The GenZ Authors
Meet the amazing minds behind your favorite works.
Jessica Ciosek
Jessica’s debut historical novel, Sometimes a Soldier Comes Home, was published by GenZ
Jessica Ciosek
Antoine Airoldi, author of Insights From Professionals, uses his words to encourage others to follow their passions and to not falter because of any mistakes they make along the way.He is a storyteller that uses his words to help others understand that living your passion is essential to being more self-aware. He uses his social media outlets to continue help people who are struggling find a way out of their self-inflicted misery.
Nicholas Chimera
Born June 28th, 2001, Nicholas Chimera has always had an enthusiasm to create. For years he focused his creativity into customizing action figures and models with his brother, Carmelo. Recently, Nick has taken up photography and created a brand called Chimeras Customs to share his art on social media.Nick has used everything he has learned and injected it into his writing, particularly his martial arts background. He earned a black belt in Tae Kwan Do when he was 13-years-old, and currently studies traditional Shorin Ryu Karate. His stories often involve realistic, physical fights between good and evil.He began writing creatively in seventh grade, when he wrote plays for his classmates to act out for other classes at his grammar school, St. Germaine. Nick continues to pursue his love for movies and theater with Brother Rice High School’s Drama Club.In his sopohmore year, Nick joined his high school’s Broadcast Journalism class and currently holds a leading role in their digital media through school newscasts and commentating sports events. He now uses the video editing and filming skills he learned when attending Loyola University’s High School Digital Storytelling workshop, to create short films. Nick volunteers to work at Christ Hospital’s Ronald Mcdonald House in Oak Lawn, Illinois, and has dressed up as Spider-Man to visit a sick child at a fundraiser for cancer research.He began writing The Crusader in his Freshman year of high school and spent the following two years perfecting the writing. It all began with an idea for the costume—all white with a blue cape and hood. The colors for the Crusader’s costume are meant to symbolize purity, and honesty, with the royal blue representing the character’s power.Nick hopes you enjoy his first book, The Crusader— the beginning of a vast universe of heroes and villains, and the conflict’s people face as they react to powe
M Chapman
M Chapman is a scientist, inventor, and writer of fiction. The underlying theme of M Chapman’s interests is a fascination with ideas and their expression in various forms such as artistic, technological, and even socio-political.Originally a biochemist by training, he has worked at Sussex (UK) and Edinburgh (UK) Universities in cell and molecular biology. As an inventor, he has worked at Brunel University’s department of Biomechanics developing aids for the elderly and disabled, and in his home workshop developing various robots and devices as part of the Maker/Hackspace cultural phenomena.As a writer, he has completed numerous stories on themes of humour, horror, speculative fiction, and poetic nonsense, such as the short story Glass Mind and the humorous horror novel ‘Zombies Anonymous’.Find out more about M Chapman and his writings at his website, complete with free short stories and flash fiction downloads.
Sophia DeRise
Sophia DeRise is a writer and filmmaker from Pennsylvania who is passionate about strange and happy stories that spark excitement, inspiration and queer joy!
Sophia DeRise
M Chapman is a scientist, inventor, and writer of fiction. The underlying theme of M Chapman’s interests is a fascination with ideas and their expression in various forms such as artistic, technological, and even socio-political.Originally a biochemist by training, he has worked at Sussex (UK) and Edinburgh (UK) Universities in cell and molecular biology. As an inventor, he has worked at Brunel University’s department of Biomechanics developing aids for the elderly and disabled, and in his home workshop developing various robots and devices as part of the Maker/Hackspace cultural phenomena.As a writer, he has completed numerous stories on themes of humour, horror, speculative fiction, and poetic nonsense, such as the short story Glass Mind and the humorous horror novel ‘Zombies Anonymous’.Find out more about M Chapman and his writings at his website, complete with free short stories and flash fiction downloads.
