A former educator and award-winning author of over thirteen titles such as Grandfather Gandhi, Rise! From Caged Bird to Poet of the People: Maya Angelou, Bethany Hegedus is an in-demand keynote speaker and authority on both children’s literature and creativity. In 2025 alone, three new books will debut: Batter Up for the First Day of School (Viking/PRH), Yours Mine, Ours: A Celebration of Service and Community, with co-author Arun Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatma, and No Bad Part with co-author Dick Schwartrz, world-renowned creator of the Internal Family Systems model of therapy.

Bethany is the Founder and Creative Director of The Writing Barn, The Courage to Create Community and The Verge. Bethany has personally ushered hundreds of writers pre-published to well-published. A believer in turning pain into action, Bethany writes books to create change and entertain.