Elizabeth C. Cabrera

Elizabeth C. Cabrera is a Raleigh-Durham based author. She was born in South Carolina and moved to the North Carolina area in her early twenties. She loves to write books in several different genres including literary fiction, romance, and mystery. When not writing, you can find her reading, playing video games, spending time with her husband (who refers to her as the house raccoon), or playing with her two fur baby cats (Link and Luna - who are definitely not spoiled in the least)

Website: https://www.elizabethccabrera.com

Elizabeth Duivenvoorde

As a “Plantser”, Liz creates her stories with little to no planning ahead of time, gathering inspiration from songs and images. From short stories to full-length novels, Liz is most comfortable writing Fantasy, Paranormal, and Dystopian for New Adult, Young Adult, and Middle Grade. She has begun to expand into Contemporary Romance under the pen name of Eliza Doe.

With the goals such as producing her own graphic novels/comics, as well as TV shows/films and video games, Liz works hard to study the craft of scriptwriting for all mediums.

Website: elizabethduivenvoorde.ca

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Cy Harold

Cy Harold's (he/him) whose writing is focused on highlighting diverse and multi-faceted characters within the science fiction, fantasy, and mystery genres. He is currently hard at work on his debut novel while occasionally allowing himself to get slightly distracted with a short story that comes to mind.

When Cy is not writing, he is an analytics developer during the day and spends his nights chasing his children, binging Star Trek and other action/adventure shows, gaming, and drinking bourbon. He currently resides in the Research Triangle Park area in North Carolina, USA with his wife and children.

Website: Cyharold.com

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Bobbie Isabel

Bobbie Isabel lives in North Carolina surrounded by the people and cats she loves. As a lifelong lover of words, Bobbie isn’t held to a certain genre. She writes and publishes poetry, fantasy, and children’s books that are a combination of the two. She also writes adult romance novels under a separate pen name. When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending time with her granddaughter, or you can find her in the audience reveling in the language-rich environment of musical theater.

Website: https://bisabelwrites.com

Shanna M. Rogers

With a love of writing, a passion for all things creative, and a hopeful outlook, Shanna thrives in Raleigh, NC. The art of storytelling lives in every aspect of her life. From her career in analytics to writing, crafting compelling narratives makes her heart sing. She writes cozy paranormal romance novels with feet-kicking giddy moments, laughter, feels, and spice.

Website: https://www.shannamrogers.com/

Reese Ryan

Award-winning author Reese Ryan writes sexy, emotional, “grown folks” romantic fiction. Her characters find love while navigating career crises and family drama. The two-time recipient of the Donna Hill Breakout Author Award is an advocate for the romance genre and diversity in fiction. Reese is the host of Story Behind the Story—an interactive YouTube show where readers and authors connect. Her books have been featured on Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, and BookRiot.

Website: https://www.reeseryan.com/

Hayley Turner

Hayley Turner is a writer and composer from North Carolina. Her favorite stories blend fantasy, magic, romance, and epic adventures for an overall “fairytale for adults” feel, and that’s exactly what she seeks to capture in her own books. When she isn’t writing books or music, she can be found playing videogames, eating good food with even better friends, or cuddling with her dog, Leia, or her void goblin cat, Nyx.

Website: https://www.hayleyturnerwrites.com/

Marly Youmans

Author of sixteen books of poetry and fiction, living in Cooperstown, New York and Cullowhee, NC.

Website: www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.com

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