Joanne Cherefko
Originally a expressionist poet, Joanne Cherefko began writing at a young age after a personal lost. Her most recent collection of poems, A Consecration of the Wind, takes a softer approach on her past demons, shifting her away from the expressionist work that she has done up until now. Each poem descends further into her childhood and ventures through her adulthood, telling stories of emotional growth and enlightenment.Joanne Cherefko was raised in Middletown, New Jersey and spent most of her life as a public educator. In 2001, she was inducted into the New Jersey Wall Township Foundation for Educational Excellence Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2011, she was awarded the Front Royal – Warren County Chamber of Commerce Education Contributor distinction.She currently resides in Virginia where she spreads her love and understanding for poetry to students at Mountain Vista Governor’s School and Warren County High School .Joanne Cherefko enjoys spending time with her dogs and husband, collecting and listening to various music genres, traveling, hiking and camping.
Adrian DeBarros
Adrian DeBarros, author of A Poet and his Errant Pen, started out life a baby…yeah a baby, what!? Were you hoping for some monumental and dramatic introduction? Okay, okay…He started life as a class clown; he loved the laughter of his classmates. His entertaining demeanor even got him banned from school plays and field days, poor little kiddo. As schooling went on, he wised-up and quieted down for conformity’s sake.He then picked up a pen and treated it like his best friend and nemesis. Happily and angrily stroking pages faster and faster until a new dimension opened up.Well, this new dimension did open up for him; many years later he now writes poetry and performs rhyming comedy. In his book you’ll find expressions of humorous encouragement, to shocking moments of “Did I really just read that?”Adrian received his first honorable mention in poetry at the age of 17 and tried out for the Denver Nuggets in the early 2000s during an open tryout. He is a huge proponent of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). Within the past four years, he’s completed online courses to strengthen his writing, learn web development, strengthen his graphic design, and problem solving more effectively.When Adrian is not at the pad and pen, he’s usually building gaming computers, on the basketball court, reading, shooting pool, learning how to rap or laying it down at yoga.
Audrey Cuff Ed.D
Audrey Cuff is the author of the YA novels The Ties That Bind Us and City Of Thieves.
Audrey Cuff Ed.D
Dr. Audrey Cuff was inspired to write by her special education students. She wanted her students to reach their goals and aspirations regardless of their obstacles or shortcomings in life. She also wanted her students to understand how important it is to fight to better their community.Dr. Cuff received her doctoral degree at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California. She also earned certifications in Teacher of Psychology, Teacher of Special Education, and Supervisor of Education. Cuff was also nominated Outstanding Teacher of the Year in the 2005-06 school year.She is currently a special education teacher in South Jersey. She has two children and is a vegetarian. She completed two marathons in Hawaii for AIDs and HIV research. Audrey also enjoys reading, writing, going to the movies, and spending time with family and friends. The Ties that Bind Us is her second novel; her first novel City of Thieves is available on Amazon.
Anne Dennish
Anne Dennish shared her story of survival in her book My Collective Soul. She uses her experience with divorce, abuse and breast cancer to empower and educate others with the wisdom she has gained over the years.Filled with short stories and essays, her most recent book educates readers on how to live life to the fullest. Anne Dennish hopes to push others to use their experiences to make a difference, just as she has.Currently residing in Jersey Shore, Anne Dennish writes for Wall Stadium Speedway frequently. She finds most of her inspiration at the edge of the water and through her love of people. Anne mentors families and woman battling with breast cancer. She believes that anything is within reach and lives by her motto: “Dream big and make it happen”. You can find her posting often on her Facebook Page and Website.
