Rebekah Spivey studied creative writing and sociology at Indiana University. She has lived and worked on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. She is a lifelong writer and lover of words who has co-created and led a group called Poetry Detectives, an informal group that discusses poetry in a non-academic way in order to make the genre more approachable. She has a fifteen-year association with Women Writing for (a) Change, Bloomington, a group that supports giving every person a voice through writing. Rebekah has been a certified facilitator with Women Writing since 2013 and currently facilitates a semester-long core class. Rebekah retired in 2012 from the Indiana Daily Student newspaper at IU after seventeen years as part of the professional staff.

She is a lifelong writer and lover of words who has co-created and led a group called Poetry Detectives, an informal group that discusses poetry in a non-academic way in order to make the genre more approachable. She has a fifteen-year association with Women Writing for (a) Change, Bloomington, a group that supports giving every person a voice through writing.

Shayne Laughter is a native of Bloomington, Indiana and graduate of Indiana University. She worked editorial and administrative positions all over corporate and nonprofit fields in Seattle and New York City from 1986 – 2007, while also earning bylines and competitive honors in freelance and broadcast journalism, screenwriting, and fiction writing. She has been a successful grant writer for nonprofits in Bloomington, and deepened her connections to the six-county listening area of WFHB Community Radio by serving as a Daily Local News reporter and on-air voice. She has also produced interviews and podcasts for WFIU Public Radio. She is a member and past Secretary of the Writers Guild at Bloomington. She has published a novel, YÜ: A Ross Lamos Mystery, available through Amazon. Her stories have appeared in SAND Journal, Bacopa Literary Review, Matador Review, and Tishman Review.

Chandan is a graphic designer who loves playing with modern design. He is skilled at creating minimalistic designs and catchy visuals, and applying color theory and typefaces. Chandan is from the Indian subcontinent. For the last 4+ years he has been working with several international brands helping them level up their branding and digital strategy. Chandan is passionate about design.

"Enchantment Artist" Elise Rorick loves to help creatives realize their dreams by creating enchanting imagery that connects the heart of their story to their audience. She specializes in helping self-publishing authors sell more books by using custom artwork and design to create enchanting book covers that capture the story within and entice the reader to open the book for more.

Elise has always been a huge bookworm and natural storyteller. She believes in the power of wonder-filled stories to move and connect people. As the designer and editor of the quarterly Starlight Emporium Magazine, Elise is dedicated to bringing wonder-filled art, stories, travel adventures, and other curiosities to the world. As an artist, she is most interested in exploring and illustrating lost stories of the divine feminine in an effort to bring sacred balance back to the world. She is a self proclaimed nerd who loves the sea, the stars, and above all a good story.

Sedrick Kirschman is a Cincinnati native. He studied at Ohio University and finished his bachelors in Interactive Media Design at Miami University located in Oxford, Ohio. Sedrick's special skill set is integrating video, graphic design, and digital marketing. Sedrick helps Holon with videography. He provides creative direction for scenes and operates camera and audio on set. Sedrick's favorite activities are being active in the gym, enjoying coffee, and taking in the scenes of nature by hiking.

With all of the color and life of 1,000 oceans and sunsets colliding, J.D. will illustrate your book cover - or your entire book. When he is not bringing his illustrious illustrations into the world, he is a father, and hard-working dude.