Martina Boone, founder and principal blogger, loves reading and writing books about beautiful, vicious, magical worlds that intersect our own, and about the monsters of myth and folklore that sometimes show more humanity than we do. She lives in Virginia with a husband, two kids, two cats, a fish and Auggie, a therapy dog who is convinced it's his job to make the world a better place. She's a creator and editor of business and web-based material by day, with stories for children published in a number of magazines and adult stories in several anthologies. She has also judged the YA category of The Sandy, the annual contest from the Crested Butte Writers workshop for several years. You can reach her at AdventuresInYAPub [at] icloud dot com, on Twitter via http://www.twitter.com/4yalit, or at http://www.martinaboone.com/.
Jan Lewis writes young adult fantasy of the contemporary and traditional varieties. She lives in Oklahoma with a husband, two kids, two cats, a dog, and a mother. Instead of unpublished, she prefers to call herself pre-published. While she enjoys drafting, her heart is truly in rewriting and editing. Recently, Martina called her “better than aspirin”, so her new goal is to become better than valium. She loves ladybugs, fairies, blue roses, cats, musical theater, and pretty much all things geek. You can find Jan on twitter at https://twitter.com/janlewis77.
Clara Kensie has always been fascinated by the dark side. As a teen, she read the darkest books she could find, and in college she triple-majored in psychology, sociology, and social services, then threw in a criminal justice minor for good measure. She’s poured her obsession with the dark side of things into writing twisty mysteries and chilling thrillers for young adults. Her manuscripts also explore dysfunctional families and teens who ultimately find strength within themselves, and they (almost) always have a powerful love story too! When Clara’s not torturing her characters, she’s attending Chicago-North RWA meetings, reading YA lit, or looking for her keys. Say hi to her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ClaraKensie.
Lisa Gail Green, who does the First Five Pages Workshop with Martina, writes paranormal and fantasy. Look for the first novel in her DJINN series, THE BINDING STONE, available this Spring! She would most definitely have a werewolf for a pet if she weren't allergic. Find her at http://lisagailgreen.com,
Jan Lewis writes young adult fantasy of the contemporary and traditional varieties. She lives in Oklahoma with a husband, two kids, two cats, a dog, and a mother. Instead of unpublished, she prefers to call herself pre-published. While she enjoys drafting, her heart is truly in rewriting and editing. Recently, Martina called her “better than aspirin”, so her new goal is to become better than valium. She loves ladybugs, fairies, blue roses, cats, musical theater, and pretty much all things geek. You can find Jan on twitter at https://twitter.com/janlewis77.
Clara Kensie has always been fascinated by the dark side. As a teen, she read the darkest books she could find, and in college she triple-majored in psychology, sociology, and social services, then threw in a criminal justice minor for good measure. She’s poured her obsession with the dark side of things into writing twisty mysteries and chilling thrillers for young adults. Her manuscripts also explore dysfunctional families and teens who ultimately find strength within themselves, and they (almost) always have a powerful love story too! When Clara’s not torturing her characters, she’s attending Chicago-North RWA meetings, reading YA lit, or looking for her keys. Say hi to her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ClaraKensie.
Lisa Gail Green, who does the First Five Pages Workshop with Martina, writes paranormal and fantasy. Look for the first novel in her DJINN series, THE BINDING STONE, available this Spring! She would most definitely have a werewolf for a pet if she weren't allergic. Find her at http://lisagailgreen.com,
