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  Stephen and Janet Bly are co-mentors.  Steve, a historical western novelist, has also written contemporary fiction. An active member of the Western Writers of America, Steve has received a Christy Award for The Long Trail Home.  Janet Chester Bly is the author of 11 books — devotionals and womens issues — and co-authored 17 others with Stephen on family topics and fiction for children, youth, and adults. She has also edited all of Stephen's works.    
   


   
 

Sandra Byrd is a former director of sales and marketing for a textbook publisher. She also served as an acquisitions editor. Among Sandra's more than three dozen books are the 2008 Christy Award Finalist, Let Them Eat Cake, and its sequels, Bon Appetite and Piece de Resistance. A frequent public speaker, Sandra is a graduate of the University of Denver. She also studied at Western Seminary (Portland, OR).


   
         
 

Robert Elmer has written more than 50 novels for both youth and adults. Bob has more than 28 years of experience as a news editor, reporter, freelance writer, advertising copywriter, assistant pastor, workshop leader, and speaker. He is a graduate of Simpson College and St. Mary's College in California, with a B.A. degree in communications and Bible.

   
         
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