Janice Milusich is a children's author and a teacher for the visually impaired, working with preschool students who are visually impaired and blind. Her students and their experiences often inspire her writing. She graduated from Stony Brook's Children's Literature Fellowship and Renee LaTulippe's Lyrical Lab. Her newest picture book, I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea, illustrated by Chris Raschka and published by Penguin Randomhouse, launched Oct. 7th, 2025. Her other works for children include the picture book, Off Go Their Engines, Off Go Their Lights, and the chapter book series, Cleo's Big Ideas. Janice has also been published in Spider and Muse magazines. Janice has an M.S. in Education for the Visually Impaired/Blind from Hunter College. Janice lives near the beach in Port Jefferson, NY, with her family, one lovable pooch, and two particular felines.Learn more at https://www.janmilusich.com/

N. WEST MOSS is the author of the story collection The Subway Stops at Bryant Park. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the New York Times, Salon, McSweeney’s, and many other publications. The recipient of three William Faulkner–William Wisdom gold medals and winner of the Saturday Evening Post ’s Great American Fiction Contest, she holds an MFA in creative writing and a certificate in narrative medicine from Columbia University. She works in New Jersey, where she lives with her husband.Learn more at https://nwestmoss.com/

Lynn Becker has been a reader and creator all her life. After growing up in New York, Lynn spent many years in the Southern California desert with her husband, children, cats, dog, and lots and lots of chickens. She now lives in Colorado. The chickens stayed behind, but a few mythical beasties may have followed her to her new home…!These days, when she’s not writing picture books or children’s book reviews, you can find her hiking, gardening, and tending to her Wee Free Library.Her debut picture book, MONSTERS IN THE BRINY, illustrated by Scott Brundage (Sleeping Bear Press), is the winner of the 2024 Colorado Authors League Award in the Children’s category. It was also was named a Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of 2022 and a School Library Journal Best Readaloud. JUNE MOON, illustrated by Nate Carvalho (Familius), came out in May of 2024.GHOST TOWN IN THE MOUNTAINS, illustrated by Roland Garrigue (Sleeping Bear Press), was published in June of 2026.Learn more at https://lynnbeckerbooks.com/