Writer and content creator Alison Pace has lived, worked and travelled extensively throughout Indonesia for the past 10 years.

From her base in Bali, she has written for some of Asia-Pacific’s top lifestyle publications and brands, including Design Anthology, Epicure and Potato Head, and has been commissioned to cover stories in Singapore, Australia and throughout the Indonesian archipelago. She currently resides in Sanur, but keeps a close eye on the thriving restaurant scenes of Ubud and Canggu with her husband, James Kalleske, the winemaker for Hatten Wines, Bali’s first winery..

Megan Crane is a USA Today bestselling and RITA-nominated author. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband.

Melissa is the author of 10 novels, and her debut novel, See Jane Date, made into a TV movie. Her other novels are: The Solomon Sisters Wise Up; Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?; The Breakup Club; Theodora Twist (for teens); Love You To Death; Questions To Ask Before Marrying; The Secret of Joy; and The Mosts (YA).

Melissa has also published numerous short stories and essays. She was formerly a book editor (romance and teen fiction) from New York City and now lives on the beautiful coast of Maine, where she writes full-time.

Laura Ruby is an author of books for adults, teens, and children, including the Printz award-winning Bone Gap, Edgar-nominated mystery Lily's Ghosts, the 2006 Book Sense Pick Good Girls, and the acclaimed novels Play Me and Bad Apple.

She is on the faculty of Hamline University's MFA in writing for children and young adults program and lives in the Chicago area.

Meg Cabot is an award-winning author. Her books for adults, teens and tweens have included multiple #1 New York Times bestsellers, selling well over 25 million copies worldwide. Cabot's Princess Diaries series has been published in more than 38 countries and was made into two hit films by Disney.

She is also the author of the popular Mediator series and the Heather Wells mystery series. Meg was born in Indiana during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign, but has been working hard ever since to give herself a happy ending. She currently lives in Key West with her husband.

Cara Lockwood is the USA Today bestselling author of ten novels, including I Do (But I Don't), which was made into a Lifetime Original Movie and Dixieland Sushi, which was loosely based on her experience growing up half-Japanese in a multi-racial family in Texas. She's also the author of the Bard Academy series for young adults. Her work has been translated into several languages. She's currently divorced and lives with her two daughters near Chicago.

Stacey Ballis is the author of nine foodie novels: "Inappropriate Men," "Sleeping Over," "Room for Improvement," "The Spinster Sisters," "Good Enough to Eat," "Off the Menu," "Out to Lunch," "Recipe for Disaster," and "Wedding Girl."

She is a contributing author to three nonfiction anthologies: "Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys," "Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume," and "Living Jewishly."

She was an educator for more than fifteen years in Chicago, including teaching high school English in the Chicago Public Schools and serving as director of education and community programs for Goodman Theatre for seven seasons, before pursuing a full-time career in writing and consulting.