Meet Your Instructors
Our world-class team includes award-winning authors, professional editors, and literary agents. That means you are learning from true professionals who are publishing books, keeping their fingers on the pulse of market trends, and teaching from experience, not theory.

CEO & Co-Founder
BRETT HARRIS

Director & Co-Founder
Kara swanson

Nonfiction Director
Jaquelle Ferris
WRITING INSTRUCTORS
These are the professional editors and authors who give our students individual feedback on their writing on a weekly basis.

Head Fiction Instructor
KATIE PHILLIPS

Writing Instructor
JOANNE BISCHOF

Writing Instructor
S.D. Grimm

Writing Instructor
LAUREN HILDEBRAND

Writing Instructor
KATIE WILLIAMS

Research Instructor
JUSTIN MCGEARY
BUSINESS INSTRUCTORS
These are the successful entrepreneurs who coach our students to develop and launch their own profitable businesses.

Business Instructor
Gregg Harris

Business Instructor
Paris hansch

Business Instructor
Margaret mcgriff

Business Instructor
BRIAN o'REAR

Business Instructor
MARK BAKER
VISITING EXPERTS
In addition to our regular instructors, we also bring special guests in occasionally to speak to our students. Here are some of our past and present visiting experts.

Expert-in-Residence
Steve laube

Expert-in-Residence
Tricia goyer

Visiting Expert
Andrew Peterson

Visiting Expert
AMANDA DYKES

Visiting Expert
S.D. Smith

Visiting Expert
Christopher paolini
Student success team
We don’t let students fall by the wayside. These team members help our students have the best experience they can within the program.

Student Success Director
Coralie terry

Student Success Manager
Cassie porath

Student Assistant
Charis Rae

Student Assistant
Abi lyn
Helps fellow students achieve sustainable progress.
ADMINISTRATION & ADMISSIONS

Program Administrator
Amy williams

Finance Director
Diana crowe

Administrative Assistant
Brianna tibbetts

Admissions Advisor
Josiah degraaf

Admissions Advisor
Coralie terry