Lisa Frenkel Riddiough is the author of a middle grade novel — Elvis and the World As It Stands (Amulet 2021); and several picture books — Letters to Live By: An Alphabet Book with Intention (Running Press Kids 2022), Pie-Rats! (Viking 2024), Embarrassed Ferret (Disney 2025), and Furious Turtle (Disney 2026). She earned her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University in 2018 and is a writing mentor for Society of Young Inklings. For more info, visit https://lisariddiough.com/.is a Story-theme Consultant and Platform-building Coach. Teresa’s mantra is “Reach out, not stress out. Help your fans find you!” Visit her blog via http://ourbeautifulbrains.com, and her YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos.

We are also pleased that Old Haunts Bookshop will be on-site at Gold Country Writers on October 21 to sell Lisa’s books. Much appreciation to owner Ryan Hoyt! https://oldhauntsbookshop.com/

Author and Writing Mentor Lisa Frenkel Riddiough talks about the inspiration for her writing and the October 21 workshop for Gold Country Writers in her interview with Dan Araujo on “Work in Progress” on ACTV. Watch the program — https://youtu.be/83hyQBigOG4.