Meet Our Presenters
​2021

Tori 
Eldridge
​January 21

MargotTori is the Anthony, Lefty, and Macavity Awards-nominated author of the bestselling Lily Wong series: The Ninja Daughter,The Ninja’s Blade, and the upcoming The Ninja Betrayed.
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Margot
Leitman
​March 18

Margot Leitman is a leading expert in the growing field of storytelling and the author of Long Story Short-The Only Storytelling Guide You'll Ever Need and What’s Your Story?

Kris
Tualla
May 2o

Kris is a dynamic award-winning author of historical romance and suspense. She has created a 30-novel dynasty with The Hansen Series. In 2019 Kris was inducted into the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame for her Camp Hale Series and two of those WWII novels have been optioned for a screen project.
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C.K. Donnelly
July 15

C.K. is the award-winning of YA fantasy Trine Rising Series.
Trine Rising has been selected as a quarter finalist in the BookLife Prize Fiction Contest.   
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Jessica 
​Strawser
September 16

Jessica is editor-at-large at Writer’s Digest, where she served as editorial director for nearly a decade and became known for her in-depth cover interviews with award-winning and bestselling authors. She is author of Almost Missed You, Not That I Could Tell,  Forget You Know Me, and A Million Reasons Why, releasing to starred reviews and raves from Jodi Picoult, Angie Kim, and other luminaries on March 23, 2021.
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Lian 
​Dolan
​NOVEMBER 18

Lian Dolan is a writer, producer, and podcast pioneer. She is the author of the novels The Sweeney Sisters and Elizabeth the First Wife, as well as the editor of the Satellite Sisters book, You're the Best. Lian produces Satellite Sisters, a hit podcast recorded weekly with sisters Julie and Liz.
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THIS COULD BE YOU IN 2021!

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THEN QUERIES AN AGENT WHO CHAMPIONS HIS WORK WORLDWIDE! 

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