Jean Flahive has a passion for shedding light on lesser known pieces of Maine history, blending historical realities with works of fiction. She is co-author of two children’s picture books: Remember Me, Tomah Joseph’s Gift to Franklin Roosevelt, which won a 2009 Moonbeam Gold Award, and The Galloping Horses of Willowbrook, which was a finalist in the 2012 Maine Literary Awards. She is also the author of two young adult historical fictions, Billy Boy, the Sunday Soldier of the 17th Maine and Railroad to the Moon, Elijah’s Story. Her newest picture book, The Old Mainer and the Sea, is to be released by Islandport Press in October 2017. Jean and her husband live on the coast of Maine.
Donald Soctomah is the Passamaquoddy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and has been on a quest to follow his great-grandfather’s footsteps by storytelling and carrying on the traditions of the tribe. He has authored several tribal history books covering the years 1800 to 1950 and two children’s books, Remember Me, with Jean Flahive, and Tihtiyas and Jean, with Natalie Gagnon, which won the iParenting Media Award in Canada. In 2015 Donald was presented with the Lifetime Cultural Achievement Award in Washington, DC, and the Constance Carlson Public Humanities Award in Maine.
Mari Dieumegard is an artist and illustrator. She was born and raised in Alaska, but her home is a yellow house with purple doors near a lake in Maine which she shares with her husband and two children. She is a graduate of the Maine College of Art with a BFA in Painting. Her work can be found online at www.maridieumegardart.com and in personal collections across the United States.
