Evonnne Marzouk Evonne Marzouk grew up in Philadelphia. While still in high school, she had two stories published in The Apprentice Writer, published a story in Shofar, and was awarded first prize in fiction in a contest by the Israel Programs Center, …
Jenna Podjasek Dr. Jenna Podjasek is an Allergist/Immunologist whose medical thrillers fuse her exceptional expertise with heart-pounding suspense. A proud Mayo Clinic alumnus, she weaves her knowledge of the medical field into her narratives, transporting readers into an exhilarating, high-stakes …
Steve Wiegand Steve Wiegand is an award-winning journalist and history writer. His 35-year journalism career was spent at the San Diego Evening Tribune, where he was chief political writer; San Francisco Chronicle, where he was state capitol bureau chief, and …
Rohini Ralby Rohini Ralby began walking home early, not quite sure where or which way to go. Until she could find the right teacher, she had to rely on her own effort. By the time she was 21, dance was …
Emily Locker EMILY LOCKER spent most of fourth grade persuading her friends to reenact scenes from Sweet Valley High. She was raised in Washington, D.C., by two psychothera- pists, who often caught her reading well past midnight and who inspired …
Libby Sternberg A Baltimore native, Libby earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music and also attended the summer American School of Music in Fontainebleau, France. After graduating from Peabody, she worked as a …
Jeff Nesbit Jeff Nesbit has held four highly significant jobs with four different U.S. presidents. Currently the Deputy Commissioner for Communications at the Social Security Administration, he was the National Science Foundation’s director of legislative and public affairs in the …
Stephanie Kane Stephanie Kane is a lawyer and award-winning author of four crime novels. Born in Brooklyn, she came to Colorado as a freshman at CU. She owned and ran a karate studio in Boulder and is a second-degree black …
Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff is the author of ten books, including a Writer’s Digest Selection for The ABCs of Writing for Children and Jackson and Bud’s Bumpy Ride. The Missing Kennedy: The Secret Bonds of Four Women is her first …
Michelle Lerner Michelle Lerner is a multi-faceted talent whose journey has traversed the fields of law, poetry, and now fiction. She began her academic career at Princeton University, where she graduated summa cum laude in 1993 with an AB in …