Llewellyn:
 Llewellyn Publications has grown and expanded into new areas of personal growth and transformation since it began as the Portland School of Astrology in 1901. Along with the strong line of astrology books the company was founded upon, Llewellyn publishes books on everything from alternative health and healing, Wicca and Paganism, to metaphysics and the paranormal-and since 1994 has published a growing list of Spanish-language titles.
Llewellyn has long been know as one of America's leading publishers of New Age books, producing a wide variety of valuable tools for transformation of the mind, body and spirit. Reach for the Moon-and discover that self-help and spiritual growth is what Llewellyn is all about.
Lo Scarabeo:
 Since 1987, Art Publisher Lo Scarabeo has published over 100 Tarot decks that have been acclaimed all over the world for originality and quality. Only the best Italian and International artists are selected for our new decks, and the result is that Lo Scarabeo's decks are all recognizable as an exceptional artistic value.
Tradition
One of Lo Scarabeo's goals is the preservation of traditional Tarot decks.
Development
New decks and ideas are continually gathered from all over the world. This allows Lo Scarabeo to produce some of the most innovative decks available today.
Quality
Lo Scarabeo is committed to ever increasing quality and beauty of their products.
Distribution
*Llewellyn is the exclusive distributor of Lo Scarabeo products in North America.
Angelica Danton:
 Angelica Danton has studied and taught in the metaphysical field for over twenty years. She is also a regular radio broadcaster and speaker on new age topics. She holds a degree in Arts from Monash University and a degree in Law from Melbourne University.
Angelica is a professional astrologer, palmist, tarot reader and numerologist with an extensive international client base. She holds many testimonials as to her accuracy. She comes from a family of intuitives.
Angelica is a regular writer for a number of publications, including the best-selling Womans Day magazine. She is a consultant on many metaphysical topics for the media and conducts workshops on the Goddess.
Anne Spollen:
Anne Spollen is the mother of three children. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals and have been nominated for Pushcart prizes. The Shape of Water is her first novel for teenagers. It began as a short story in Orchid: a Literary Review. She lives in New York.
Barbara Shoup:
Barbara Shoup is a critically acclaimed and award-winning author of novels for teenagers and adults. Shoup has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including a Master Artist Fellowship from the Indiana Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writers Award. Her novel Wish You Were Here was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. It will be published in paperback by Flux in May 2008. She lives in Indiana.
Bonnie Dobkin:
Bonnie Dobkin grew up in and around Chicago, and now lives in Arlington Heights. She was a frighteningly ordinary and well-behaved child. To compensate, she often tried to escape normalcy through music, acting, and of course, writing. By day, she is editorial director for a well-known educational publisher, the mother of three semi-grown and very handsome sons, wife to a dentist who wishes he were Doc Holliday, and love object of a ninety-pound mutt of dubious heritage. Dream Spinner is her first novel. You can visit Bonnie on the web at bonniedobkin.com
Carrie Jones:
Carrie Jones (Maine) holds an MFA from Vermont College’s prestigious Writing for Children and Young Adults program. Along with several column, editorial, sports writing and photography awards from the Maine Press Association, Carrie was recently awarded the Maine Literary Award for TIPS ON HAVING A GAY (EX) BOYFRIEND. She lives with her family and pets in Maine.
Christine Kole MacLean:
Christine Kole MacLean (Michigan) is the author of four children’s books including Even Firefighters Hug Their Moms and Mary Margaret, Center Stage. Currently, she owns Content Studio, a writing consultation service that specializes in content development and information architecture for web sites. She has been working in communications for nearly twenty years, including stints as an editor in magazine publishing, an account executive in public relations, a manager of research communications, and an editor in marketing communications.MacLean supplements her fiction-writing career by speaking at schools and conferences on writing and publishing. Among the lectures she has developed and delivered are: “What’s the Big Idea?” which addresses where ideas come from and how to tell if they’re any good, and “From I to E: The Writers Life,” in which she relates how she works with book editors, how the publishing process works, and much more.MacLean has a B. A. in English Literature. She lives in Michigan with her husband and two children. How It’s Done is her first book for teens.
Christopher Penczak:
 Christopher Penczak is an eclectic witch, writer, and healing practitioner. His practice draws upon the foundation of modern Witchcraft blended with the wisdom of mystical traditions from across the globe.
Formerly based in the music industry, Christopher was empowered by his spiritual experiences to live a magickal life, and began a full-time practice of teaching, writing, and seeing clients. His books include the The Inner Temple of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation, and Psychic Development, The Inner Temple of Witchcraft CD Companion set, City Magick (Red Wheel/Weiser), Spirit Allies (Red Wheel/Weiser), Gay Witchcraft (Red Wheel/Weiser), the award-winning The Outer Temple of Witchcraft: Circles, Spells, and Rituals, The Outer Temple of Witchcraft CD Companion Set, The Witch's Shield, Magick of Reiki, Sons of the Goddess, and the new Temple of Shamanic Witchcraft.
