Lauren Kate is the #1 New York Times and #1 Internationally Bestselling Author of thirteen novels including The Fallen Series, which was made into a major motion picture. She is the Executive Producer of an eight-episode TV adaptation of Fallen starring Jessica Alexander, Sarah Niles, and Alexander Siddig, currently in post-production.

Her novels include the young adult novels The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove and The Teardrop Series; the adult historical fiction novel The Orphan’s Song; and the romantic comedies By Any Other Name and the forthcoming What’s In A Kiss?, which will be published by Putnam in July 2024. She has published essay with Newsweek, Lithub, and the Huff Post, among others.

Lauren graduated Summa Cum Laude from Emory University and holds a masters degree in fiction writing from UC Davis. She worked for five years as an acquiring editor at HarperCollins Publishers, editing authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Louise Erdrich, and Frank Cottrell Boyce. She currently teaches creative writing at Stanford University’s Continued Studies Program and runs her own series of Creative Writing Workshops: Novel School.

Lauren’s books have been featured on Jeopardy, referenced in The Simpsons, translated into more than thirty languages, and have sold over twelve million copies worldwide.

Maryam Myika Day is a multifaceted talent, excelling as an actress, writer, author, storyteller, and award-winning producer. She inherited her passion for show business from her renowned uncle, fashion disruptor and icon, Daniel ‘Dapper Dan’ Day. Maryam’s creative journey spans various mediums, showcasing her remarkable versatility.

She has penned the untold story of Motown sensation Tammy Terrell for the upcoming biopic, “Mountain High”, starring Kat Graham. Additionally, Maryam is the screenwriter for Johnsacchi’s “Vegas Jade”, and crafted a made-for-television movie script about Jennifer Jones, the first African-American Radio City Rockette, which was shopped by MarVista Entertainment. She also successfully sold and wrote “A Sisterly Christmas” starring Deborah Joy Winans, aired on OWN.

Maryam proudly joined the writing team for Lifetime Television’s anthology series, “Wrath: A Seven Deadly Sins Story”, which premiered in April 2022. Her excellence extends to television production, earning her three telly awards for “Real Moms, Real Stories, Real Savvy”, featured on PBS and Disney.com. As an actress, Maryam made notable appearances on NBC’s “This is Us”, “Law & Order”, FX’s “Rescue Me”, Sony Pictures’ “Fort Pit”, and the independent feature “Palm Swings”. She graced Broadway in the 2001 Tony award-winning revival of “42nd Street” and garnered Audelco Award Nomination for Off-Broadway performances.

Sarah Carter is a dynamic creative force, excelling as a writer, director, actor, musician, filmmaker, and the CEO of Cheshire Moon Productions. Her acting success sparked a passion for writing and directing, spawned from collaborations with industry leaders Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen on their series “Undeclared”. Over the course of her career, she has worked alongside esteemed directors such as Spike Lee and Larysa Kondracki, notably during her time on “Shark” and “Rogue”, and prominently during her five-year run on Steven Spielberg’s “Falling Skies”.

In 2022, Sarah debuted her first feature film as a director, “In Her Name”, at Tribeca Film Festival, where it earned an Audience Award and secured a spot on the prestigious Tribeca Releases platform. “In Her Name” showcases Sarah’s dedication to conveying simple truths that inspire hope and liberation in the complexity of human existence. The film is available to stream now on Apple TV+, Prime Video, Kanopy, Google Play, and Fandango, with a Limited Edition Blu-Ray featuring a BTS documentary available exclusively on Amazon.

Driven by a profound respect for the creative process and the transformative power of cinema, Sarah infuses her work with compassion, forgiveness, and wisdom, emphasizing the impact of embracing both light and darkness. As a certified practitioner of mystic healing modalities and a mentee of Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Sarah’s artistry reflects the beauty that emerges from embraces life’s poetic chaos and its perfect imperfections.