Our Hosts

Hosting our YA entries:

Kimberly Vanderhorst - Write Type Founder

Kimberly Vanderhorst is a spec-fic author who cherishes all things strange and beautiful. Being the socially awkward yet delightsome person she is, she brained up the concept of an event that gives authors a sneak peek at potential critique partners' words.

She's super clever and devious like that.

Other claims to fame include running Prism Editing (where at least 50% of all profits go to charity), co-hosting the bi-annual Pitch Slam contest, serving on the committees for the annual Whitney Awards program and the annual LDStorymakers Conference, and founding her local writers' guild.

Despite being a city girl with a tendency to cuss a lot, Kimberly is married to an LDS minister and lives in rural northern Canada. There, she helps raise her four lovely daughters while pretending not to be afraid of the neighbour's chickens. 

@Kymburleev 
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Hosting our Adult entries:

Caitlyn McFarland - Write Type Co-Host

Originally from the Midwest, Caitlyn McFarland currently lives in Utah with her husband and three young daughters. She has a Bachelor’s degree in linguistics from Brigham Young University. 

When she’s not writing about dragons or running around after her daughters, she can be found hunched over a sewing machine making elaborate princess costumes. Caitlyn is represented by Marlene Stringer of Stringer Literary Agency LLC, and is the author of the Dragonsworn trilogy (Carina Press 2015).

Published Works
@CHMcFarland

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Hosting our MG entries:

Rebecca Blevins - Write Type Co-Host

Rebecca Blevins is from the Midwest, 

land of tornadoes and cows—hopefully not mixed together. She began reading before she can remember, so books have always been part of her life. 

Rebecca’s love of reading has turned into an affinity for writing. Her first book—at age four—was a huge hit, with a cut-up diaper box cover and pages of stick-figure drawings. 

Now that she considers herself a grownup, Rebecca writes about pirates with rooster pox and princesses with pet anteaters, as well as tales for young adults. Her first book through Trifecta, Captain Schnozzlebeard and the Singing Clam of Minnie Skewel Island, was released on March 31st, 2015. 

Published Works

@Rebecca_Blevins
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