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  • Jane Ratcliffe

    Jane Ratcliffe's work has appeared in The Sun Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, Creative Nonfiction, Al Jazeera, Longreads, and Narratively, amongst others. http://janeratcliffe.com/writing/

  • Lauren Hough

    NYT bestselling author of Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing and Monster of a Land, coming June 2026. (Say “huff.” Good job.)

  • Julie Gabrielli

    In awe of nature’s design brilliance. I teach architecture and write stories and essays to cultivate hope. Born at 318 ppm.

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    Judith Hannah Weiss freelanced for Vogue and Vanity Fair and became a ghost. A Substack Bestseller, she has been nominated for The Pushcart Prize and The Best American Essay. Her posts take less than 2 minutes to read and include her own art.

  • Amy B. Scher

    Writer / Book Proposal Coach: I'm the bestselling author of 5 books \ud83d\udcd6 translated into 20 languages. I teach on the topics of healing, human-ing, and writing. I live in NYC w/ my wife and bad cat. I can be found online at AmyBScher.com.

  • Paulette Bodeman

    Braiding timeless teachings with the grit of daily life. Guiding you through the beautiful mess to find the wisdom waiting beneath the surface.

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    subject of academy award-nominated documentary "come see me in the good light". author of several books of poetry. continuing to write the substack of my late spouse, the luminary Andrea Gibson.

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    Writer/Poet/Essayist. Working on a memoir about growing up between countries. Writing in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue, New York Magazine, Narratively, and many more.

  • Heather Abel

    Heather is the author of THE EMILYS (Random House 2026). Together with her friend, Erin O. White, author of LIKE FAMILY (Dial Press, 2025) she writes I Meant To Tell You, a record of small joys that get us through the difficult days.

  • The Talking Bone: Rene Denfeld

    Rene Denfeld is the USA Today bestselling author of four novels, including THE CHILD FINDER. In addition to being a writer, she's a justice worker, a teacher and a coach. By day she works as a death row investigator, at night she writes.

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