Alison Acheson has published seven books, from picturebook, middle-grade, and YA to short works for adults. She has taught in the MFA program at University of British Columbia, as well as the MA Children's Literature program, and currently teaches in the UBC Writing Centre. She is a graduate of the Antioch pedagogy program.

Lois Peterson has taught creative writing at the community, continuing education, and academic levels for more than twenty years. She has published seven novels for young readers since 2007, after writing for adults for many years.

Sara Nickerson is a freelance writer with a background in television and film. She is the author of the award-winning middle grade novel, How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found. Her new novel The Secrets of Blueberries is forthcoming in 2015.

Glen Huser’s YA novel Stitches won a Governor-General’s Award in 2003. Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen and The Runaway have also been shortlisted for awards. These recent successes cap a long career as a teacher, book reviewer, and sessional instructor in University of British Columbia’s online Creative Writing program.

Danika Dinsmore went from performance poet to screenwriter to novelist. She has published three books of poetry, one CD, and three books in a middle grade fantasy series called Faerie Tales from the White Forest. She currently teaches speculative fiction and world-building to children and adults.