BIO:

Jamie is a Wisconsin author, speaker, and community advocate. Her work is mostly non-fiction, focusing on emotional strength and healing. In 2024, she published her memoir Putting Myself Back Together: From Broken to Healed After Abuse, chronicling her journey through domestic violence and turning her life around after. One of her works has been recognized with an Honorable Mention in the Humor category for the 2025 Reader’s Digest Short Story Competition.

In addition to writing, Jamie is a mother, an accountant, and an aspiring law school student. She most recently founded Chapters & Beyond, an inclusive literary convention dedicated to connecting readers, writers, and her local community. She believes that everyone has a story to tell, and every story can inspire change.

LINKS:

www.jamie-lockwood.com

Chaptersandbeyond.com

BIO:

After navigating the challenges of independently publishing his own speculative fiction, including The Change Paradox, Alexandria’s Genesis and Digital Landscape, Steven founded Sisyphus Triumphant Publishing to guide fellow writers through the production process. The company offers tailored, honest partnership for those seeking to transform their manuscripts into professionally finished books, providing structure for those stuck or transitioning away from traditional publishing.

LINKS:
sisyphustriumphant.com
The Change Paradox (The Catalyst Series Book 1)
Alexandria's Genesis
Digital Landscape
Mourning of Lost Magics

BIO:

When Julie A. Jacob was a child, she decided she wanted to be a writer, and she’s been writing ever since. Her professional career has focused on health care communications, but through the years she has kept on writing creatively in her spare time. Her creative non-fiction essays have been published in Midwest Prairie Review, On Wisconsin, Open, Under the Sun, and several editions of the TallGrass Writers Guild annual anthology. Bicentennial Eve is her first novel.

SYNOPSIS:

Bicentennial Eve is a gentle, slice-of-life tale of a Wisconsin family gathering for the fireworks on the eve of Independence Day in 1976. As the cast of characters go about their day, each of them struggles with their own dilemma. From Grandma Kitty's quest for some adventure to young Skylar's search for a taste of first love, each member of the family is looking for a little independence of their own against the backdrop of a changing country.

LINKS:

https://www.julieajacobwriter.ink