Claudia Jones:
 Claudia Jones (Royal, Arkansas) is a sixth-grade reading and writing teacher who has done considerable research on the subject of past-life regression. Jones is the author of two additional books designed to give advice to parents from a professional teacher's perspective.
Cornelius Rumstuckle:
 J. H. Brennan (Ireland) is the acclaimed author of over 90 books, both fiction and non-fiction, including Forbidden Truth, The Alien’s Handbook, and The Spy’s Handbook (all published by Faber & Faber), Death: The Great Mystery of Life (Carroll & Graf), Martian Genesis and The Atlantis Enigma (both published by Dell), The Magical I Ching and Time Travel (both published by Llewellyn), and the popular Book of Wizardry (Llewellyn) under the alias Cornelius Rumstuckle. His works have appeared in more than fifty countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America, and Australia.
Brennan is best known for his young adult fiction series, Herbie Brennan’s Faerie Wars (Bloomsbury) with combined sales exceeding 7.5 million. The creator of several role-playing books, his solo fantasy gamebook series GrailQuest (Dell) has sold over 6.5 million copies.
He resides in County Carlow, Ireland with his wife and ten cats.
Debbie Federici:
Debbie Federici (Arizona) and Susan Vaught (Tennessee) have worked together for years as writing partners. Debbie contributes fiction and nonfiction for use in standardized tests. Susan is a psychologist and has recently published a historical fantasy novel in additon to other short works.
Dotti Enderle:
 Dotti Enderle is the author of the childrens mystery series, Fortune Tellers Club, and the educational series, Storytime Discoveries. She began her publishing career in 1995, writing for popular childrens magazines. Her work has been included in Babybug, Ladybug, Childrens Playmate, Nature Friend, Turtle and many more.
As a professional storyteller, Dotti has entertained at numerous schools, libraries, museums and festivals since 1993. She takes pride in her vast collection of original stories and folktales, and specializes in participation stories, allowing the audience to join in the fun.
Dotti is a member of The Society of Childrens Book Writers & Illustrator and the Texas Reading Association.
A native Texan, Dotti lived throughout Texas as a small child, but Houston has been her home since the age of eight. She lives with her husband, two teenage daughters, and a lazy cat named Oliver.
Eileen Rosenbloom:
 Eileen Rosenbloom (California) is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Her work has appeared in magazines such as Wee Ones, On the Line, and My Friend. A native of Philadelphia, Rosenbloom has studied writing at the Institute of Children's Literature and the Univerity of California-Los Angeles. Stuck Down is her first book.
Ellen Dugan:
 Ellen Dugan, the "Garden Witch," has been a psychic-clairvoyant and a practicing Witch for over twenty years. She is a Master Gardener and teaches classes on flower folklore and gardening at a community college. She is also a regular contributor to Llewellyn's Almanacs, datebooks, and calendars, and is the author of Garden Witchery: Magick from the Ground Up; Elements of Witchcraft; Natural Magick for Teens; 7 Days of Magic: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for the Bewitching Week; Cottage Witchery: Natural Magick for Hearth and Home; Autumn Equinox: The Enchantment of Mabon; The Enchanted Cat: Feline Fascinations, Spells & Magick; Herb Magic for Beginners: Down-to-Earth Enchantments . Future titles from Ellen include "Natural Witchery: Personal, Intuitive & Practical Magick " (2007) and “How to Enchant a Man” (2008). When she's not keeping up with her family, Ellen likes to unwind by working in her perennial gardens at home with her husband. Ellen wholeheartedly encourages folks to personalize their spellcraft: to get their hands dirty and connect with the spiritual side of nature, discovering the wonder and magick of the natural world.
Gillian Summers:
Gillian Summers is the pseudonym for co-authors, Berta Platas (Georgia) and Michelle Roper (Georgia), both experienced writers in the romance and fantasy genres, respectively. But more importantly, both are ardent renaissance faire groupies.
Gwinevere Rain:
 Gwinevere Rain, is the author of three books, Spellcraft for Teens (Llewellyn), Moonbeams & Shooting Stars (Prentice Hall) and Confessions of a Teenage Witch (Perigree). She runs an e-zine, Copper Moon (www.Copper-Moon.com), is co-owner of the online store Sacred Moon Gifts (www.SacredMoonGifts.com) and also maintains her popular author site Gothic Rain (www.Gothic-Rain.com). She lives in Florida where she is currently attending college.
Jo Whittemore:
Jo Whittemore (Texas) lives in Austin, and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She earned a degree in Business from Texas A & M University. However, from the first time she dragged a crayon across her parents' living room wall, writing has been her passion.
Visit her website at www.jowhittemore.com
Read her blog at http://jo-no-anne.livejournal.com/
Laurie Stolarz:
 Laurie Faria Stolarz (Massachusetts) has a great interest in young adult culture, and admires young adults for their passion, energy, and creativity. Blue is for Nightmares is the product of her desire to write a novel that would have appealed to herself at that age, namely one that has a blending of suspense, romance, and the art of keeping secrets.
