Laiza Millan (@LaizaMillan on Wattpad) is originally from California but moved to Florida and became a cast member at the Walt Disney World Resort! When she’s not working, she likes to relax at home with a good book or write random stories for fun. You can find some of those stories on Wattpad. You can also find her on Facebook as @PinayMahal90.

Peyton Novak (@PeytonNovak on Wattpad) is an eighteen-year-old Wisconsin native attending the University of Minnesota Twin Cites. She started writing at the age of twelve and began posting stories on Wattpad by age thirteen. Peyton's collective work online has been read over twenty-six million times. When she isn't writing YA teen fiction, she enjoys reading, singing, and playing rugby. You can follow her writing through Wattpad and through Twitter and Instagram as @Peyton_Novak.

Elizabeth Seibert (@JoeCool123 on Wattpad) currently lives in Bedford, Massachusetts. She attends the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and studies economics, psychology, and writing. In her free time, Elizabeth plays Ultimate Frisbee, board games, and writes jokes. Elizabeth has two novels published on Wattpad that have won awards. She’s also on Twitter as @JCoolAuthor and Facebook as @JoeCool.

After graduating, Rebecca Sky (@RebeccaSky on Wattpad) set out on a five-year, twenty-four country trip to find herself. She slept in the Amazon jungle, skinny dipped in West Africa, ate balut in the Philippines, and fell in love in Cuba (then again in Brazil, and a final time in Canada). She returned home captivated by the world, so Rebecca did what every wanderer does when they’re standing still—she began writing. Learn more about Rebecca at RebeccaSky.com or find her on Twitter as @RebeccaSky.

Karim Soliman (@KarimSuliman) is a Wattpad featured author who has earned his fan base through his action-packed works flavored with a moderate dose of humor. Although he lives in Egypt, he doesn't ride a camel to go to work, and he doesn't sleep in a tent. Follow him on Twitter as @Kariem28.

Steffanie Tan (@Steffy_T on Wattpad) is a journalism student from Melbourne, Australia who enjoys eating, sleeping, and Netflix-ing. She joined Wattpad in 2012 and enjoys writing romantic teen fiction. Look for her on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr as @SteffWith2Effs.

Marcella Uva (@MarcellaUva on Wattpad) wrote her first fan fiction on the eve of her eighteenth birthday when she discovered that writing about pirates was way more fun than calculus. Since then, her math skills haven’t improved but she likes to think her storytelling has. Forever a Connecticut girl at heart, Marcella now lives in Stamford with her husband. When she’s not typing away at a new idea, you can find her painting, watching Netflix, or dancing in her kitchen to Frank Sinatra with one of her cats. You can find her on Twitter as @MarcellaUvaArt and on Facebook as @Marcella-Uva-Books.

Jen Wilde (@JenMarieWilde on Wattpad) is a writer, geek, and fangirl. Her debut into fiction, the Eva Series, reached over three million reads on Wattpad and became an Amazon bestseller. When she’s not writing, she loves binge-watching Netflix, eating pizza, and going to pop culture conventions cosplaying as Marty McFly. Say hi to her on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat at @JenMarieWilde.