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Mary Powell Wagner
Mary Powell Wagner is originally from Elkhorn City, KY and grew up in a house about a hundred feet from the Big Sandy River. A self described river rat, she enjoyed more than anyth...view moreMary Powell Wagner is originally from Elkhorn City, KY and grew up in a house about a hundred feet from the Big Sandy River. A self described river rat, she enjoyed more than anything exploring the mountainsides, creeks, and riverbanks surrounding her home, which was the inspiration for her first book, Simon Salamander. As a child, Mary was fascinated with the world of the river critters and brings them to life delightfully in her story of unlikely friendship and adventure. Mary lives in Lexington, Kentucky.
Christopher Epling is a graduate of both the University of Kentucky and the University of Pikeville. In 2008, he returned to civilian life after serving four years with the 101st Airborne Division (Fort Campbell, KY). His published comic strips and cartoons have been syndicated in various newspapers across Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. Eplings published works (14 in total) has received various awards, including the Readers Favorite Childrens Book of the Year Award for 4th to 6th Grade (for Erbys Turn to Rake). He received the Kentucky Press Association Mark of Excellence Award for Collegiate Editorial Cartooning for his work in the University of Kentucky newspaper titled the Kentucky Kernel and for his work in North of Center (Lexington, Ky). Epling was named Artist to Watch by comicrelated.com. He received the Young Professionals of East Kentuckys Young Professional of the Year, and Lee & Eleanor Rose Ambassador Award from Forward in the Fifth. He hosts and assists with producing The Art Workshop with Christopher Epling: a local access television show airing on PikeTV (Pikeville, KY). Currently, Epling resides at Regina-KY where he serves as Art Director for the St. Francis School of Assisi in Pikeville KY, the Challenger Learning Center of Hazard-KY, the Kentucky Valley Educational Co-Op of Hazard, KY, and the agricultural based company AppHarvest in Pikeville, KY. Find out more about Christopher Epling by visiting his website at www.ChristopherEpling.com.view less