Kalila Smith was born and raised in New Orleans. She personally researched and wrote the material featured on Haunted History Tours of New Orleans' Ghost, Vampire and Spellbound tours. She is the author of "Journey Into
Darkness...Ghosts & Vampires of New Orleans," "Searching for Spirits," and the soon to be published "Miami Ghosts, Legends and Mysteries."

She has been featured on and worked behind the scenes on television productions including Travel Daily, Places of Mystery, Secret New Orleans, Unsolved Mysteries, FEAR!, MTV's On The Road, Blind Date, Hidden New Orleans, Urban Legends, America's Most Haunted Places, and many others. Visit her at www.kalilasmith.com

Sara Harvey Sara Harvey is a Fashion Designer and Author. She has written two books, A Year and a Day and Coventof the Pure. She has equal passion for costuming and design. visit her at www.saramharvey.com
 
 
Allan Gilbreath is a nationally recognized and award-winning author, storyteller, publisher, speaker, and instructor. He has appeared on television, stage, radio, web/pod cast, and tours the country in live appearances. He has served on numerous convention panels covering a wide range of topics from the serious to the outrageous. In his vampire novels, Galen and Dark Chances, Allan links
fantasy with danger and satisfaction with death to excellent effect, and the plot tension between the various characters sets a wonderful stage for the little details that bring it all to life. Allan's Jack Lago supernatural mysteries are known for their attention to detail and suspense. His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. Visit him at www.kerlakpublishing.com

 

MB Weston MB Weston

Award-winning author M. B. Weston is one of the fantasy genre’s new, emerging voices. The Elysian Chronicles, her flagship fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason, has been referred to as, “…filling a big part of the void that will be left by the final Harry Potter,” by award-winning author, Vincent O’Neil. Weston’s writing attracts both fantasy and non-fantasy readers, and her audience ranges from upper-elementary students to adults. Visit her at www.mbweston.com

 

 

Diana Weiner, Master Gardner

Diana is a native of the Northeast and currently lives in the suburbs of Philidelphia. She is a Master Gardner and has worked with Cornell Cooportive extension to bring gardening and a holistice way of life to the community.

H. David Blalock has been writing speculative fiction for over 35 years. His first work appeared in the Panama Canal Zone's Isthmian Inklings magazine in 1971.
Since 1997, his work has appeared in several anthologies (Monsters from Memphis, Heaven and Hell, Fundamentally Challenged, and more), print magazines (Gateway S-F, Alternate Species,Aphelion, RavenElectrick, Dark Moon Rising, Pathway to Darkness, and many more), and writer's sites. His latest novel, Ascendant, appeared from Sam's Dot Publishing in 2009. Visit him at http://thrankeep.com