Melanie Marquis (Denver, Colorado) is the author of A Witch's World of Magick and The Witch's Bag of Tricks. She's the founder of United Witches global coven, the organizer of Denver Pagans, and a local coordinator for the Pagan Pride Project. She's written for national and international Pagan publications including Circle, Pentacle, and Spellcraft, and she's contributed to many of Llewellyn's popular annuals including Llewellyn's Magical Almanac, Witches Calendar, Witches Companion, Witches Datebook, and Sabbats Almanac. She's also a children's book author and illustrator (Bugbug and the Ants and other titles), a folk artist, and a professional tarot reader. Connect with Melanie online at www.melaniemarquis.com or www.facebook.com/melaniemarquisauthor