Gina Barreca, Ph.D

Gina Barreca, Ph.D, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor at the University of Connecticut is the author of ten books and recognized internationally as an expert on humor and everyday life. Barreca’s been published by The New York Times, The Independent of London, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, The Harvard Business Review, and appeared, often as a repeat guest, on the “Today” show, CNN, the BBC, PBS, NPR, and 20/20. 

Gina DeMillo Wagner

Gina DeMillo Wagner is an award-winning journalist and author. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Memoir Magazine, Modern Loss, Self, Outside, Writer’s Digest, and other publications. She is a Yaddo Fellow, a winner of the CRAFT Creative Nonfiction Award, and her memoir was longlisted for the 2022 SFWP Literary prize. Gina has a master’s degree in journalism and is an instructor at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She lives and works near Boulder, Colorado.

Kathryn Willms

The Rights Factory

Kathryn Willms (she/her) is a literary agent representing adult nonfiction. She is currently focused on narrative nonfiction, cultural and social investigations, biography, history, sports, nature/environmental topics, lifestyle, and food and drink. She is particularly interested in manuscripts with a unique voice, topic, or point of view that changes or challenges the way we see the world, and she is actively seeking authors whose voices have traditionally been under-represented in publishing.