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Leslie E. Heath

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Leslie E. Heath is a wife, mother, runner, animal lover, nurse and writer. She resides with her family and a number of rescued pets in a quaint North Carolina town, near the Outer Banks.

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Lisa Hislop

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Lisa is a freelance editor who works specifically with short story manuscripts (1000-10 000 words), other short fiction (<1000 words), collections, and anthologies. She has a wonderful sense of humor, a quick wit, and a sharp eye.

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E. Prybylski

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E. Prybylski (they/them) is one of the founders of the Neurodivergent Publishing Conference and currently acts as its head. They are a fifteen-year veteran editor, a published author, and have done every job involved in bringing a book from an idea to print.

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Please click on the name of the person you'd like to read more about! In each bio, you will find social media links, website links, and more information about the speaker and their expertise.

Dr. Joe Weinberg

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Joe Weinberg lives in Minneapolis with his wife, who inspires all his female characters—especially Stacy. They live with their cats, and hopefully someday a dog. He loves gaming, Doctor Who, and all things nerdy. He writes whenever he can—probably more than is healthy.

Sarah Grace Liu

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Sarah Liu is the owner and founder of Three Fates Editing. She has been editing science fiction and fantasy books since 2012, working mostly with self-publishing authors but also with traditional publishers such as Relay Publishing, Aconyte Books, and Penguin Young Readers

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Kay Parquet

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Kay lives in the D.C. area with her husband and two dogs. She loves to read, write, play video games, and is a proud geek.

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Steven Puri

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Steven has been lucky to have been a software engineer, worked as a film & TV producer & studio executive and founded several companies (with one successful exit). He is focused now on…focus. Which seems appropriate for someone diagnosed with ADHD.

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Kath Kirk

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Kath Kirk is an experienced editor who is a member of the CIEP. She delights in commas, making people laugh, and brings this warm approach to her editing.

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Nate Hoffelder

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Nate Hoffelder has been helping people fix broken tech since 2010. He turns broken down Wordpress sites into sites which convert visitors into superfans, also builds sites from scratch, and helps authors with their social media and newsletters.

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Tammi Labrecque

Tammi translates all that internet marketer… stuff… into strategies that work for authors. She’s been doing this indie author marketing thing for the better part of a decade now, and she understands author newsletter needs — from list-building to automation to managing unsubscribes.

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Kate Allyson

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Kate Allyson helps people discover and define the stories living within them. She mentors authors, including entrepreneurs, coaches, and speakers, through all stages of the book writing process.

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E. Prybylski

Conference Admin

E. Prybylski (they/them) is one of the founders of the Neurodivergent Publishing Conference and currently acts as its head. They are a fifteen-year veteran editor, a published author, and have done every job involved in bringing a book from an idea to print.

T. Thorn Coyle

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A salty-tongued, tattooed mystic, T. Thorn Coyle (They/Them) is author of many books, both fiction and not. They have also released four albums of chants and songs, several short story collections, and their work appears in many magazines and anthologies.

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Lisa Hislop

Conference Admin

Lisa is a freelance editor who works specifically with short story manuscripts (1000-10 000 words), other short fiction (<1000 words), collections, and anthologies. She has a wonderful sense of humor, a quick wit, and a sharp eye.

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Jenn Hanson-dePaula

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Jenn Hanson-dePaula is a marketing & social media expert who has been working with authors, musicians, and other creatives for over 23 years. Her has included NYT best selling authors to self-published authors starting from scratch.

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Laura Burge

Laura Burge (she/her) is a fiction editor, writing coach, and writer. An Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP and member of the EFA, Laura has worked on more than 100 books with independent authors and publishers such as HarperCollins.

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Leslie E. Heath

Conference Admin

Leslie E. Heath is a wife, mother, runner, animal lover, nurse and writer. She resides with her family and a number of rescued pets in a quaint North Carolina town, near the Outer Banks.

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Arianna Bradford

Arianna is an author, ADHD coach, amateur herbalist, a mother and wife, and a number of other things. She works regularly with people with busy minds, helping them to work with the brain they’ve got, not against it.

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Lindsay Royer-Hanson

Lindsay Royer-Hanson, best known as “Lindz” or her TikTok user name Book Review Flash Mob. She is a BookTok influencer, developmental editor, graphic designer, and illustrator.

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Quinn Ward

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Quinn Ward is the six-figure author of over two dozen contemporary gay romance novels, including the best-selling Homeruns Series. They’re the senior adviser at Author Ad School and founder of Indie Author Helper, a venture launching in 2023 to help neurodivergent authors develop successful publishing systems.

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Nikolai Wisekal

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Nikolai Wisekal’s love for storytelling began with his wonderful aunt, whose stories made him laugh, think, and just want to read everything he could get his hands on. After attending DFWCON in 2018 and making friends, he started to dig into everything writing entails.

Pam Sheppard

Pam spent over 3 decades selling books for Big 5 publishers, which overlapped with over 20 years as a developmental editor and publishing consultant.

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Molly Cernik

Molly has been editing since 2016 and focuses on editing horror and science fiction with special attention to characterization, world building, and preserving the author’s vision. She especially enjoys working with marginalized people.