Lisa Mantchev is mostly responsible for the sugar-and-caffeine fuelled insanity in Eyes Like Stars (Feiwel & Friends, Summer 2009), although the fairies maintain she is not the boss of them.
Michelle Zink lives in New York and has always been fascinated with ancient myths and legends. She is the author of Prophecy of the Sisters, a Gothic fantasy for ages 12 and up (Little Brown Books for Young Readers, August 2009)
R.J. Anderson was born in Uganda, raised in Ontario, schooled in New Jersey, and has spent most of her life dreaming of other worlds entirely. She is the author of Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter, a contemporary fantasy for ages 10 and up (HarperCollins Children's, April 2009). She currently lives in the beautiful theatre town of Stratford, Ontario.
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Beatrice Shakespeare Smith's friends gave away SIX Advance Reader Copies of Eyes Like Stars to the most clever and hilarious entries to the LOLShakespeare contest.
You can see all of the clever and hilarious submissions, or just scroll down to see the winners.
Nathan C.'s entry, from King Richard III:
Corie's entry, from Julius Caesar:
Ashleigh S's entry, from Hamlet:
Robin B's entry, from The Comedy of Errors:
Jon H's entry, from King Henry V:
Jackson P's entry, from Much Ado About Nothing:
Deva Fagan likes searching for patterns, which is how she explains both her degree in mathematics and the echoes of old fairy tales in her stories. She lives in Maine with her husband and her dog. She's the author of Fortune's Folly, a fairy-tale influenced fantasy for ages 10 and up (Henry Holt, April 2009)
Cindy Pon was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and lives in Los Angeles. Cindy is a student of Chinese brush painting, and her love for the art is reflected in her storytelling. She is the author of Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia, a YA fantasy based on ancient china for ages 14 and up (Greenwillow Books / Harpercollins, May 2009)
Sunil Sebastian was minding his own business when Bertie noticed there was an odd number of judges and decided she needed to even out the list. Sunil lives in Toronto and hasn't written anything he'd want to admit to.