Dawn Merriman writes creepy small-town murder mysteries from her small farm in northeast Indiana, where she lives with her husband and teenage children. You can often find her with muck boots on her feet and a story in her head. Visit her online at dawnmerriman.com.

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Keith Merron, a senior associate with Barbara Annis & Associates, received his doctorate from Harvard University in human and organizational development. He is the author of several books on personal and organizational change, including Inner Freedom: Living Authentically the Life You Were Truly Meant to Live.

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Robert W. Merry is president and publisher of Congressional Quarterly, Inc., and the author of the award-winning Taking on the World: Joseph and Stewart Alsop—Guardians of the American Century.

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Poet, writer, academic and translator, Iman Mersal was born in Egypt and emigrated to Canada in 1999. First published in Arabic in 2019, Traces of Enayat won the prestigious 2021 Sheikh Zayed Book Award, making Mersal the first woman to win its Literature category. Her most recent poetry collection is The Threshold.

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Michael Mersault spent his formative years in a series of magical locales, including expat communities in the Middle East, a secretive air base in the Arizona desert, and an Alaskan fishing village. These endless hours of travel prompted an enduring love for books that continues unabated.

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Thomas Merton was born in France and came to live in the United States at the age of twenty-four. He received several awards recognizing his contribution to religious study and contemplation, including the Pax Medal, and remained a devoted spiritualist and a tireless advocate for social justice until his death in 1968.

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Barbara Mertz is the author of Red Land, Black Land, Daily Life in Ancient Egypt and of over fifty novels under her pseudonyms Barbara Michaels and Elizabeth Peters.

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Roland Merullo is the critically acclaimed author of several books, both fiction and nonfiction, including the Revere Beach trilogy, Golfing with God, and Breakfast with Buddha. His essays have appeared in the New York Times, Reader's Digest, and the Chronicle of Higher Education, among other publications.

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Jon F. Merz is the bestselling author of over thirty novels ranging from urban fantasy to espionage and sword and sorcery fantasy. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Jon served in the United States Air Force, protected a variety of Fortune 500 executives, and taught defensive tactics to government agencies.

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Sara Mesa is the award-winning author of several works of fiction, including Scar, Four by Four, An Invisible Fire, and Cara de Pan. Her works have been translated into more than ten different languages, and she has been widely praised for her concise, sharp writing style.

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Amalia Mesa-Bains is an artist and cultural critic. She has pioneered the documentation and interpretation of Chicano traditions in Mexican-American art and is a leader in the field of community arts. She is Professor Emerita in the Visual and Public Art department at California State University at Monterey Bay.

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Alan E. Mesches served as a public affairs officer in the Air Force. He later worked for companies including Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, and Naturally Fresh, Inc. He retired from Naturally Fresh as vice president, foodservice distributor sales and marketing, and has since dedicated himself to research and writing.

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