Tracee de Hahn is the author of traditional mysteries with Minotaur Books and historical non-fiction for young adults. A member of International Thriller Writers and Mystery Writers of America, she is immediate past president of Sisters in Crime. She and her husband live in southwest Virginia.

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Matty Dalrymple is the author of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers and the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels and Suspense Shorts. She's a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime. She podcasts, writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing voyage as The Indy Author.

And if you take the right approach, the relationships you build with these promoters can pay dividends for both parties long after the podcaster airs your episode or the blogger posts the review of your book.

Much is made of the need for writers to know how to pitch to agents and editors, but the need to pitch yourself and your work doesn’t stop there. Getting the gig with podcasters, bloggers, and others who can promote your work is vital to connecting with the audience who will love your work.

Rendon was the 2020 MN McKnight Artist of the Year, she was named a 50 over 50 Change-maker by MN AARP and POLLEN in 2018, and was listed in Oprah’s 2020 list of 31 Native American Authors to read.

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Mni Giizhik Theater is producing Rendon’s scripts Say Their Names and Sweet Revenge in 2025 and 2026. Out of Hand Theater, Atlanta, GA is producing Say Their Names in November 2025.

Rendon's poetry, Anishinaabe Songs for the New Millennium, was released in 2024; and Stitches of Tradition, a picture book, Oct 2024.

It's a time for the transgender community to share stories and experiences. It's also an opportunity for advocacy in relation to issues of prejudice, discrimination, and violence that affect the transgender community.