K. A. Reynolds is a widow, autistic author, and proud adoptee, currently residing in Southern Vermont. She began writing poetry at eight years old after her mother's death, and now creates stories full of bravery, magic, laughter, and heart, featuring neuro and mentally diverse characters like herself. Her published works include The Land of Yesterday and The Spinner of Dreams, The Big Worry Day, Izzy at the End of the World, Ava Skye Adventurer, and the forthcoming Roar: A Story About Celebrating Autism and Finding Your Voice. When not playing with her goofy dogs, being herded by cats, reading Tarot cards and worlds disguised as books, she enjoys writing by candlelight, laughing hard and loud with her kids, and indulging in every bit of precious joy that comes her way.

Jazz Taylor is a full-time writer, huge animal fan, and the author of Meow or Never, Starting from Scratch, and Cool Cat. When she's not writing about adorable cats, she loves watching cooking shows and playing cozy games. She lives in Alabama with her hilarious grandmother.

Eric Smith is a literary agent and author from Elizabeth, New Jersey. As an agent, he's worked on New York Times bestselling and award-winning books. As an author, his recent novels include the YALSA Best Books for Young Readers selection Don't Read the Comments, You Can Go Your Own Way, and With or Without You, which was a Junior Library Guild selection and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book's 2025 Great Reads from Great Places selection. His writing has sold into nine languages. A lifelong lover of writing and books, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from Kean University in English, and a Master's in English from Arcadia University. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, son, and daughter, and enjoys video games, pop punk, and crying over every movie.