Mengxi Seeley is a 1.5 generation immigrant born in China and raised in Utah. She received an MA in East Asian Studies from Stanford University and a BA in international relations from Brigham Young University. After working for many years as an academic translator, she now writes novels inspired by historical research, but with fantastically happy endings.
Mengxi actively participates in the Storymakers Conference, where she has taught as faculty. When not writing, she enjoys reading, gardening, running, and over-analyzing movies with her family. She lives in Virginia with two little princesses and an absent-minded professor. You can find her at mengxiseeley.com
Victoria Winterhalter is a writer and teacher, who loves books and films based on true stories. As a middle grade and young adult author, she enjoys sharing hidden histories and writing stories about characters discovering their self-worth.
She received an MA in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University, an MA in English Education from New York University, and a BA in Elementary Education from The George Washington University. After teaching Language Arts in middle schools for many years, she is now an Associate Professor of English at a community college, where she teaches composition, research, and Children’s Literature.
Born and raised in New Jersey, she currently lives in Virginia with her husband and two daughters. When not writing or reading, Victoria enjoys touring art museums, practicing yoga on her paddle board, and visiting destinations on her bucket list. You can find her at www.victoriawinterhalter.com
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