David Corbett is the award-winning author of the writing guides The Art of Character (“A writer’s bible” – Elizabeth Brundage) and The Compass of Character. He has published six novels, including The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday, nominated for the Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery. His non-fiction has appeared in the New York Times, Narrative, and other outlets, including Writer’s Digest, where he is a contributing editor. He has taught at the UCLA Writer’s Program, Litreactor, and at writing conferences across North America, and is a monthly contributor to Writer Unboxed, an award-winning blog dedicated to the craft and business of fiction.

Doug Walsh is an indie author and publisher who has launched multiple books to the top of Amazon's best seller rankings. Walsh began his indie publishing career in 2014 with the travel memoir, One Lousy Pirate, and has since launched additional works in both contemporary fiction and business memoir, including Tailwinds Past Florence and The Walkthrough. When not writing, Walsh enjoys consulting other indie authors on the many facets of book design, marketing, and promotion.

As comfortable in the lodge as in the wilds, Walsh has combined his passion for travel, adventure, and electronic entertainment into a writing career that spans two decades. Prior to his foray into fiction, Walsh authored over one hundred officially licensed video game strategy guides for Penguin-Random House.

Gabrielle K. Byrne lives in the tangled wilds of the Pacific Northwest, where she writes fantasy for kids of all ages. Gabby loves rain, marine biology, Thai food, and naming pets (even ones she doesn’t own). When she’s not writing, she can be found fishing spineless beasties out of the Salish Sea with her husband and two daughters. She is the author of Rise of the Dragon Moon (Macmillan/Imprint, 2019) and The Edge of Strange Hollow (Macmillan/Imprint - 5/18/21).

Deborah Schneider is the award-winning author of Western and Contemporary Romance. Her books include: Beneath A Silver Moon, Promise Me, Say You Love Me and Domestic Goddess. She writes Steampunk, Gothic and Fantasy Romance as Sibelle Stone. Her books in those genres include: Whistle Down the Wind, Heart of Ice and Prudence and the Professor. She works for one of the busiest libraries in the country and was named "Librarian of the Year" by Romance Writers of America. She lives in the small Northwest town that serves as the backdrop for Twin Peaks.

Eliana West writes contemporary interracial romance. Her first book, The Way Forward, was published by Tule Publishing in 2020.

When not writing, Eliana can be found exploring the many wineries in Oregon and Washington with her husband in their vintage Volkswagen Westfalia named Bianca.

She is the founder of Writers for Diversity (https://www.facebook.com/groups/writersfordiversity), a community for writers interested in creating diverse characters and worlds.

Gerri Russell has done it all when it comes to writing; she’s worked as a broadcast journalist, newspaper reporter, magazine columnist, technical writer and editor, and instructional designer, which all finally led her to follow her heart’s desire of being a Romance novelist. Gerri is an award-winning and bestselling author of ten novels and one novella. You can find her most days splitting her time between writing adventurous and emotionally intense novels set in the 13th and 14th century Scottish Highlands and fun and flirty contemporary novels set in the Pacific Northwest.

Donna Conrad is an award-winning author, journalist, activist, and teacher. Her core values revolve around individual empowerment, a sustaining ideal running through the books she writes, as well as her varied interests in the arts and sciences. Her memoir, House of the Moon: Surviving the Sixties, has received critical acclaim, as have her flash fiction stories. She is currently working on a series of deeply researched historical novels set in first century CE Judea.

Frank Zafiro (Frank Scalise) served as a police officer from 1993 to 2013, holding many different positions and ranks at the Spokane Police Department. He retired as a captain. Frank is the author of over thirty novels, most of them crime fiction, including the River City series (procedurals). Many of his books are collaborations with other authors, including Colin Conway, Eric Beetner, Lawarence Kelter, Jim Wilsky, and Bonnie Paulson. In addition to writing, Frank hosts the crime fiction podcast, Wrong Place, Write Crime. He is an avid hockey fan and a tortured guitarist. He currently lives in Redmond, Oregon.

Jacki Delecki is a USA Today bestselling romantic suspense author whose stories are filled with heart-pounding adventure, danger, intrigue, and romance. Her books have consistently received rave reviews for her three bestselling suspense series: Contemporary romantic suspense, The Impossible Mission Series, featuring Special Force Operatives; The Grayce Walters Series, contemporary romantic suspense following a Seattle animal acupuncturist with a nose for crime; and The Code Breakers Series, Regency suspense set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Jacki’s stories reflect her lifelong love affair with the arts and history. When not writing, she volunteers for Seattle's Ballet and Opera Companies, and leads children's tours of Pike Street Market. Follow her on FB—Jacki Delecki; Twitter @jackidelecki. Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jacki-delecki Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7394357.Jacki_Delecki