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Zibby is all about books and connecting. A bestselling author, Zibby hosts the Totally Booked podcast and founded Zibby's Bookshop in Santa Monica and Zibby Publishing in New York. Consider joining her Z.I.P. program or stay for free!

Author, open water ocean swimmer, soup-maker. Collector of myths, sea glass and feathers. I run writing retreats for women to support them to find their voices.

I have a MA in Creative Writing Prose Fiction from the University of East Anglia (UEA), and am the author of two historical novels; Remember the Ladies and From Across the Room. I'm also the founder of the non-profit Girls Love Mail.

MBA, MFA, 70+ mystery and MM romance novels trad & self-published.

Aaron Hamburger is the author of the story collection THE VIEW FROM STALIN’S HEAD, winner of the Rome Prize in literature, and three novels: FAITH FOR BEGINNERS, NIRVANA IS HERE, and HOTEL CUBA, winner of the Bridge Book Award for American Fiction.

Rachel Caplin is an Israeli author, born and raised in Australia. She writes alongside a tech career and life with her husband and three young daughters.

Writer, reader, coach, meditator, adventure-seeker, dog lover, mother, wife, human. Trying to make meaning out of memories and accept what is. All of it.

Brittany Sirlin is an educator, writer, and mother of three living in New York, NY. Her first published work, Playing Dead is part of an anthology titled Our Magical Pandemic. Her writing has appeared in Kveller, Mutha Magazine, and Screamin’ Mamas.

I’m a mother. Israeli. Jewish. Wife. Author. Daughter and sister. Activist of empowering women and inclusion for people with special needs.

An author, screenwriter, and transmedia creator, Yael Levy is a Literary Associate for Olswanger Literary Agency. www.yaellevymedia.com @yaellevy19

Educator, speaker, podcast host, and author of Mental Health Reclaimed. I turned decades of mental health challenges into strength and insight, sharing practical tools to help others reclaim wellbeing and thrive.

Carolyn Siegel is the Founder and Executive Director of If You Heard What I Heard, the first and only nonprofit to film the stories of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors.

Alli is the co-author of Tiny Imperfections, Never Meant to Meet You, The Better Half, Boss Lady and Run for Your Life, Callie Kingman (December 30, 2025) as well as an essayist in two anthologies.

JORDAN ROTER is a published novelist, screenwriter, and TV writer/producer. Roter’s third novel, a female-driven satire called MOMS LIKE US, for Little A/Amazon will be published May 2025.

Natalie is the former president of Park Avenue Synagogue, a leader at UJA-Federation of NY, and involved at Georgetown and Tulane. She has a BSBA from Georgetown, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and previously worked in finance.