When she was a kid, MICHELE BIGLEY thought she would be a fashion designer. But a sailing trip around the planet gave her a serious case of itchy feet. To keep traveling she convinced editors she should write about her wild exploits. For over two decades, she's reported on baseball culture in Japan, #vanlife, sex shows in Amsterdam, posh hotels with secrets, crappy hotels, hula, dirt and fantasy soccer for more publications than she can remember. These days she's into inspiring travelers to gallivant in a more regenerative way, sharing climate solutions, and reporting on Indigenous wisdom and other interesting humans. She teaches writing at San Diego State and teaches dance at Liberty Station. When she's not multitasking, you'll find her working on her community garden, paddleboarding, and making big plans for her next adventure. 

LESLIE FERGUSON enjoyed a career as a high school English teacher and college writing instructor for two decades before relocating to San Diego to pursue work in the publishing industry. She holds an MFA in creative writing and an MA in English literature from Chapman University. Currently, Leslie sits on the board of directors of the International Memoir Writers Association, and she loves performing original stories and poems, which often center on hope and the consequences of trauma. As an editor and book doctor, one of Leslie’s passions is helping other writers tell their own stories with courage and emotional honesty. Her multi-award-winning debut memoir, When I Was Her Daughter, tells her story of madness, loss, and survival as a foster kid in the 1980s.

KATRINA WOZNICKI began her career as a staff reporter for a small-town daily newspaper in New Hampshire, and over the past 25 years, her writing has taken her around the world. Her essays and reporting have appeared on the cover of AAA's Westways magazine as well as in The Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Catapult, U.S. News & World Report, and National Geographic Traveler, among others. She is represented by literary agent Barbara Poelle, and her first novel is out on submission. She divides her time between Los Angeles and Twentynine Palms, and is always up for a road trip.