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Catherine Parks

CATHERINE PARKS is the author of several books, including two middle grade biography collections, Strong and Empowered. She also serves as an acquisitions editor for Moody Publishers. Catherine and her husband, Erik, live in the Nashville, TN area with their children, Sophie and Micah. In her free time, she loves hiking, playing volleyball, and serving on her church's worship team.

Andy Partington

ANDY PARTINGTON leads the work of Novō Communities and Novō Adventures. Novō Communities’ vision is to bring new life to individuals, peace to families, and hope to communities gripped by addiction by empowering local teams in developing nations to create transformational communities that offer healing, wholeness, and hope. Andy has served as Director of Training at London School of Theology, in local church leadership in the UK and Bolivia, and as CEO of Yeldall Manor, an addiction treatment center in the southeast of England. Andy is married to Michaela and the proud father of Daniel, Jemimah, Phoebe, JJ, and Miah. To learn more about Novo, visit novocommunities.org and novoadventures.com.

Erik M. Peterson

ERIK M. PETERSON has been a designer and art director of book covers and interiors for over twenty years. From time to time he works on other types of design projects but always come back to books. More recently he’s worked on large-scale visual storytelling projects such as Little Pilgrim’s Progress: Illustrated Edition (in collaboration with illustrator Joe Sutphin) and The Pursuit of God: A 31-Day Experience (a thoughtful, illustrative layout of A. W. Tozer’s classic work, designed for slow, meditative reading).

Bethany Pierce

BETHANY PIERCE attended Miami University’s College of Art to study painting, staying a fifth year to complete a master’s degree in Creative Writing. Her first book, Feeling for Bones, was named one of the top Christian books in 2007. Presently she lives in Dayton, Ohio where she supports her writing and painting by teaching English.

David R. Pollock

DAVID POLLOCK is currently the executive director of the Crisis Pregnancy Center of the San Fernando Valley. Along with a Masters Degree in Business Administration, Mr. Pollock has 30 years experience in sales, marketing, and management, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Christian Management Association. He is the author of several books including Business Management in the Local Church, and articles dealing with nonprofit management subjects including finance, personnel, and fund raising, and has been heard on Larry Burkett's nationally syndicated radio program, Money Matters. David and his wife, Beverly, live in Winnetka, California, and have two grown children and two grandchildren.

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