Chautauqua Writers' Center Faculty Reading & CLSC Young Readers Author Presentation -- Angela May (Children's Literature) and Mary Alice Monroe (Prose) Angela May is the co-author of The Islanders, a New York Times bestselling series created with Mary Alice Monroe. All three books in their middle grade series are rooted in the magic of nature and set on a remote barrier island off the coast of South Carolina. The first book in the series, The Islanders, earned several honors, including the South Carolina Children's Book Award nominee and the Triple Crown Award. Angela is a South Carolina Lowcountry native and a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in broadcast journalism. Prior to her career in the book publishing industry, she worked as an award-winning reporter, producer, and news anchor. She lives in Mount Pleasant with her husband, who is an educator, and their two children. You can connect with her at www.angelamaybooks.com. Based in Charleston, South Carolina, is the New York Times best-selling author of thirty books-and counting, Mary Alice Monroe. Richly layered and rooted to place her Lowcountry-set novels defy literary labels. More than feel-good escapism or traditional beach reads, her engrossing stories deftly explore the intersections and parallels between Mother Nature and human nature, hooking readers emotionally and introducing them to characters and causes that live in their hearts and minds. Her robust library of work-from the popular Beach House series to her compelling fiction, to her newer middle grade series, The Islanders-engages readers across generational lines, inspiring them to take a harder look at the environment-and our impact on it. To ask the important questions. To seek answers. To create connections-both with nature and in our personal lives.