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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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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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Kelly Grey Carlisle has had personal essays appear in the New England Review, Salon.com, Ploughshares, and more. She has a PhD in English from the University of Nebraska and lives with her family in Texas, where she is an assistant professor at Trinity University. Kelly is available to speak on identity, family, community, growing up, and grief. Visit her on Twitter @ProfKGC.
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Nancy Cavanaugh is the award-winning author of This Journal Belongs to Ratchet and Always, Abigail. She has a BS in education and an MA in curriculum and instruction and was an elementary school teacher for more than fifteen years as well as a Library Media Specialist. She and her husband and daughter enjoy winters in sunny Florida and eat pizza in Chicago the rest of the year. Nancy is available to speak on freindship, STEM, history, family, love, identity, and travel. Visit nancyjcavanaugh.com for more information.
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Christina Collins is an American currently studying for her PhD in creative writing in Belfast. Her work has appeared in over a dozen publications. She holds an MFA in fiction from George Mason University, where she received full funding and an Honours Award. Christina is available to speak on identity, growing up, community, language, and selective mutism, a disorder Collins suffered from as a child. You can visit Christina online at christinacollinsbooks.com
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MarcyKate Connolly is an author and arts administrator living in New England (near Boston) with her husband and pugs. She’s a caffeine addict, composer, and voracious reader. MarcyKate is available to speak on fairy tales, friendship, and identity. You can find her online at marcykate.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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Derrick Levasseur is a retired police sergeant from Central Falls, Rhode Island. Before becoming a supervisor, he was assigned to the Investigative Division, where he spent three years as an undercover detective. Throughout the course of his career, he received multiple awards, including letters of recognition, unit citations, commendations, and the Medal of Valor. In addition to his advanced training with interviews and interrogations, Derrick has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in business management. Through his life experiences, both personal and professional, Derrick has developed an innovative approach to building stronger relationships and achieving personal goals. He used that same approach on the CBS hit series, Big Brother, and is now regarded as one of the greatest to have ever played. Derrick also starred in the Investigation Discovery hit docu-series, Is OJ Innocent?: The Missing Evidence and Breaking Homicide. Derrick is available to speak on entrepreneurship, identity, travel, and community. Visit Derrick online at OfficialDerrick.com
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Deborah Lytton resides in Los Angeles, California with her two daughters and their Papillon, Faith. She is also the author of teen novels Jane in Bloom and Silence. Deborah is available to speak on friendship, growing up, and identity. Visit her online at deborahlytton.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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Brooke McAlary is a slow-travelling, gutsy shiraz-appreciating writer who, after being diagnosed with severe post-natal depression in 2011, embarked on a one-woman mission to cut out the excess in her life and reconnect with what was really important. She is now immersed in the Slow Living philosophy, and makes it her mission to help others define and achieve their slow living goals. She writes the blog Slow Your Home, and hosts and produces the podcast, The Slow Home Podcast. She is currently slow-travelling her way around North America with her family. Brooke is available to speak on lifestyle/self-care, art, family, love, identity, and travel. You can visit Brooke online at slowyourhome.com
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Cori McCarthy studied poetry and screenwriting before falling in love with writing for teens at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Cori is an Irish-Lebanese American and, like many of their characters, a member of the LGBTQ+ community. They live in New England with their partner, YA author Amy Rose Capetta. Cori is available to speak on friendship, family, identity, travel, and love. Learn more at CoriMcCarthy.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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Mark Pett lives in Nevada with his wife and children. Every February, the family draws five random digits from a hat and travels to whatever zip code it makes. He has illustrated several books and is the creator of the syndicated comic strips Mr. Lowe and Lucky Cow. Mark is available to speak on growing up, family, friendship, and identity. You can visit Mark online at markpett.com
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Emma Shevah is half-Irish and half-Thai and was born and raised in London. She has lived in Australia, Japan, India (her first child was born in the Himalayas), and Jerusalem before moving back to the UK. Emma has worked as a fire-juggler, a restaurant manager, a copywriter, an English teacher, and is now a blogger and author. Emma is available to speak on travel, race, identity, friendship, family, and community. Visit Emma at emmashevah.com
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Laura Silverman is a writer and editor. She loves books, dogs, and bubble baths. She currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Laura is available to speak on grief, identity, and growing up. You can follow her on Twitter @LJSilverman1. Note: Laura's virtual visits are strictly Q & A
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Amy Thomas is a New York–based writer who, for two lucky years, got to call Paris home. In addition to working as a copywriter in advertising, she writes about food, travel, design, and fashion for various publications such as the New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, Town & Country, and Every Day with Rachael Ray. She is slightly obsessed with sweets. Amy is available to speak on food, travel, love, and identity. You can find Amy online at godiloveparis.blogspot.com
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