Charley's Honky-Tonk Mission: The Story of America's First Black Country Music Superstar

Beatrice Winifred Iker (they/them) is an Appalachian storyteller, trail hiker, and tarot reader. They are the author of the adult horror novel I'll Make a Spectacle of You, and a Rhysling and Dwarf Star Award-nominated poet. Charley's Honky-Tonk Mission is their children's book debut. Beatrice co-hosts the Ignyte Award-winning Afronauts Podcast, which discusses and uplifts Black speculative fiction. They are a Voodoonauts Fellow.

Instagram: @BeatriceWinifredIker Bluesky: @BeatriceIker.bsky.social Website: BeatriceIker.com

Miguelina Milien (they/them) is an Afro-Latine illustrator and comic artist inspired by nature and their culture. Through their work, they hope to bring out the colorful aspect of the everyday connections that we make--with the world around us, with each other, and with ourselves.

Instagram: @sleepiis Website: MiguelinaMilien.com