Suhasini Gupta is a children's book author, an engineer, and a devoted mom of two energetic kids. She was born and raised in India and currently lives in Texas with her husband and kids. She is the author of her debut picture book,  Kai Po Che: Mini's Perfect Kite , published by Gnome Road, and has two additional projects currently under contract. Suhasini enjoys writing fun and imaginative stories that celebrate her Indian heritage, spark interest in STEM, and bring joy and

Picture book writer and poet, Kelly Conroy, is 50% silly, fun-loving, never-grow-up big kid and 50% hard-working, focused, analytical former actuary. She loves all things magical, whimsical, and numerical, and her goal in life is to make people smile. To learn more about her, please visit  www.kellyconroy.com  or follow her on Instagram  @KellyConroyBooks . Kelly is represented by  Sarah Stephens  at Red Fox Literary. 1. What do you feel you’ve gained from being a part of the

Brittany Pomales wrote It Started with a P . Unless you didn’t find it funny; in that case, someone else wrote it. When she isn’t writing books, Brittany is often playing with, singing to, or reading to her son and daughter along with her husband and dog in their Arizona home. She has celebrated over thirty birthdays. Thankfully, none have resulted in a celebration crisis–yet! Connect with her at brittanypomales.com or follow her on X or IG at @brittanypomales. 1. What’s the