Lexa received her BA in English from Vassar and her MFA in Poetry from Stonecoast at the University of Southern Maine. As an editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books, she was a member of the HarperTeen fanlit contest panel, a judge for the Ursula Nordstrom Prize for fiction, and launched several original new series. She was also an editor at Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin, where she worked with various New York Times bestselling authors. As a writer, she was the recipient of Tusculum Review’s Inaugural Poetry Prize as well as the Brick & Mortar Review First Prize in Poetry. She was named one of the 50 Best New Poets of 2012 by Matthew Dickman, and her first book of poems, Acquainted with the Cold, is published by Bona Fide Books. She lives in Carroll Gardens with her husband, and spends her spare time wine-tasting, dodging the mafia, and starving her orange tree. Photo © Jessica Rothenberg

Lauren graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago and subsequently received her MFA degree in fiction at New York University. She is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Before I Fall, and the Delirium series, both of which have been optioned for film. She is also the author of two books for younger readers, Liesl and Po, which was named a finalist in the 2012 E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, and The Spindlers. Before founding Paper Lantern Lit, she worked as an Assistant Editor in a young adult division of Penguin books. She has also worked as a freelance editor on projects ranging from best-selling nonfiction etiquette guides to commercial teen novels. She loves to read, run in Prospect Park, buy shoes, and work with fabulous new authors on unstoppable book ideas. Photo © Johnathan Alpeyrie

Rhoda Belleza received her BA in English and Communications from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Post-graduation, she wandered up and down the West Coast, stopping in almost every city along the way. Fortunately, none of them fit quite right. She finally found a home in Brooklyn – where she lives, breathes, and eats fiction. Before becoming an assistant editor at Paper Lantern Lit, she was a copywriter, barista, shuttle driver, and writing instructor. She loves to feel the seasons change and is currently in a co-dependent relationship with her bicycle. Photo © Victor Nguyen

Angela received her BA in English and Hispanic Studies from Columbia University. She first got her start in publishing as an intern at Objective Entertainment, where she edited and did promotional work for celebrity authors, including Sanjaya Malakar of American Idol fame. She spent a summer interning at Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin, where she fell in love with all the free books. She revels in drama and spends too much time reading on the internet. When given the option, she will always choose pie over cake (cherry, please). Photo © Angela Velez