Written On Freewrite

Dhonielle Clayton is the New York Times bestselling author of THE CONJUREVERSE series, THE BELLES series, SHATTERED MIDNIGHT, co-author of BLACKOUT, WHITEOUT, THE RUMOR GAME, and the TINY PRETTY THINGS duology, a Netflix original series.

Dhonielle hails from the Washington, D.C. suburbs on the Maryland side, taught secondary school for several years, and is a former elementary and middle school librarian. She is COO of the non-profit We Need Diverse Books and the President and Founder of Cake Creative and Electric Postcard Entertainment, IP story companies creating diverse books for all ages.

Alex Shaw is the author of three international-bestselling thriller series featuring popular characters Aidan Snow, Jack Tate, and Sophie Racine. TOTAL BLACKOUT was shortlisted for the 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.

Alex is an active member of International Thriller Writers and the Crime Writers Association.

After running his own business consultancy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Alex did business for a division of Siemens across the former USSR, Middle East, and Africa. He, his wife, and their two sons now divide their time between Kyiv, Sussex, and Dubai.

Ivar Leon Menger studied graphic design and worked as a copywriter, designer, scriptwriter, director, and guest lecturer at the TU Darmstadt, Germany.

Ivar's radio play series MONSTER 1983 and GHOSTBOX are among the most successful productions on Audible. He has received over 30 awards, including Best Short Film in Germany (Berlinale 2002), a Golden Record, and Best Radio Play 2019 — Audience Award.

WHAT MOTHER WON'T TELL ME (Als das Böse kam) is his debut novel.

Bobby Miller is a writer and filmmaker from New Jersey who lives in Los Angeles.

His films have premiered at Sundance, SXSW, and Fantasia. His fiction has appeared in Maudlin House, Expat Press, and Bending Genres. His debut novel, SITUATION NOWHERE, will be released in March 2025.

He works as a voice director for Rockstar Games.

Mariel Pomeroy is an International and Amazon best-selling author who was raised in Switzerland. She now lives in Colorado with her partner and two dogs.

When Mariel is not stuck in her own head, she watches her favorite comfort horror movies and goes for recreational drives with the aim of getting herself completely lost. She's a huge advocate of normalizing mental health, and even her stories steeped in high fantasy reflect that.

Jennifer Bardsley believes in friendship, true love, and the everlasting power of books. Her column “I Brake for Moms” appeared in the Everett Herald every week for over eleven years, and she also writes young adult paranormal romance under the pen name Louise Cypress.

A graduate of Stanford University, Jennifer lives in Edmonds, Washington, with her husband and two children. When she’s not writing or camping with her Girl Scout troop, you can find her walking from her house to the beach every chance she gets.

Ashley Poston graduated from the University of South Carolina and pursued a career in the publishing industry before she decided to become a full-time author. Her adult debut, THE DEAD ROMANTICS, was named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2022 by the New York Times.

When not writing, she likes to take long walks as an excuse to listen to Dungeons & Dragons podcasts. She lives in a small grey house in South Carolina with too many pothos plants and never enough coffee.

Bryan Young’s work as a writer and producer has been called "filmmaking gold" by The New York Times. He's published comic books with Slave Labor Graphics and Image Comics; is a regular contributor for the Huffington Post, StarWars.com, Star Wars Insider magazine, SYFY, /Film, and was the founder and editor in chief of the geek news and review site BIG SHINY ROBOT!

He wrote the critically acclaimed history book A CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF PRESIDENTIAL ASSASSINATION, and his latest book, THE BIG BANG THEORY BOOK OF LISTS is a #1 Bestseller on Amazon.

Bryan’s work has won two Diamond Quill awards and in 2023 he was named Writer of the Year by the League of Utah Writers. He teaches writing for Writer’s Digest, Script Magazine, and at the University of Utah.

J.R. Rogue has published multiple volumes of poetry and novels, and her work has been recognized with three Goodreads Choice Awards nominations.

In addition to writing, Jen is a certified yoga teacher with a passion for mindfulness and meditation. She resides with her family in a small Midwest town, where she enjoys a peaceful life reading and telling stories.

Quinn Loftis is the USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels, including the award-winning GREY WOLVES Series. Her books are mostly YA fade-to-black romances full of powerful supernatural beings set in worlds both real and imagined. Occasionally, Quinn gets the bug to write sweet contemporary romance, which she publishes under her pen name, Alyson Drake.

When she isn't writing, you can find Quinn climbing Pinnacle Mountain, playing roller derby, or making swag for her readers, who she calls her pack, in Arkansas, where she lives with her husband of over twenty years, their three rambunctious sons, two co-dependent dogs, and a cat who wants to take over the world.

Michael Jecks has been using Freewrite for more than six years to draft all his books. His work has been shortlisted for the Harrogate prize and Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.

Michael is a member of the Society of Authors and Royal Literary Society, the Crime Writers' Association, and the Detection Club, and has been on the judging panel for many industry awards.

He lives, walks, writes, and paints in North Dartmoor, UK.

Briana Morgan is the author of THE TRICKER-TREATER & OTHER STORIES, which won a Godless 666 Award for Best Audiobook, and THE REYES INCIDENT, which has sold more than 16,000 copies to date. Her other books include MOUTH FULL OF ASHES, the forthcoming TIGER CULT, and more.

Briana has a BA in English and Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, and is an active member of the Horror Writers Association.

Marty Shannon is a devotee of fast-paced and exciting fiction, and you’ll find different series, genres, and tales spanning a multiverse of imagination on his website and wherever excellent ebooks are sold. He is a Multiple #1 Short Read Bestseller for his TALES OF WEIRD FLORIDA series.

Marty makes his home with his loving family in the creepy part of our nation’s weirdest state, where he remains a lover of all things dark and spooky.