Melanie Abrams Author

Melanie Abrams is the author of the novels Playing and Meadowlark. She is a developmental editor and photographer and teaches writing at the University of California, Berkeley.

Larry Smith is a journalist and storytelling evangelist touted by O: The Oprah Magazine as "on a quest to spark the creativity in everyone." He is the founder of The Six-Word Memoir Project and book series, editor of the book, The Moment: Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous and Obscure, and speaks on storytelling in schools and at companies and conferences.