Writers Between the Covers

Joni Rendon‘s work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Continental, Pages, BookPage, The Writer and on Bookreporter.com. Prior to launching her freelance writing career, she spent 10 years in marketing and editorial in the book publishing industry at Ballantine, The Random House Trade Group, Bloomsbury, and Hyperion Books, where she was Assistant Director of Marketing. Joni holds a master’s degree from Cambridge University and currently resides in London, England.

Shannon McKenna Schmidt’s work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Arrive, France Today, The New York Daily News, The Miami Herald, and other magazines, newspapers and websites, and she is a regular contributor to the book industry news publication Shelf Awareness. Prior to freelancing, she spent 10 years working in marketing for various publishers, including Penguin USA, Hyperion Books and Simon & Schuster. A former New Jersey resident, Shannon is traveling full-time in the United States and abroad. She has been on the road since 2010, and chronicles her adventures at www.EverywhereOnce.com.