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Beth Cato
Beth Cato hails from Hanford, California, but currently writes and bakes cookies in Red Wing, Minnesota. She usually has one or two cats in...
Sequoia Nagamatsu
Sequoia Nagamatsu is the author of the novel, How High We Go in the Dark, a national bestseller and The New York Times Editors’...
Varla Ventura
Varla Ventura is an author, traveler, rotten botanist, and lover of the strange. She has written several books on bizarre and freaky things, from...
Rafael Frumkin
Rafael Frumkin is the author of the novels The Comedown and Confidence and the short story collection Bugsy. Confidence was named a New York...
Michelle S. Phelps
Michelle S. Phelps is Professor of Sociology and Law at the University of Minnesota. Her research is in the sociology of punishment, focusing in...
Jenna Miller
Jenna Miller (she/her) writes Young Adult books about fat, queer, nerdy girls who deserve to be seen and have their voices heard. When she’s...
Sonja Trom Eayrs
Sonja Trom Eayrs, author of Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America, is a farmer’s daughter, rural advocate, and attorney....
Cheyenne Wilson
Cheyenne Wilson, BSN, founder of We are the Evidence, is on a mission to raise awareness about the reality of sexual assault, eliminate the...
Steve McEllistrem
Steve McEllistrem has been a writer and editor for more than 25 years. He is the author of the Susquehanna Virus series (The Devereaux Dilemma, The Devereaux Disaster, The Devereaux Decision, and The Devereaux Deity) as well as the stand-alone novels, The Man Who Found His Moniker, Emerging Man, and Hound of God. He has…
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Alison McGhee
Alison McGhee writes novels, picture books, poems, and essays for all ages. Her most loved books include the novels The Opposite of Fate, Shadow Baby, and Never Coming Back, along with Someday, the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book for adults. Her work has been translated in more than 20 languages. She also teaches…
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Will McGrath
Will McGrath is an award-winning writer and journalist based in Minneapolis. His debut, Everything Lost Is Found Again, is a joyous investigation into the southern African kingdom of Lesotho, where he lived for several years. That book won the Disquiet Open Borders Book Prize, as well as the Society of Midlands Authors Award for Biography…
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Bill Meissner
Writer/teacher Bill Meissner is the author of 11 books, including four books of fiction, five books of poetry, and two novels. His newest book is Summer of Rain, Summer of Fire, a family drama novel set during the turbulent years of the late 1960s. He frequently visits schools – from elementary school to college level…
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Mindy Mejia
Mindy Mejia’s internationally acclaimed thrillers have been translated into over 20 languages. Her books have been picked for People’s Best New Books and The Wall Street Journal’s Best New Mysteries. A CPA and graduate of the Hamline University MFA program, she lives and works in the Twin Cities.
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Carter T. Meland
Carter Meland is a writer of Irish, Norwegian, and White Earth Anishinaabe heritage. He takes writing seriously, but tries to do so with good humor. By day he teaches students in American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth about the wicked smart, moving, and profound things that Native writers have to say about the…
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Deb Mercier
Deb Mercier is the author of multiple books for young readers across a wide span of ages and genres, including choose-your-path mysteries, historical fiction, YA fantasy, and non-fiction. She’s an award-winning journalist, a technical writer, and the mom of two grown (and fabulous) kids. She lives in Alexandria, MN with her husband, dogs, and outdoor…
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Carrie L. Mesrobian
Carrie Mesrobian is the author of five novels. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing & Hispanic Studies and an MFA in Fiction from the Rainier Writers Workshop of Pacific Lutheran University. She has written essays and poetry for Brain, Child magazine, Calyx, the Star Tribune, and two anthologies for young adults. Her first book,…
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Jenna Miller
Jenna Miller (she/her) writes Young Adult books about fat, queer, nerdy girls who deserve to be seen and have their voices heard. When she’s not obsessing over words, she can be found making charcuterie boards, befriending people online, or exploring places near and far.
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Stephanie Mirocha
Stephanie Mirocha grew up climbing trees and exploring the city park across from her childhood home. Her creative expression not only takes form in her passion for writing but also in her visual art. She has illustrated four children’s picture books connecting children to nature. Frog in the House won the 2016 Giverny Award for…
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