GARY D. SCHMIDT is the acclaimed author of middle-grade novels that include The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now, as well as picture books, most recently Almost Time, illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Gary is a professor of English at Calvin University and lives in rural Michigan.
ELIZABETH STICKNEY is the pen name of Gary’s late wife. Anne Schmidt wrote essays, poetry, and several picture book texts, and was the co-editor of Acceptable Words, an anthology for writers.