Spencer Durrant
Spencer Durrant is the author of Learning to Fly, a YA story and his first foray into novel writing. Spencer did his growing up in a small town on the side of a mountain in Utah, where he worked on ranches, farms, and cherry orchards in between school and fishing. He found his passion for writing at an early age, but didn’t start doing anything with that passion until high school, when he joined the headshot_1school newspaper staff.After graduating high school, Spencer landed an internship with the Utah Jazz as a feature writer for the 2013-14 NBA season, and was convinced sports writing was his future. That is, until he started fly fishing.Fly fishing is a huge part of Spencer’s life, and he left the sports world in 2014 to pursue that dream. He currently contributes fly fishing writing to seven different publications, is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, and is a part-owner of Trout Life, a Colorado-based fly fishing apparel company.He authors the monthly Trout Bum column for Ogden, Utah’s Standard-Examiner, a monthly column for KSL.com, in addition to a bi-weekly column entitled The Cutthroat Chronicles for Fishwest. He contributes regularly to the Orvis Fly Fishing Blog, Hatch Magazine, and On The Fly Magazine.Spencer travels the West frequently, and feels more at home on a trout stream than in the city. If he’s not on the river, he’s at home tying flies or writing.
Sara "Dee" Diaz
Sara “Dee” Diaz grew up in the trees of New Hampshire (well, in a house surrounded by them anyway). She has been doodling on scraps of paper since she started taking phone messages when her parents weren’t home after school in the early 90s, and kept at it aimlessly until 2016 when she finally considered a target to aim for, coloring books.Though, if asked, she would not quickly describe herself as “an artist”, crafting, playing, and finding the magic in our creative nature is a pleasure she loves to share with her closest friends, family, and strangers alike.From a very young age, Dee had priceless opportunities to visit many different parts of this planet we live on. As a result, her appetite for travel and exploration is insatiable.After high school, she lived for a short time in Australia, where she learned that Vegemite is not sweet and chocolaty, despite its resemblance to Nutella, and rugby is much more interesting than football. A semester at the University of The Philippines (U.P.) in 2011, threw some culture shock learning curveballs at her. Navigating and learning about life in the Philippines led to some priceless friendships, many formed while practicing with the U.P. Dragon boat racing team. Trips to Canada, Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, Malaysia, Borneo, Colombia, Bolivia, New York City, Maine, the White Mountains, and more, have instilled in her a great appreciation for how diverse and beautiful the history, art, and people of other cultures are.If you refer to her resume, you will find only the “short” list of job experiences she has had. Though it might look like she “can’t commit to one job” (as some prospective employers have said), the reality is, Dee just isn’t one of those people who knew exactly what she wanted to do or be when she “grew up”, so she tried all sorts of different things.As a child, her mother’s response to the age old question, “Are we there yet?” was consistently, “No. We will never be ‘there’. When we do get ‘there’, we will be ‘here’.” Though, as a kid, this was just annoying, as an adult, Dee has found a more significant lesson hiding in these words. To know where you are going is a great thing, but if you focus only on the destination, you might miss some important pit stops along the way. Appreciate being here now. And once in a while, just take a deep breath. It feels good.
Shannon Doyle
M Chapman is a scientist, inventor, and writer of fiction. The underlying theme of M Chapman’s interests is a fascination with ideas and their expression in various forms such as artistic, technological, and even socio-political.Originally a biochemist by training, he has worked at Sussex (UK) and Edinburgh (UK) Universities in cell and molecular biology. As an inventor, he has worked at Brunel University’s department of Biomechanics developing aids for the elderly and disabled, and in his home workshop developing various robots and devices as part of the Maker/Hackspace cultural phenomena.As a writer, he has completed numerous stories on themes of humour, horror, speculative fiction, and poetic nonsense, such as the short story Glass Mind and the humorous horror novel ‘Zombies Anonymous’.Find out more about M Chapman and his writings at his website, complete with free short stories and flash fiction downloads.
Catherine Edward
Catherine Edward is the author of the YA novel, Lycan’s Blood Queen.Hailing from India, Catherine is an author and law graduate, specializing in Intellectual Property & Copyright Infringement. She is passionate about Lycans, Werewolves, Witches and Vampires, and writes sizzling tales of love and betrayal.
