Rosary O'Neill, PhD, is a senior Fulbright drama specialist and winner of nine Fulbright awards, including five to study Edgar Degas in Paris. She has published nineteen plays, six play/screenplay anthologies, three novels, and seven books. A professor emerita at Loyola University, New Orleans, she has received artist residencies at the Norman Mailer Institute, National Arts Club, NYC, the Arthur Seelen Theatre, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the Tyrone Guthrie Center in Ireland, Harvard University, Sorbonne University, the American Center, Paris, and the American Academy in Rome. Her biggest honor is writing with her daughter.

Rory O'Neill Schmitt, PhD is an author specializing in art, history, and education, and has written six books with Arcadia Publishing. Her research has been hosted by leading institutions including the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, National Gallery of Ireland. Dr. Schmitt's writing and filmmaking work have been globally recognized by the Consulate General of Ireland, the Consulate General of France, the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, and the Irish Cultural Center. An award-winning filmmaker, she executive produced the Duplass Brothers Productions series, A Long Long Night. Dr. Schmitt is a Visiting Fulbright Scholar and currently leads faculty development for seven graduate programs at the University of Southern California.