KELLY BARNHILL has written several middle grade novels, including THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON, a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller and winner of the 2017 John Newbery Medal. She is also the recipient of the World Fantasy Award, and has been a finalist for the SFWA Andre Norton Nebula Award and the PEN America Literary Award. She lives in Minneapolis with her family.

G.R. MACALLISTER, author of the Five Queendoms series, also writes bestselling historical fiction under the name Greer Macallister. Her novels have been named Indie Next, LibraryReads, and Amazon Best Book of the Month picks and optioned for film and television. A regular contributor to WRITER UNBOXED and the CHICAGO REVIEW OF BOOKS, she lives with her family in Washington, DC. SCORPICAis her epic fantasy debut.

Kelly Barnhill in discussion with G.R. Macallister