Stolarz has an MFA in Creative Writing with a concentration in Young Adult Literature and a graduate certificate in Screenwriting, both from Emerson College in Boston. She currently teaches writing and is a member of the SCBWI as well as several professional writing groups. She has also written and edited numerous middle school and high schools texts.
Linda Joy Singleton:
With plots involving twins, cheerleaders, ghosts, psychics and clones, Linda Joy Singleton has published over 25 midgrade and YA books.
When she's not writing, she enjoys life in the country with a barnyard of animals including horses, cats, dogs and pigs. She especially loves to hear from readers and speaking at schools and libraries. She collects vintage series books like Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden and Judy Bolton.
When Linda is asked why she'd rather write for kids than adults, she says, "I love seeing the world through the heart of a child, where magic is real and every day begins a new adventure. I hope to inspire them to reach for their dreams. Writing for kids is a gift, a responsibility, and an honor."
Maria Shaw:
 Maria Shaw (Michigan) is a professional astrologer, intuitive, and author. She is the host of the bi-monthly radio show, “Affairs of the Heart,”on Citadel's WIOG 102.5FM in Michigan and has appeared on such shows as VH-1 All Access: Serial Daters, TV Guide Channel, and the FOX reality show, Mr. Personality. A regular contributor to various New Age publications, Ms. Shaw currently writes monthly astrology columns for Soap Opera Digest and Tiger Beat magazines and is the sex and love columnist for Complete Woman . She is the author of two recently published teen books, Maria Shaw's Star Gazer and Maria Shaw's Book of Love. Her next book , Soul Mates and Hot Dates will be released in August 2005.
Maria has helped thousands of people through her Past Lives and Present Loves workshops at women's expos and other venues across the country. She lives with her family near Detroit.
Nina Wright:
 Nina Wright is an award-winning playwright and novelist. She is the author of the Whiskey Mattimoe mystery series (Midnight Ink), Homefree (Flux), and other fiction for adults and younger readers. When not at her keyboard, Nina leads workshops in writing and the creative process.
Paul W. Buchanan:
Paul W. Buchanan's family immigrated to Southern California from Belfast, Northern Ireland when he was eight years old. Currently he lives with his wife and three children in Orange County, where life is pretty much the way they portray it on television. He enjoys reading, writing, film noir, eBay, NPR podcasts, and sarcasm.
S.T. Underdahl:
Susan Thompson Underdahl is a North Dakota native who likes to believe she does not have any trace of a Midwestern accent. She once had an eight year friendship with a ghost, and she can occasionally breathe underwater, but not on command. During the weekdays, she is a neuropsychologist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of dementia and brain injury. On evenings and weekends, she is the keeper of one daughter, two sons, and three stepdaughters, in addition to two cats and two dogs, and one husband. On her lunch hours, she writes. The Other Sister is her first novel.
Silver RavenWolf:
 Silver RavenWolf (Pennsylvania) is a nationally recognized leader and elder of Wicca, and through her writing has been instrumental in guiding the future of one of the fastest-growing faiths in America today. The author of seventeen books, she has been interviewed by The New York Times, Newsweek Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal, and her work has been featured in numerous publications, including Bust Magazine, the Baltimore Sun, the St. Petersburg Times, the National Review, Publishers Weekly, Body & Soul Magazine, and Teen Lit Magazine.
Her many titles include the bestselling Solitary Witch, Teen Witch, To Ride A Silver Broomstick, To Stir A Magick Cauldron, To Light A Sacred Flame, American Folk Magick, Angels: Companions in Magick, Silver’s Spells for Prosperity, Silver's Spells for Protection, Silver's Spells for Love, Halloween, and the Witches’ Night Out teen fiction series.
Simone Elkeles:
Simone Elkeles (Illinois) was born and raised in the Chicago area. Half Israeli, she has close ties to the culture described in her book. How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, winner of the 2005 Chick Lit Stiletto contest, is her first novel.
Stacy DeKeyser:
Growing up in Wisconsin, Stacy DeKeyser spent her childhood summers reading at the library. The author of two middle-grade nonfiction books, Stacy has since turned to writing fiction. She received a Work-in-Progress Grant from SCBWI for her first novel, and is now working on her second novel for young people. She lives in Connecticut.
Terie Garrison:
Terie Garrison is the author of the YA fantasy series, The DragonSpawn Cycle. She's been an avid writer ever since writing herself a poem for her seventh birthday. By night she fantastic teen fiction, by day she writes user manuals for a software company in Manchester, England. Visit Terie on the web at http://www.teriegarrison.com and http://www.dragonspawncycle.com
Varian Johnson:
Growing up, Varian Johnson couldn't decide whether he wanted to be an engineer or a writer, so he decided to do both. His first novel A Red Polka Dot In A World Full of Plaid made the Essence Magazine bestseller list in March 2006. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and two cocker spaniels.
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