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Shaun David Hutchinsonis the author of The Deathday Letter, fml and the forthcoming The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley. He lives in South Florida with his partner and dog, and watches way too much Doctor Who.

Kimberly Dertingfirst fell in love with writing when she signed up for journalism as her seventh-grade elective. She still lives in the Pacific Northwest, which is the ideal place to be writing anything dark or creepy…a gloomy day can set the perfect mood. She lives with her husband and their three beautiful (and often mouthy) children, who serve as an endless source of inspiration for her writing. She is the author of the Body Finder series, the Pledge trilogy and the Taking trilogy.

Christine Johnsongrew up in, moved away from and finally came home to Indianapolis, Indiana. While she was in the “away” part of that adventure, she lived in Chicago, Illinois, where she attended DePaul University and majored in political science. She now lives in an old house in an old neighborhood with her kids and way too many books. Find her on the web at www.christinejohnsonbooks.com and on Twitter, @cjohnsonbooks.

Claudia Grayis the pseudonym of New Orleans–based writer Amy Vincent. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Evernight series and the Spellcaster trilogy. Her enthusiasms include thrift stores, pugs, classic movies and travel. Visit her website at www.claudiagray.com.

Myra McEntire,author of the Hourglass books, ­ knows the words to every R & B hit of the past decade, but since she lives in Nashville, the country music capital of America, her lyrical talents go sadly unappreciated. She’s chosen, instead, to channel her “mad word skills” into creating stories. She’s an avid Doctor Who fan and will argue passionately about which incarnation is the best.

Sarah Rees Brennanis the author of the Demon’s Lexicon trilogy, the first book of which was an ALA Top Ten Best Book of 2009, and the coauthor of Team Human with Justine Larbalestier. Her newest series is the Lynburn Legacy, a romantic Gothic mystery about a girl who discovers her imaginary friend is a real boy. Unspoken is an ALA Best Book 2013 and on the TAYSHAS list, and the sequel, Untold, was just released in September 2013. Sarah writes from her homeland of Ireland but likes to travel the world collecting inspiration.

Amanda Hockingis the USA TODAY bestselling author of the Trylle trilogy and six additional self-published novels. After selling over a million copies of her books, primarily in ebook format, she is widely considered an exemplar of self-publishing success in the digital age.

Jackson Pearcelives in Atlanta, Georgia, with a slightly cross-eyed cat and a lot of secondhand furniture. She is the author of many books for young adults, including a series of retold fairy tales, starting with Sisters Red and concluding with Cold Spell. Visit her online at www.jacksonpearce.com.