Sherri L. Smith is the prolific author of multiple award-winning childrens books, including The Blossom and the Firefly, Flygirl, Orleans, and several books in the Who Was series. She has written for Bart Simpson comics, James Camerons Avatar comics, and Wonder Woman. Her books have appeared on a number of state reading lists and have been named as Junior Library Guild, Childrens Book Council, and American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults selections. Sherri teaches creative writing in the MFA in Childrens Writing program at Hamline University, and has taught at Goddard College and Old Dominion University. She lives in Los Angeles with her partner and a disreputable cat. Visit her online at sherrilsmith.com. nCorinna Bechko is a Hugo- and Eisner-nominated New York Times best-selling author. Her work includes Invisible Republic, Star Wars: Legacy, Savage Hulk, Angel, Once Upon a Time, Court of the Dead, Green Lantern: Earth One, and The Expanse. In addition to comics she writes prose and science-based books for young readers, including Smithsonian Dig it: Dinosaurs and Smithsonian 1000 Super Space Facts. Corinna lives in Los Angeles where she works with dinosaurs and rescues parrots. n nRay Fawkes is the critically-acclaimed author of the comics and graphic novels Underwinter, Intersect, One Soul, The People Inside, The Spectral Engine, Possessions, and Junction True, as well as Batman: Eternal, Constantine, Justice League Dark, and Gotham by Midnight (DC), Wolverines (Marvel), Black Hammer 45 (Dark Horse), Jackpot! (AfterShock) and more. He is an Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster award nominee and a YALSA award winner. Ray has been making comics for over 20 years, starting with and continuing the tradition of DIY fiction as well as working for many major comics publishers in the U.S. and Canada. n nJeremy Barlow is an Eisner Award nominated writer and editor based in Portland, Oregon. His graphic novel credits include Star Wars, Mass Effect, Call of Duty, Alien vs. Predator, and Metalocalypse.n