Anna Birch is an #OwnVoices author, a Pitchwars participant, and a Social Media Chair for DFWCon. She was born'n'raised in a rural area on the outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama.

She traded thick forests and dirt roads for the heart of the city, where she lives now with her husband, three children, and dog. She loves knitting, brie, and hanging out with her family. I Kissed Alice is her debut novel.

Victoria Ying is an author and artist living in Los Angeles. She started her career in the arts by falling in love with comic books, which eventually turned into a career working in Animation. She loves Japanese curry, putting things in her shopping cart online and taking them out again and hanging out with her dopey dog. Her film credits include Tangled, Wreck-it Ralph, Frozen, Paperman, Big Hero 6, and Moana. She has illustrated several picture books including Not Quite Black and White, Lost and Found What's that Sound, and Take a Ride by My Side, and is the writer and illustrator of Meow! Diana, Princess of the Amazons is her debut graphic novel.