Cynthia Hand divides her time between Southern California, where she lives with her husband and two children, and southeast Idaho near the Teton Mountains. She teaches writing at Pepperdine University.
Earphones award winner Julia Whelan grew up in the Pacific Northwest, but currently resides in Los Angeles. She is a former child actor, having appeared in multiple television shows, most notably ABC's Once and Again. After receiving her college degree, she returned to acting and is pursuing a career in the film industry, as well as creative writing. Her audiobook credits include romance, supernatural thrillers, young adult and adult fiction.