SCARY SCENE IN A SCARY MOVIE, about a teen with O.C.D., is due out July 5th, 2011 with Farrar, Straus & Giroux. He recently got married and learned to do the dishes. He lives in New York City.
Rosemary Clement-Moore is the award-winning author of smart, funny supernatural mystery novels. Her books range from snarky (the Maggie Quinn: Girl versus Evil series) to spooky and romantic (The Splendor Falls). Her eclectic resume includes jobs as a telephone operator, Chuck E. Cheese costumed character, ranch hand, dog groomer, wedding singer, hair model, actress, stage-hand, director, and playwright. She loves writing because she can work in her pajamas and take frequent breaks to play Rock Band.
Christine Fonseca is a School Psychologist by day and YA and nonfiction author by night. Her books include
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students (2010) and
101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids (2011). She can be found hanging out on
her blog,
facebook and
twitter.
Jaime Harrington is a YA author represented by Mary Kole of
Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Jamie has an awesome
blog, and you can always find her on
twitter or
facebook. She is also a founder/organizer of
WriteOnCon. It's important to her that you have a nice day
and watch out for the big yellow chicken.
Carrie Harris is obsessed with monsters, so she decided to become a writer. It was either that or hunt Yeti, and her wilderness skills aren't so good. (The last time she was on a cliff, she fell off.) Her zombie book,
BAD TASTE IN BOYS, will be published by Delacorte Press on July 12, 2011.
Jen Hayley is a Young Adult writer represented by Alyssa Henkin of Trident Media Group. She's the Friday vlogger with the
YA Rebels, a voracious reader and a fan of all things nerd.
Michelle Hodkin grew up in South Florida, went to college in New York, and studied law in Michigan. When she isn't writing, she can usually be found prying strange objects from the jaws of one of her three pets. THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER is her first novel, and will be published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers in September 2011.
Kirsten Hubbard is a YA author and travel writer and on a constant search for transcendent settings. She's represented by Michelle Andelman of Regal Literary, and her first book, LIKE MANDARIN, will be published by Delacorte Press on March 8th, 2011. Her second book, WANDERLOVE, will be published in spring 2012.
Corrine Jackson (pronounced Cor-een) believes flip flops are appropriate footwear for any occasion, but concedes the need for boots since moving to San Francisco. She loves collecting degrees, including a BA and MA in English, and very soon, an MFA in Creative Writing. Her YA contemporary book, IF I LIE, will be published by Simon Pulse in Fall 2012.
Shelli Johannes-Wells is a Tween/Young Adult writer represented by Alyssa Henkin at Trident Media Group. She owns her own
marketing company and runs a popular marketing blog for authors,
Market My Words.
Elana Johnson's debut novel,
POSSESSION, will be published by Simon & Schuster on 6-7-11. She runs a
personal blog on publishing, is a founding author of
the QueryTracker blog and
The League of Extraordinary Writers, and is a
WriteOnCon organizer.
Jessi Kirby is a former English teacher who lives in Orange County, CA with her family. MOONGLASS is her first novel.
Myra McEntire knows the words to every R and B hit of the last decade, but since she lives in the country music capital of America where her lyrical talents go sadly unappreciated, she chose to channel her mad word skills into creating sultry Southern timeslip novels. But if you catch her at a signing, she can probably be convinced to rap with you anyway.
Gretchen McNeil is a former coloratura soprano, the voice of Mary on
G4's Code Monkeys and she currently sings with the LA-based circus troupe Cirque
Berzerk. She's a founding member of the vlog group the
YARebels where she can be seen as "Monday" and she writes...occasionally. Her YA horror/paranormal POSSESS debuts with Balzer + Bray for HarperCollins, August 23, 2011.
Shannon Messenger is a Middle Grade Fantasy writer repped by Laura Rennert with Andrea Brown Literary. She's one of the founders/organizers of
WriteOnCon as well as a contributing author to
The Mixed-Up Files Blog.
Megan Miranda is a scientist - turned - teacher - turned - stay-at-home-mom - turned - writer. She is not nearly as indecisive as she sounds. She is represented by
Sarah Davies at
The Greenhouse Literary Agency. Her first novel, FRACTURE, will be published by Walker/Bloomsbury in early 2012.
Beth Revis lives in rural North Carolina with her husband and dog, and believes space is nowhere near the final frontier.
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is her first novel. She is also a member of
The League of Extraordinary Writers.
Lisa and Laura Roecker are sisters-turned-writing-partners with a love of all things Young Adult. Some call it arrested development, but the sisters claim it keeps them young. Plus, it’s cheaper than Botox. Lisa and Laura live in Cleveland, Ohio, in separate residences. Their husbands wouldn’t agree to a duplex.
THE LIAR SOCIETY is their first novel.
Shana Silver is a Young Adult writer represented by Sarah LaPolla at Curtis Brown, Ltd. She lives just outside New York City where she works as a computer animator for television.
Scott Tracey lived on a Greyhound for a month, wrote his illustrated autobiography at the age of six, nearly got himself shot once, and barely survived Catholic school. He vlogs every Saturday as part of the
YA Rebels. WITCH EYES, his first novel, will be released in the Fall of 2011 by Flux Books.
Carolina Valdez Miller writes YA Paranormal. Usually in the middle of the night. Represented by Vickie Motter of Andrea Hurst Literary Management.
Stasia Ward Kehoe grew up dancing and acting on New England stages. She
then moved to Washington, DC, and later New York, choreographing everything
from theatrical productions to magic acts. She now lives with her husband
and four sons in the Pacific Northwest. Her debut novel, AUDITION, will be
published by Viking/Penguin in October 2011.
Bethany Wiggins is a reader and daydreamer at heart. She started writing on a dare and dove headfirst into the world of writerly madness. In her ever-dwindling spare time, she enjoys getting her hands dirty in her vegetable garden, baking anything with copious amounts of chocolate, and watching lightning storms from her front porch. Her novel, SHIFTING, will be released in September 2011 by Walker Books.
