Laura Segal Stegman is the author of Summer of L.U.C.K., Ready or Not, and The Chambered Nautilus, a middle-grade trilogy from Young Dragons Press, each of which have earned Readers' Favorite Five Star reviews. She has been featured at NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English), Orange County Children’s Book Festival, SCBWI-SoCal’s Fall Harvest Writers and Illustrators Day, San Diego Writers Festival, OC Book Fair, and LitFest in the Dena, and she shares her author journey with students at virtual and in-person school visits. She also serves as a judge for Society of Young Inklings, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and other writer competitions. She owns Laura Segal Stegman Public Relations, LLC, whose wide-ranging client list includes businesses and arts organizations. Her PR Tips for Authors workshop, a step-by-step guide to building a digital author media kit, has been presented by The Writing Barn, SCBWI, and elsewhere. Non-fiction writing credits include collaboration on the travel book Only in New York as well as feature stories and guest posts that have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and School Library Journal’s Teen Librarian Toolbox, among others. She is based in Los Angeles. www.LauraStegman.com