Lauren Myracle (www.laurenmyracle.com) is the bestselling and award-winning author of many novels for teens and tweens, including The Winnie Years series. Lauren received a master of fine arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. She lives with her kiddos in Colorado.

Jed Henry is a New York Times bestselling author/illustrator who loves to draw on his personal experiences to flavor his books. He studied animation, and is well known for creating beautiful picture book trailers for his projects.