Christina is the Founder and CEO of Agents Helping Writers, a company dedicated to providing aspiring writers with one-on-one and group book coaching, and workshops delivered by seasoned literary agents, creativity coaches, and industry experts.

With over 15 years of experience in the field of creativity coaching, Christina has earned a reputation as a trusted mentor, guide, and catalyst for creative growth. Drawing on a diverse background in creative writing, adult education, and project management, Christina brings a unique blend of expertise and insight to her coaching and teaching practice.

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Like her clients, Christina is also a writer. She understands the creative process because she lives it every day. From teaching writing techniques to brainstorming plot twists, Christina is along for the journey with each of her clients. She's as passionate about their manuscripts as she is about her own.

Kristina Stanley is an award-winning author and fiction editor. She is the founder and CEO of Fictionary. Fictionary is software for creative writers looking to improve the plot, characters, and settings of their novels. Her most recent publications are Secrets to Editing Success, Secrets to Outlining a Novel. Secrets to Writing a Series.

Syrone is an impassioned literary agent, a vibrant force of creativity in the world of books. With an eclectic background in publication, editorial services, and project management, Syrone is dedicated to supporting authors at every step of their writing journey. Syrone is on a mission to be the ultimate “bookend” for authors, providing them with the personalized support they need to shine at every stage of their literary journey.

But Syrone’s love for literature isn’t just professional—it’s personal. As a published author, she knows the sheer joy of crafting a story that touches the soul. To her, books aren’t just objects; they’re the means to transport readers to new experiences and perspectives.

Becca Puglisi is an international speaker, writing coach, and bestselling author of The Emotion Thesaurus and other resources for writers. Her books have sold over 1 million copies and are available in multiple languages, are sourced by US universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world. She is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge with others through her Writers Helping Writers blog and via One Stop For Writers—a powerhouse online resource for authors that's home to the Character Builder and Storyteller's Roadmap tools.

Jeff Lyons is a traditionally published author, screenwriter, and story development consultant with more than 25 years' experience in the publishing and entertainment industries. His writing has appeared in Writer’s Digest Magazine, Script Magazine, The Writer Magazine, and Writing Magazine (UK), among others. He has many craft-of-storytelling books published through Focal Press and Storygeeks Press, all available on Amazon. Jeff is the founder of Storygeeks.com. His feature film, American Thunderbolt, will be produced in 2025 and he has several TV series in active development through Content Kings Films, UK.

Anya is an award-winning fiction writer and poet whose publications include Blue Earth (a novel, Modern History Press); The Stories of Devil-Girl (novella, also MHP); poetry collections The Stone of Language; and I Know What the Small Girl Knew; and individual works in literary magazines, including Harvard Review; Gargoyle Magazine; Tupelo Quarterly; and Poet Lore. Awards/distinctions received include those from Southern Poetry Review; Another Chicago Magazine; Coppola’s Zoetrope: All-Story; New Letters; the Minnesota State Arts Board Grant; and the Raymond Carver Story Contest.

She is now completing History Artist, with an ensemble of characters connected to various genocides and centered around a young Cambodian woman in Boston, born with the U.S. bombing of Cambodia.

She’s recently completed a poetry collection, Land in Water Rise in Flame, and is seeking publication. She consults with writers individually; and teaches three series of fiction/memoir/multi-genre creative writing courses.

Savannah Gilbo is a certified developmental editor and book coach who helps fiction authors write, edit, and publish stories that work. She’s also the host of the top-rated Fiction Writing Made Easy Podcast, where she delivers weekly episodes full of simple, actionable, and step-by-step strategies that you can implement in your writing right away. When she’s not busy crafting her own stories, you can find Savannah curled up with a good book, a cozy blanket, and her three perfect puppies.

Jordan Rosenfeld is author of the forthcoming novel Fallout (Running Wild Press, 2025), as well as the novels Women in Red, Forged in Grace, Night Oracle and six books on writing craft, most recently How to Write a Page-Turner. Her freelance articles and essays have appeared in hundreds of national publications such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Scientific American and more. She is a freelance manuscript editor and writing teacher. Jordanrosenfeld.net.

C. S. Lakin is an award-winning author of more than 30 books, fiction and nonfiction (which includes more than 10 books in her Writer’s Toolbox series). Her online video courses at Writing for Life Workshops have helped more than 5,000 fiction writers improve their craft. To go deep into creating great settings and evoking emotions in your characters, and to learn essential technique, enroll in Lakin’s courses Crafting Powerful Settings and Emotional Mastery for Fiction Writers. Her blog Live Write Thrive has more than 1 million words of instruction for writers, so hop on over and level-up your writing!

Christopher Stollar is an award-winning author and speaker. His debut novel, The Black Lens, exposes the underbelly of sex trafficking in rural America. Christopher successfully crowd-funded and self-published that passion project. It won him Grand Prize in a national competition from Writer’s Digest, which regularly publishes articles by him, promotes his webinars on writing, and invites him to speak at their Annual Conference in New York City.

