Janet Kobobel Grant, literary agent & the founder of Books & Such Literary Agency, and best-selling award-winning author Robin Jones Gunn.

Les Edgerton, a writer’s coach, a former university educator of creative writing & a bestselling author of writers’ how-to books.

Sarah Burnes, a literary agents at The Gernert Agency, & NY Times best-selling YA author Gayle Forman.

The Lit Coach, Erin Reel, & best-selling memoir author Janna Cawrse Esarey.

Gina Roberts-Grey, the chair of the ASJA’s 40th annual writers conference, & acclaimed author Sherry Paprocki.

Jason Pinter, an international best-selling author of 5 thrillers & a former editor.

The International Thriller Writers organization & NY Times best-selling author Heather Graham.

Lisa Catherine Harper, an Adjunct Professor in the University of San Francisco’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program & author of “A Double Life.”

Nancy Ellen Dodd, a writer with many voices, a university instructor at Pepperdine University, and the author of “The Writer’s Compass.”

Diane Holmes, the founder of Pitch University, and Marianne Schnall, the co-founder of Feminist.com & the author of “Daring to Be Ourselves.”