Penny Harr es una adirondacker de séptima generación que creció entre las montañas y los lagos de la región. Es asistente de exposiciones en Adirondack Experience, el museo del lago Blue Mountain.
Además de ser una ávida lectora, le gusta navegar en kayak, hacer senderismo y explorar lugares históricos del noreste. Su amor por los Adirondacks y su conservación la convierten en un alma gemela de Anne LaBastille. Vive en el Parque Adirondack, donde crió a sus dos hijos.

Leslie Surprenant is a retired environmental biologist, professional ski instructor, and NYS Licensed Guide. She was a long-time friend of Anne LaBastille, enjoying many camping trips and adventures with her. Leslie was Anne’s estate executor.

Nathalie Costa Thill has been the Executive Director of the Adirondack Center for Writing, the literary organization serving the entire six-million-acre Adirondack Park, pretty much since its inception in 1999. She launched ACW’s most beloved programs including our high school writing retreat, our prison writing program, our Howl Story Slam series, our Raining Poetry and PoemVilliage programs, the Kickass Writers Festival, our Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency and the Anne laBastille Women’s Writing Retreat.