About the Speaker

Kara Swanson (Matsumoto) is the award-winning author of YA Fantasy Novels – including The Girl Who Could See, Dust and Shadow. She is the Co-Founder and Director of the Author Conservatory, and has worked in the publishing industry since she was a teen – specializing in her role as a Marketing Director for writer’s conferences, publishing houses and freelance editors before she co-founded the Author Conservatory. Kara is passionate about helping aspiring writers craft sustainable careers and novels that resonate far after the last page is turned.

You can find her on her website and on Instagram.