Logan Lay
L.J. McAllister
Jeff Worley
Jeff Worley is a former Kentucky Poet Laureate. Worley has published six books of poetry, four chapbooks, and was editor of the anthology What Comes Down to Us: 25 Contemporary […]
Patsi B. Trollinger
Patsi B. Trollinger has published a nonfiction picture book, Perfect Timing (a Junior Library Guild selection), a mid-grade novel, Thrill in the ‘Ville, and numerous magazine articles. She mentors Author Academy writers of picture […]
Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor, a former Kentucky poet laureate, has published numerous collections of poetry, two novels, as well as several non-fiction books relating to Kentucky history, including Thomas Clark Medallion winner, Elkhorn: […]
Katerina Stoykova
Katerina Stoykova is the author of award-winning poetry books in Bulgarian and English. Senior Editor of Accents Publishing, she is the editor and publisher of over 50 poetry books and […]
Christopher Rowe
Christopher Rowe is the author of two short fiction collections—Bittersweet Creek andTelling the Map—and three novels—Sandstorm, The Lost Legacy, and The Sphinx’s Secret, the last two co-written with Gwenda Bond. He has been […]
Sharon Mauldin Reynolds
Sharon Mauldin Reynolds is the author of a short fiction collection, Walking Air (Pen-L Publishing) and numerous short stories appearing in literary journals. She mentors Author Academy writers in the craft of short […]
Lynn Pruett
Lynn Pruett has published the novel Ruby River (Grove/Atlantic Press) and numerous essays and short stories. She mentors novelists, fiction writers, and essayists in the Author Academy and teaches in the MFA […]
Jeremy Paden
Jeremy Paden has published two full-length books of poems, three chapbooks, an illustrated children’s book, and two full-length collections of translations. He mentors students in the Author Academy in poetry, creative […]
