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

Nonfiction Instructor
Erin davis

Research Instructor
JUSTIN MCGEARY

Editor
Mollie reeder

Editor
Jen Lindsay
BUSINESS INSTRUCTORS
These are the successful entrepreneurs who coach our students to develop and launch their own profitable businesses.

Head Business Instructor
BRIAN o'REAR

Business Instructor
MARK BAKER

Business Instructor
Margaret mcgriff
EXPERTS-in-residence
In addition to our regular instructors, we also bring special guests in on a regular basis to speak to our students. Here are our current experts-in-residence.

Expert-in-Residence
Steve laube

Expert-in-Residence
TOSCA LEE

Expert-in-Residence
EDWINA PERKINS

Expert-in-Residence
MARY WEBER

Expert-in-Residence
Tricia goyer

Expert-in-Residence
LORIE LANGDON

Expert-in-Residence
CJ REDWINE

Expert-in-Residence
NOVA MCBEE
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
Cassie porath

Student Success Manager
Abi lyn voss
Connects students to community and resources.

Student Success Advisor
Kyla carter
Helps students keep on pace with their annual goals.

Student Success Advisor
Alyssa guthrie

Student Success Advisor
Faith Blum
Helps students keep on pace with their annual goals.

Student Success Advisor
Kellyn Roth
Helps students keep on pace with their annual goals.
ADMINISTRATION & ADMISSIONS

Program Administrator
Amy williams

Finance Director
Diana crowe

Administrative Assistant
Brianna tibbetts

Admissions Advisor
Josiah degraaf

Admissions Advisor
Charis Rae

Admissions Advisor
Sarina white