Her love for books started from a very young age, when her loving father would gift her books like Russian Tales woven with fantasy. But it was in late 2015 when she found the books of Paranormal Romance author Cynthia Eden, whose books introduced her to the whole new world of paranormals. The more she read the more she got enticed and she penned her first novel in 2016. Since then, she has resigned her full time job as the HR and Operations Manager at a marketing/event management firm to pursue her passion as a writer.
When she isn’t writing, she likes to travel and read. Music and writing goes hand in hand for this night owl. Her family and furbabies are her world.She also loves to chat with her readers and fellow authors. You can find Catherine often chatting on Twitter or on her Facebook page.
K.T. Egan
K.T. is the author of the Anderson Creek series and several short stories and poems published in journals out of Northeast Pennsylvania. When not writing, she works with students and their families at a tutoring firm in Bethesda, Maryland, helping them prepare for secondary education and beyond.She holds a bachelors degree in English and History, with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies, focusing on Writing and Anthropology from Wilkes University, and is a graduating member – and Vice President and then president – of the university’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta.During her time in college, she also ran and edited a departmental magazine and a literary arts journal. Her writing focuses primarily on contemporary women and small town themes, stemming from her childhood in the woods of NEPA. She has a strong passion for powerful imagery and believes that everyone has a soulmate out there – no matter the form.K.T. currently lives in Maryland with her partner in crime, Alec, and their seven pound fur-tyrant, Winnie. Outside of writing and education, her passions are baking, knitting, Netflix binges, and the occasional video game marathon.For more information on the Anderson Creek kids, you can check out her social media pages below.
Fortune Ekennia
Fortune Ekennia is a fiction writer born and raised in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. A graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, who has carved a niche for himself in the past few years for writing, and has acquired a distinct voice in storytelling. Writing to him is not just a craft but a mirror used to see the society better. He has always had a strong passion for writing from an early stage. Imelda is his first Novel. When he’s not busy punching away at the keyboard, he’s either drinking coconut juice at the local golf resort or spending quality time with family.
Francis Epplin
I was a child during the Cold War when the U.S. military draft was viewed as a necessity to counter the spread of communism. My birth date was selected early in the December 1969 draft lottery, ensuring that I would soon be drafted. Halfway through my final undergraduate quarter, the May 1970 Kent State University tragedy instigated demonstrations and closure of my campus. Less than a month after graduation I was drafted. After being trained to kill I was assigned to a combat unit fighting near the border between North and South Vietnam. While our unit was being pounded by enemy rockets, U.S. officials claimed that no U.S. combat soldiers were within 200 miles of our location. The outcome of the War was anticipated by my fellow draftees, years prior to the eventual collapse of South Vietnam.
The last U.S. draftee reported for duty in 1973. However, the draft system remains in place and all 18 to 25 year-old U.S. male citizens and immigrants are legally required to register with the Selective Service System.
Part I of Draftee includes a description of my personal journey as a lottery draftee who survived combat in Vietnam. Part II includes a draftee’s perspective as to why and how the U.S. got into and eventually out of the War and how both the U.S. draft and the South Vietnamese draft influenced the outcome. Part III includes a review of military drafts and a proposal to replace the seriously flawed legacy Selective Service System with a system that enables choice, celebration of citizenship, and promotes unity rather than divisiveness.
Emma Foster
Emma Foster is a 26-year-old dreamer, doer, and mother. She grew up in a small-town in Montana and was thrown into a hard hit of reality when she moved to the city at a young age. Through trials and tribulations, she grew up in a rough way that only made her more determined to keep going. Through her journey, she learned the beauty of second chances, the impact that the people in her circle had on her life, and that joy truly comes from within. In her personal journey, she shows us all that we truly can grow from anything and even the most difficult circumstances ultimately make us who we are.Emma Foster is the author of the upcoming book, The Lies I Told Myself. We are pleased to announce that The Lies I Told Myself is a Winner in the 2021 IAN Book of the Year Awards!When judging completed The Lies I Told Myself was selected as a finalist in one category: “True Story/Drama.”