Emily Clark is the Acquisitions Manager and Director of Sales at Cedar Fort Publishing & Media, where she works closely with authors from concept to publication while helping drive strategic growth across the company’s catalog. She is also a USA Today Bestselling author of more than 20 books, with experience in both independent and traditional publishing.

Emily is interested in: LDS nonfiction, especially: Come, Follow Me study guides, narrative nonfiction, self-help, Church history with a fresh or little-known angle, devotionals for women, youth, missionaries, or families; general nonfiction, especially: inspirational nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, self-help; DIY books, including cooking, baking, gardening, and prepper topics; inspirational gift books; LDS children’s books for ages 4 to 8; clean romance, all subgenres; cozy mystery; YA fiction, especially: fantasy, epic fantasy, adventure.

Emily is not accepting: fiction, poetry, short stories, Memoirs, Erotica, unillustrated children’s fiction.

Heidi Gordon is the founder of Tsunami Literary Ink and a publishing professional with nearly twenty years of experience at Shadow Mountain Publishing, where she served as an Acquisitions Editor and Publishing Director. She represents middle grade, young adult, romance, and select adult fiction, and is passionate about championing clean, character-driven stories that resonate. Heidi is a member of Association of American Literary Agents and regularly teaches at writing conferences.

Heidi is interested in: middle grade, young adult, romance, and select adult fiction, and is passionate about championing clean, character-driven stories that resonate.

Lisa Mangum has worked in publishing for nearly thirty years. She has been the managing editor for Shadow Mountain since 2014 and has worked with several award-winning and New York Times best-selling authors.

Lisa is also the author of four national best-selling YA novels (The Hourglass Door trilogy and After Hello), several short stories and novellas, and a nonfiction book about the craft of writing based on the TV show Supernatural. Her most recent book, Write Fearless. Edit Smart. Get Published.: A Master Class for Fiction Writers, was awarded Utah’s Best of State award for nonfiction in 2024.

Lisa is interested in: historical fiction, mystery (with romance), YA romance, YA fantasy, MG contemporary, MG fantasy.

Logan Uber is the owner of the publishing company The Brothers Uber. He is an independent scholar who holds five master's degrees in humanities, literature, intelligence studies, creative writing with a concentration in publishing, and environmental policy and management with a concentration in fish and wildlife.

Founded in 2012, The Brothers Uber has always focused on what makes stories magical. The Brothers Uber specializes in publishing tales that explore the possibilities of the imagination. The Brothers Uber's core lines focus on fantasy and science fiction from children's books to adults. With a focus on publishing books for all ages The Brothers Uber has something for everyone.

Logan is looking for middle grade and young adult science fiction and fantasy manuscripts, including sub-genres such as LitRPG. Additionally, we are looking for nonfiction manuscripts related to medieval literature, the fairy tale tradition, and conservation.

Born and raised in Anchorage, M.A. Nichols is a lifelong Alaskan, though she spent a few years in Utah to get a fancy university education in a field that has nothing to do with writing or publishing. During that time, she wrote her first novel, which she published in 2016, and since then, she’s published over 30 novels with many, many more to come.

For her Self-Publishing Guru sessions: She’s a six-figure indie author with 30+ novels and nearly a decade of publishing experience. She can help with marketing, book packaging (copy, formatting, covers), audiobooks, YouTube, websites, AI tools, and more. Need help with craft—especially historical romance, character arcs, or research? She’s got you. And if what you really need is a solid pep talk, She’s great at those too.

Michelle Pennington is a USA Today Bestselling author of clean romance. Because she was never good at making decisions, she writes contemporary, young adult, historical, romcom, and fantasy. The genre might change but her characters will always be falling in love. When not writing, she spends her days quoting movies with her husband and making messes faster than her four kids. She used to have a lot of hobbies, but then she got addicted to k-dramas. Michelle also teaches and supports other authors as one of The Writing Gals.

Michelle is offering Self-Publishing Guru sessions to share her expertise.

Traci Hunter Abramson worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for six years, eventually resigning in order to raise her family. She credits the CIA with giving her a wealth of ideas as well as the skills needed to survive her children’s teenage years. She prefers it when her research requires a plane ticket and loves to explore new places. She has written more than fifty best-selling titles and is a ten-time Whitney Award winner.

Traci is offering Story Doctor sessions to share her expertise.

USA Today, bestselling author Janette Rallison/ CJ Hill writes books because writing is much more fun than cleaning bathrooms. Her avoidance of housework has led her to write 40 novels that have sold over 1,000,000 print copies and have been on many reading and state lists. Her books are fantasy, sci-fi, and romantic comedy because, hey, there is enough angst in real life, but there’s a drastic shortage of humor, romance, and hot guys who fight dragons. She lives in Chandler, Arizona, with her husband and enough pets to classify her as eccentric.

Janette is offering Story Doctor sessions to share her expertise.

Jeff Savage is a middle grade author with Penguin, HarperCollins, Shadow Mountain and others.

He has published over 23 books, visited over 4000 schools, and taught at hundreds of writers conferences.

He is the president of Bright Haven, a clean romance app company, and is represented by Michael Bourett of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret.

Jeff is offering Story Doctor Sessions to share his expertise.