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Eric Newman writes big stories for brave hearts. His work spans Emmy-winning TV series, bestselling novels, and feature films, with credits across Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, and Penguin Random House. He served as a writer and executive producer on Bear Grylls's global adventure series Refugee, Renegade, Redeemer, helped bring The Quest to Disney+, co-wrote the New York Times and USA Today bestseller Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café, and produced more than thirty episodes of the VeggieTales franchise. Along with his fellow Story Slayer, Candace Lee, Eric co-created the Order of the Dragon Slayer series with a bold vision to inspire young men and women to be prepared-mentally, physically, and spiritually-to slay life's dragons. Eric lives in Oklahoma with his wife, Heather, and their two dragon slayers, Zander and Zelda.
Candace Lee is on a mission to spark wonder-and slay a few dragons along the way-through books, film, TV, and music. Over the past decade, she's worked as a writer and producer, bringing to life everything from Emmy-winning series for Disney+ to epic concert films with Andrea Bocelli. She's penned songs for VeggieTales, helped bring Max Lucado's beloved stories to the big screen, and teamed up with Bear Grylls to deliver daring adventures to a worldwide audience. As a novelist, Candace co-authored the New York Times and USA Today bestseller Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café. Now she's writing stories for young readers with bold imaginations and courageous hearts. An NYU Tisch alum, Candace calls Tulsa, Oklahoma, home, where she lives with her husband Andrew Carlson, chaplain to first responders and the Oklahoma legislature, and their two young sons, who bring a wealth of story-worthy adventures.
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