Charlotte Adelsperger: a former third grade teacher writes fiction, non-fiction and poetry for children and adults. In fall 2009 Cricket magazine will publish her article about the Andrea Doria shipwreck of 1956. She is a regular contributor to Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse and Clubhouse, Jr. She enjoys setting stories in European countries where she has traveled. Charlotte’s work has appeared in hundreds of publications and compilations. She has taught writers’ workshops in six states. Her first book was for adults: When Your Child Hurts—Hope for Parents of Children Undergoing Long Term Medical Care.
Joanne M. Anderton aka Johana Gast Anderton aka J. M. G. Anderton
Books:
*Â The Glass Rainbow, The Story of Depression Glass, Trojan Press, North Kansas City, MO, 1969, eight reprints. (pioneer work on subject), OP.
*Â Twentieth Century Dolls, From Bisque to Vinyl, Trojan, 1971, OP.
*Â Sewing for Twentieth Century Dolls, Vol. 1, Trojan, 1972, 1979, 1996. OP
* Sewing for Twentieht Century Dolls, Vol. 1, Hobby House Press, 1998. OP
*Â The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Cloth Dolls from Rag Baby to Art Object, 1984, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, Lombard, IL 60148, OP.
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Sheila is an author/illustrator and member of SCBWI. Her work has been recognized with various awards, including the Kimberly Colen Memorial Grant. She has been published in several children’s magazines and educational journals and is currently marketing a young adult historical novel.
Stephanie Bunce (writing as Elizabeth C. Bunce) is the author of A CURSE DARK AS GOLD, the American Library Association’s 2009 William C. Morris YA Debut Award winner, from Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic. Â Two new novels, STARCROSSED and LIAR’S MOON, are forthcoming from AALB. She is represented by Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
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Elizabeth Casteel holds a BA in English/Creative Writing, as well as a law degree (which also demands some creative writing
She is currently revising a middle grade fantasy adventure, which she hopes to have agent-worthy sometime soon. Her writing inspirations include psychotic flying beasties and unicorns with an attitude. If you like randomness, visit her blog at: http://lizzy-lyn.livejournal.com
Lisha Cauthen is the editor of the KSCBWI Sunflower Scoop and frequent contributor to their literary magazine, In the Wind. She is working feverishly on her first YA fantasy novel with the Wednesday critique group, and hopes to someday meet the editor of her dreams.

Lisa Cindrich is the author of the upper middle-grade historical novel IN THE SHADOW OF THE PALI: A STORY OF THE HAWAIIAN LEPER COLONY (Putnam, 2002) and has also published poetry and fiction for adults in The Nation, The Florida Review, and other journals. After many years working as a reference librarian, she’s now at home with a toddler and writing whenever she can!
Current projects include an upper middle-grade supernatural novel, a picture book about mutts and another picture book about a young witch’s Christmas adventure. She has also cowritten and is marketing an adult novel of suspense set in a dystopian future United States.