Saundra Mitchell is the author of over twenty books for tweens and teens. Her work includes two anthologies for teens, Defy the Dark and All Out- The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages. For twenty years, she was the head screenwriter and an executive producer with Dreaming Tree Films on their various teen filmmaking programs and earned Academy Award eligibility ten times during her tenure. In her free time, she enjoys fandom, studying history, crochet, and spending time with her wife and her daughters. Matthew Sklar is a Tony and Emmy Award nominated composer. His works include the Broadway musicals- Elf, The Wedding Singer and The Prom. Chad Beguelin is a four-time Tony Nominee whose works include the Broadway musicals- Aladdin, Elf, The Wedding Singer and, of course, The Prom. Bob Martin is a writer, performer, and producer of many celebrated musicals and television shows. The Prom is his third work on Broadway following the hit shows Elf and The Drowsy Chaperone, for which he earned a Tony Award.