Erik Arneson
Board Games
Erik Arneson has been writing about board and card games since 1999, for About.com and other publications. He is a former newspaper reporter who has written about games for numerous publications, including Knucklebones and Counter. Erik has been a featured speaker on the topic of board game publicity at the American International Toy Fair in New York City. More
Ed Scimia
Chess
Ed Scimia began playing competitive chess at age eight, and has been playing tournament chess for nearly 20 years. He is a private chess instructor and USCF tournament director. He was the editor of the USCF's first online newsletter, Chess Review Online. His chess accomplishments include first place finishes in the u1200 section of the 2002 World Open and the u1800 section of the 2007 Connecticut State Championships. More
Amy Solovay
Crochet
Amy Solovay is a freelance textile designer living in southern California. She designs for both the fashion and home furnishings industries. Although her designs have been sold through big-box retailers, artistic handcrafts have always been her greatest passion. Amy has two degrees. She studied textile design at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, California, and mathematics at Sweet Briar College in Virginia. More
Denise Van Patten
Doll Collecting
Denise Van Patten is a long-time doll collector, a dealer of modern, vintage and antique dolls, a writer and a dollmaking instructor. Denise is the author of The Official Price Guide To Dolls, recently published by Random House Books, and the proprietress of Katherine's Cottage, which offers modern, vintage and antique dolls for sale. More
Stacy Fisher
Freebies
Stacy Fisher is an experienced freebie hunter who can figure out a way to get just about anything for free. Stacy has been an influential member of the freebie community since 1997. In 1998, she started one of the first and most popular freebie websites on the Internet. She participates daily in the freebie community by posting new freebies as well as mentoring those new to the world of freebies. More
