Loren Stephens is president of Write Wisdom and Bright Star Memoirs. Loren’s personal essays and short stories have been published in numerous literary journals and newspapers.

Los Angeles-based writer Josh Stephens has been telling stories about the people, politics, and development of cities in California for the better part of a decade.

Robin Palmer Blanche has published 12 best selling Young Adult novels with Penguin Random House including one that was made into a highly-rated Disney Channel original movie. She’s also written movies for Hallmark, Freeform and Nichelodeon.

Elise Brancheau is a freelance proofreader and editor with experience in both fiction and nonfiction works. She currently proofreads for Penguin Random House, as well as for other independent clients.

Judy Chaikin is a graduate of AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women and is best known for the Emmy nominated PBS documentary, “Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist.”

Jennifer “J.J.” Holshouser is a freelance writer and editor with extensive experience in the health care industry. A graduate of the School of Journalism at UNC Chapel Hill, she began her career writing about medical research at Duke University Medical Center.

Cynthia Lim is a widely published essayist. She has just completed a memoir about her husband’s brain injury that will be published by Coffeetown Press in 2018.

Mora Mattern began her career in the late 1990s at Pittsburgh’s Rock ‘n Roll Reporter, where she wrote artist profiles, concert previews, and album reviews.

One of Nancy Mills’ first interviews was children’s book author Roald Dahl, who talked to her while sitting on the floor of his writing shed in Great Missenden, England.

Betsy Rosenthal is a published author and editor. Her many essays have appeared in newspapers and magazines including the Los Angeles Times, the Baltimore Sun, Mothering magazine, The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, The Christian Science Monitor, California Monthly Magazine, and Working Writer.

Sebastian Paulino, Editorial Associate, is a filmmaker and digital marketing expert.  He began his career making short films in college and eventually transitioned into interning for a talent and literary management company for actors and writers.