Tessa Gratton (Author)
Tessa Gratton is the author of adult SFF The Queens of Innis Lear and Lady Hotspur, as well as several YA series and short stories. Her most recent YAs are Strange Grace from McElderry Books and the upcoming Night Shine. Her novels and short stories have been translated into twenty-two languages and nominated twice for the Tiptree Award. She's associate director of Madcap Retreats, and has worked as a lead writer on Serial Box's Tremontaine series. Visit her at tessagratton.com or follow her on Twitter @tessagratton.
Justina Ireland (Author)
Justina Ireland is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen novels and four anthology contributions, including Dread Nation and Deathless Divide. She is a former editor in chief of FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, for which she won a World Fantasy Award, and her work has been shortlisted numerous times for state and literary awards. She holds a BA in History from Georgia Southern University and an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University. Visit her at authorjustinaireland.com or follow her on Twitter @justinaireland.