<p><b>Anna-Marie McLemore </b>was born in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and taught by their family to hear la llorona in the Santa Ana winds. They are the author of <i>The Weight of Feathers</i>, a finalist for the 2016 William C. Morris Debut Award; 2017 Stonewall Honor Book <i>When the Moon Was Ours</i>, which was longlisted for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature and was the winner of the James Tiptree Jr. Award; <i>Wild Beauty, </i> <i>Blanca &amp; Roja, </i><i>Dark and Deepest Red, </i><i>The Mirror Season, </i>which was longlisted for the National Book Award, and <i>Lakelore.<br></i><br><b>Elliott McLemore</b> is a nonbinary trans guy who comes from mountains and loves trees. As a child, he romped in dresses, fought with plastic swords, and dreamed up his first stories. Between then and now, he has focused on academic and professional writing, research, and advocacy, including work toward adding nonbinary gender markers to California identity documents. <i>Venom &amp; Vow</i> is his debut novel.</p><br>