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Nicole Goodwin/GOODW.Y.N.
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Nicole Goodwin aka GOODW.Y.N. They are longlisted for The Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for 2023, the 2023 RWW Creative Nonfiction Fellow, as well as the 2018 Ragdale Alice Judson Hayes Fellowship Recipient, while advancing to the 2nd Round of the 2018 Creative Capital Awards. They published the articles “Talking with My Daughter…” and “Why is this Happening in Your Life…” in the New York Times’ parentblog Motherlode. Additionally, their work “Ain’t I a Woman (?/!): Poems,” was lo…
Oliver Mann
Oliver created Shadow Journaling after feeling frustrated that so much journaling advice never gave the depth he needed. Through studying Jung, Robert Johnson, Debbie Ford, Nathaniel Branden, Kay Adams, and Gloria Kempton, Oliver found a thread that helped him, and later his students, go gently into the shadow, with a light, with support, and the confidence that we will grow.
Shadow Journaling is about listening to the unheard you.
Certified Instructor: Kay Adams' Journa…
Rand Timmerman
The author wants to inspire people who are struggling with life difficulties, whether they be physical, mental, or spiritual, by showing that we can deal with those issues by putting ourselves out there and not giving up on our dreams, aspirations, hobbies, or the other things that make us happy and fulfilled. Don't give up before the miracle happens. Use it or lose it. Go for a long hike. The author was challenged to do something he thought was totally impossible, in part because he ha…
Sai Marie Johnson
"I'm just a woman with a dream and a pen." — Sai Marie Johnson
Sai Marie Johnson is a screenwriter, author, poet, and content creator based in the Pacific Northwest. She is one of three founders of Authors of the Resistance and the founder of InfinityxCreations, a creative and writing agency dedicated to assisting clients with storytelling, branding, writing, and editing services.
Sai also hosts three podcasts: Around the Table with the AOTR, Histories of Horro…
Sapna Srinivasan
Sapna lives in Seattle, WA with her perfectionist husband and perfect daughter. Her name in Hindi means “dream” and true to its meaning, Sapna finds gratification in dreams and storytelling. She was born in southern India, raised in northern India, and spent the better part of her adult life in the United States. She, therefore, unabashedly clutches her Indian roots while embracing the American in herself. She loves to cook traditional Indian food and, yes, she uses cilantro in practically e…
Sarah Branson
Award-winning feminist speculative fiction author Sarah Branson spent close to thirty years as a midwife before turning to fiction, writing tales of action, adventure, revenge, and romance rooted in the strength and resiliency of the human spirit. Her New Earth universe imagines a future where diversity of identity is simply the texture of life, with honors including the 2022 Kindle Book Award for science fiction, the 2025 Wishing Shelf Book Award Gold Medal for A Pirates’ Pact, and a Forewo…
Stephen Paul Edwards
Dr.Stephen Paul Edwards blends honesty and insight in a rare way, speaking openly about self-discovery, accountability, and personal transformation without sounding polished or preachy. His storytelling is raw, self-aware, and occasionally disarming in its humor, which makes complex personal development concepts feel accessible rather than overwhelming.
You can read the first three chapters of his book The Venus Fly Trap: Sex, Lies, and Repercussions here: https://bit.ly/4n1lyvv
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Teri M Brown
I am the author of three novels: Daughters of Green Mountain Gap, An Enemy Like Me, and Sunflowers Beneath the Snow. 10 Little Rules for a Double-Butted Adventure, an inspirational book about my tandem ride across the United States, released in February 2025. This ride consisting of 3102 miles during the summer of 2020 helped me heal my heart from an emotionally abusive 14-year marriage and get the courage to publish my first novel. My first children's picture book, Little Lola and Her …
Tracy Smith
Tracy Smith, PhD writes narrative nonfiction examining identity, belonging, and the patterns we carry from place to place. With a background in educational psychology, her work pairs lived experience with sustained inquiry, tracing how movement, risk, and reinvention shape who we become.
She is the author of The Purpose of Getting Lost, a memoir that began her exploration of movement and identity. Across more than 30 countries and five continents, travel became the terrain where many…
Vern Flaig
How to define a life? I was a kid who backpacked the world for four years. Along the way I became a truck driver, tractor driver, waterman, auto body repairman, surveyor, electrician, instrument technician and business owner. I wasn’t busy enough, so I became a father of two wonderful daughters, a cowboy with the horses and broken bones to prove it, a biker and I’ve always been a dog dad. I finally managed to have enough time to write my travel book, so I was able to publish that last year.…
Wani Iris Manly, Esq.
Wani Iris Manly, Esq. is a bestselling author, TEDx and award-winning keynote speaker, and transformational attorney who helps organizations and leaders turn disruption into direction. Through her signature framework, Changing Changes
Everything®, Wani is on a mission to disrupt the statistic that over 70% of change initiatives fail—and instead help organizations, their leaders, and employees embrace change as a superpower and thrive through it.
With over two decades of experience…
Wendy M. Kok
I’m a Michigan-based author known for atmospheric Northwoods thrillers that blend romance, paranormal mystery, and small-town suspense. Drawing inspiration from the Wisconsin woods where I grew up, my stories pull readers into eerie, pine-lined worlds filled with unusual phenomena, intense emotion, and characters who linger long after the last page. My Thousand Years of Crooked Forest Series features three books. My first book, A Grey Resort, won the American Fiction Award for best Paranorm…