As a former reporter with both a master’s degree in journalism and accreditation in public relations, Christopher currently works full-time in marketing for a Fortune 100 company. He is also a longtime board member of a nonprofit social justice organization who speaks regularly at international, national, and local conferences about writing, publishing, and human trafficking. In addition, he is a neurodiverse author with obsessive compulsive disorder who has #OwnVoices experience that drives the heart and soul of his stories.

Sarah Aronson began writing for kids and teens when someone in an exercise class dared her to try. Since then, she has earned an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults and published a variety of books for kids and teens, including Beyond Lucky, The Wish List series, Just Like Rube Goldberg, illustrated by Robert Neubecker, Brand New Bubbe, illustrated by Ariel Landy, and Abzuglutely!: Battling, Bellowing Bella Abzug, with amazing illustrations by Andrea D’Aquino)!

When Sarah is not writing or reading (or making great soup or riding her bike), she is talking to readers about creativity, writing, curiosity, and advocacy! She loves working with other writers one on one or in one of her classes at the amazing Highlights Foundation. Warning: When she gets really excited, she makes funny faces and talks with her hands. Don’t be shocked if she talks about the power of play. http://www.saraharonson.com

Gabriela Pereira is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur who wants to challenge the status quo of higher education. As the founder and instigator of DIYMFA.com, her mission is to empower writers, artists and other creatives to take an entrepreneurial approach to their education and professional growth.

Gabriela earned her MFA in writing from The New School and speaks at college campuses and national conferences. She is also the host of DIY MFA Radio, a popular podcast where she has interviewed bestselling authors and book industry professionals, and author of the book DIY MFA: Write with Focus, Read with Purpose, Build Your Community.

Tamara Dean is the author of Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless, an essay collection forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press in 2025, and other books. Her short stories and essays have appeared in The American Scholar, The Georgia Review, The Guardian, One Story, Orion, The Southern Review, and elsewhere. Her essay "Safer Than Childbirth" received a 2024 Pushcart Prize Special Mention, and "Slow Blues" was a 2021 National Magazine Award finalist. She's passionate about teaching writing and hosts workshops independently and through Hugo House, The Loft, Craft Talks, and writers.com. More at www.tamaradean.media.

Andrea Jo DeWerd is a writer and book marketer in Brooklyn, NY. She is the founder of the book marketing firm, the future of agency LLC. Andrea received her M.S. in Publishing from New York University and B.A. in English from the George Washington University. A born and bred Minnesotan, Andrea now lives and writes in Brooklyn, NY.

Bev Katz Rosenbaum is a former editor at Harlequin and McGraw-Hill Ryerson who has also taught writing at Toronto's George Brown College and Centennial College. Bev currently toils as a freelance developmental editor and young adult author. Her latest book is the acclaimed YA novel, I'm Good and Other Lies.

Kathryn Willms is a literary agent at The Rights Factory representing mainly big-idea nonfiction books. She loves working with writers on ambitious, unconventional, and smart book projects that teach us something new or change the way we see ourselves and the world. Kathryn’s projects for the agency have been in various categories including cookbook, memoir, culture, lifestyle, and women’s issues. She’s also actively acquiring science, nature/environment topics, and narrative nonfiction.

She’s drawn to works rooted in expertise that have a strong narrative voice and sense of humour. In her non-agenting life, she runs Kwill Communications, providing editing, writing, and project management in the educational field. Kathryn started her career in publishing working as an editor for Colborne Communications, where she eventually became VP. She was also the hybrid publisher of Iguana Books. In all her work, she’s inspired by the power of writing to transform, transport, enlighten, and entertain. Originally from BC, Kathryn holds a MA for the University of Calgary, and currently lives in Toronto.

Lucy is a Fictionary Certified StoryCoach Editor and the co-author of Secrets To Editing Success. Her passion is the Fictionary Community and Fictionary Live!

Sue Campbell is a book marketing and mindset coach who has helped hundreds of writers, from newbies to bestsellers, transform their inhibitive mindset around marketing and realize their full potential as authors. Her clients have exponentially increased their email lists and book sales, landed articles in prestigious publications such as The New York Times, done guest spots on popular podcasts and more.

Isabel Sterling is a master certified life coach, the founder of The Confident Author Academy, and the host of The Author Burnout Cure podcast. An alum of Purchase College and Syracuse University, Isabel spent a decade working in higher education and LGBTQ non-profits before striking out on her own to write and coach full-time. Isabel lives with their spouse and fur-babies in Central New York, where the winters are frigid, the summers are too hot, and autumn is perfect. Isabel is the author of These Witches Don’t Burn, This Coven Won’t Break, and The Coldest Touch.