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Michael MacBride

Originally from Michigan, Michael MacBride now calls Minnesota home. He has delivered newspapers, worked for UPS, delivered pizzas, done collections at a bank, was...
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Cristina Oxtra

Cristina Oxtra is a Filipino American children’s book author. She earned an MFA in creative writing for children and young adults at Hamline University...
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Amy Pendino

Amy Pendino, a Minnesota native, is a former middle school English teacher who lives on a small horse farm. Formerly a keyboard player for...

Michael MacBride

Originally from Michigan, Michael MacBride now calls Minnesota home. He has delivered newspapers, worked for UPS, delivered pizzas, done collections at a bank, was a roadie for a country band, and was a grant-writer and funder-researcher for non-profits. He also taught English, Literature, and Humanities courses at universities and colleges in Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio,…
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Cristina Oxtra

Cristina Oxtra is a Filipino American children’s book author. She earned an MFA in creative writing for children and young adults at Hamline University and a B.A. in journalism. She received The Loft Literary Center’s 2019-2020 Mirrors & Windows Fellowship for indigenous writers and writers of color and is a teaching artist at The Loft.…
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Amy Pendino

Amy Pendino, a Minnesota native, is a former middle school English teacher who lives on a small horse farm. Formerly a keyboard player for a local band, she’s also waitressed, worked as a secretary, sang backup for an international star, and horseback rides out West every summer. A member of the Twin Cities chapter of…
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