Alexandra Villasante’s young adult novel, “The Grief Keeper,” won the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Children’s Literature/Young Adult Fiction and was a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection. Alex is a contributor to several young adult short story anthologies and… Continue Reading
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Evans, Michele
Michele Evans is the author of “februaries” (Yellow Arrow Publishing, 2026) and “purl” (Finishing Line Press, 2025). She is a fifth-generation Washingtonian (D.C.), poet, English and Creative Writing teacher, and adviser for “Unbound,” an award-winning high school literary arts magazine.… Continue Reading
Miller, Chloe Yelena
Chloe Yelena Miller is a writer and teacher living in Washington, D.C., with her partner and child. She’s the author of “Perforated” (2026) and “Viable” (2021), both published by Lily Poetry Review Books, and also the poetry chapbook, “Unrest” (Finishing… Continue Reading
Packer, George
George Packer is an award-winning author and a staff writer at The Atlantic. He has written many books, including “The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America” (winner of the National Book Award) and, most recently, “Last Best Hope:… Continue Reading
Burton, Eve
eve is a Voices In The Glen storyteller, librarian, and poet who shares her writing with Poetry Evenings at Quince Orchard Library and other venues in Montgomery County, Md. She has led poetry groups for children, teens, and adults. She… Continue Reading
Cleeton, Chanel
Chanel Cleeton is The New York Times best-selling author of 20 books, including Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick “Next Year in Havana.” Originally from Florida, Chanel grew up on stories of her family’s exodus from Cuba following the Cuban Revolution.… Continue Reading
Nelson, Megan Kate
Megan Kate Nelson is a historian, cocktail enthusiast, and the author of five books, including the forthcoming, “The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier,” as well as”The Three-Cornered War” (2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist, History) and “Saving Yellowstone” (2023… Continue Reading
Joseph, Sheri
Sheri Joseph’s novel, “Angels at the Gate,” has just been published. Her previous books are the novels “Where You Can Find Me” and “Stray,” and a cycle of stories, “Bear Me Safely Over.” Her short fiction has appeared in numerous… Continue Reading
Ingram, Audrey
Audrey Ingram is the author of “A River Runs South” and “The Group Trip.” She is a graduate of Middlebury College and Georgetown University Law Center, and practiced law in Washington, D.C., for 15 years. When not writing, she can… Continue Reading
Rinker, Sherri Duskey
Sherri Duskey Rinker is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of “Steam Train, Dream Train” and the “Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site” series (eight picture books and counting!). She is also the author of young middle novel “Revver the Speedway… Continue Reading