Kara Bietz was born and raised in New England but now resides in north Georgia with her family. Sidelined is her second novel. You can visit her online at www.karabietzauthor.com or on Twitter @KaraMB75 and Instagram @karamb75.
Category Archives: Children’s Books
Mazey Eddings
Mazey Eddings is a neurodiverse author, dentist, and (most importantly) stage mom to her cats, Yaya and Zadie. She can most often be found reading romance novels under her weighted blanket and asking her boyfriend to bring her snacks. She’s made it her personal mission in life to destigmatize mental health issues and write love stories for every brain. With roots in Ohio and North Carolina, she now calls Philadelphia home.
M.R. Fournet
M.R. Fournet is a creative advocate and indie award-winning author. Her debut middle grade horror novel, Brick Dust and Bones, will release July 18, 2023 with Feiwel and Friends. She also writes adult and young adult historical and speculative fiction under the name Michelle Rene.
When not writing, she is a professional artist, belly dancer, and autism mom. She currently lives with her husband, son, and ungrateful cats in Dallas, Texas.
Chloe Jacobs
Chloe Jacobs is a native of nowhere and everywhere, having jumped around to practically every Province of Canada before finally settling in Ontario where she has now been living for a respectable number of years. Her husband and son are the two best people in the entire world, but they also make her wish she’d at least gotten a female cat. No such luck. And although the day job keeps her busy, she carves out as much time as possible to write. Bringing new characters to life and finding out what makes them tick and how badly she can make them suffer is one of her greatest pleasures, almost better than chocolate and fuzzy pink bunny slippers.
Mairi Kilaine
Mairi Kilaine writes primarily women’s fiction and YA,with a special focus on science fiction, fantasy, and all things geeky. A proud member of the 2015 Pitch Wars Mentee class, she is the author of Miss B’s Christmas Mix, a geeky band director romance, which is featured in the holiday-themed anthology Christmas Nookies.
When she isn’t writing, Mairi enjoys fangirling, dancing badly, singing loudly, and breakfast foods prepared by other people. She shares a tiny overpriced apartment with her large family and ancient dog in the East Bay. Shout “Lafayette!” and she will rap Guns and Ships with precision.
Vicky Alvear Shecter
Vicky Alvear Shecter is the author of the young adult novels, CLEOPATRA’S MOON (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, 2011), based on the life of Cleopatra’s only daughter, and CURSES AND SMOKE (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, 2014), set in the ancient city of Pompeii. She is also the author of two award-winning biographies for kids on Alexander the Great and Cleopatra, as well as several books for middle-grade readers about mythology. She is a docent at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Antiquities at Emory University in Atlanta. The LA TIMES calls CLEOPATRA’S MOON, “magical” and “impressive.” PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY said it was “fascinating” and “highly memorable.” The WALL STREET JOURNAL called it “absorbing.” Visit her website at vickyalvearshecter.com.