Aldo Amparán is the author of Brother Sleep (Alice James Books, 2022), winner of the Alice James Award and a finalist for the 2023 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry. Their second book, The House Has Teeth, is forthcoming from Alice James Books in September 2026. They have received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts & CantoMundo.
Amparán’s poetry has appeared in Poetry Magazine, Ploughshares, Kenyon Review, The Georgia Review, Gulf Coast, New England Review, AGNI, & the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day, among other literary journals. Their work has also been anthologized in Best New Poets & Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology.
Born & raised in the border cities of El Paso, TX, & Ciudad Juárez, CHIH, Ampará
Steve Alcorn is the author of a wide range of fiction and nonfiction works. His novels include the mystery A Matter of Justice, the historical novel Everything In Its Path, and the romance Ring of Diamonds (under the pseudonym Sharon Stevens). His best-selling history of the Imagineers who built Epcot, Building a Better Mouse, was co-written with author David Green.
During the past decade Steve has helped more than 30,000 students turn their story ideas into reality, and many of his students have published novels they developed in his classes, taught through http://writingacademy.com
When he isn't writing and teaching, Steve is the CEO of Alcorn McBride Inc., a leading theme park design company.
Amy Simpson is a passionate leader, communicator, and coach who loves to encourage people to discern and fulfill their calling in this life.
She works as an author, a personal and professional coach, a speaker, a freelance writer, and an editor. She has been writing for 20 years, authoring numerous resources for Christian ministry, including her newest book, "Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry," and the award-winning "Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission."
As a coach, Simpson is trained and certified (CPCC) through The Coaches Training Institute, the industry’s most rigorous and highly respected training program. She also holds an English degree from Trinity International University and an MBA from the University o
