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Thank you for your interest in hosting one of our authors! We’re excited to work with you to make your author visit the best possible. Below, you'll find information on all of our authors available to speak on ethics. 

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Steve Schafer has spent years working, volunteering and traveling across Latin America. He now works as a marketing consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Steve is available to speak on immigration, history, ethics, and community. You can visit him online at ​steveschaferauthor.com

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​Patty Blount works as a software technical writer by day and novelist by night. Dared by her 13-year-old son to try fiction, Patty wrote her first manuscript in an ice rink. A short version of her debut novel, Send, finished in the top ten of the Writer's Digest 79th Annual Writing Competition. Patty is available to speak on grief, growing up, identity, community, ethics, love, and family. You can visit her online at pattyblount.com
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Cyndy Etler was homeless at fourteen, summa cum laude at thirty. In her current work as a teacher and teen life coach, Etler happily teaches teens that books work better than drugs. She lives with her husband and dogs in North Carolina. Cyndy is available to speak on grief, history, ethics, family, identity, growing up, and community. Find her at CyndyEtler.com
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​Patricia Forde ​​lives in Galway, in the west of Ireland.  She has published five books for children and written for television. In another life, she was a primary school teacher and the artistic director of Galway Arts Festival. Patricia is available to speak on ethics, identity, growing up, community, and language. Visit Patricia at patriciaforde.com
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Nicole Maggi wrote her first story in third grade about a rainbow and a unicorn. After working as an actress in NYC, she now lives in Los Angeles with her family and two oddball cats. Nicole is available to speak on ethics, identity, friendship, and feminism. Visit her at nicolemaggi.com
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​Kate Moore is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Radium Girls, the incredible true story of America's shining women who toiled in the glowing dust of the radium-dial factories and when they started to fall mysteriously ill, found themselves embroiled in a groundbreaking battle for workers' rights. Moore works full-time as an author, ghost writer and book editor and has written more than 15 books. Kate is available to speak on grief, feminism, history, identity, workers' rights, immigration, ethics, STEM, and community. You can find Kate online at kate-moore.com
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​Marieke Nijkamp is a storyteller, dreamer, globe-trotter, geek. She holds degrees in philosophy, history, and medieval studies, has served as an executive member of We Need Diverse Books, and is the founder of DiversifYA. She lives in the Netherlands. Marieke is available to speak on grief, history, ethics, identity, community. Visit her at mariekenijkamp.com​
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Sue Scheff is a nationally recognized speaker, parent advocate, and Internet safety expert. She has been featured on TV shows including Good Morning America and Anderson Cooper 360 and has written for USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and more. Sue is available to speak on STEM, community, ethics, parenting, family, and history. You can find Sue online at suescheff.com

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