DJ Solice
DJ Solice
DJ Solice, the second eldest of six children, was born in the small town of Winnfield, Louisiana, and raised primarily in Lake Charles and Shreveport.
DJ resides part time in the east Texas area, and the rest of the year in Moscow, Russia, where she teaches middle schoolers. She is the proud mother of two beautiful daughters and her three grandchildren are truly ‘the keepers of her heart’.
DJ has been an educator for many years and her career has taken her to the Middle East and now Russia, along with several regions in the U.S. As a state chapter member of the International Reading Association, DJ entered Louisiana’s Educators as Authors Contest, and won first place in fiction. She was a 2016 finalist and a 2018 triple finalist in the Writer’s League of Texas Manuscript Contest.
Scarsdale Rising Star
DJ Solice signed a four book YA sci fi contract.
Deborah Jayne Pye
Deborah Jayne Pye
Deborah Jayne Pye is a fantasy/romance author from England. Relishing in all things magical and steamy, Deborah created detailed and engrossing worlds to become lost in. Specialising in escapism through fantasy, her worlds have no limits.
Deborah’s latest series, the Brigantia House saga, introduces a world of Elemental abilities, steaming romance, and world consuming danger. A enthusiast of history and psychology, Deborah’s tales tackle themes of class divide, oppression, and revolution.
When she’s away from the keyboard, Deborah enjoys baking too many cakes, listening to music too loud, and walking in the mountains with her husband, three very tall boys, and their giant St Bernard.
Scarsdale Rising Star
Deborah Pye signed a four book urban fantasy YA contract.
C.E. McClelland
C.E. McClelland
C.E. McClelland was born in Idaho but made his way to Texas early enough in life to call himself a native Texan. He’s designed haunted houses, performed in musical theatre, and worked as a pyrotechnician for theme parks, all while maintaining his real job as a theatre educator. His published plays have been produced internationally, and his independent horror film, “From the Dark,” was an AFI Dallas selection and is available on Amazon. He’s married with two stepchildren, two dogs, a hedgehog, and a fancy crested gecko named Smoothie. For more information about McClelland and his work, please visit www.cemcclelland.com.
