Michael R. Johnston is the author of The Widening Gyre, The Blood-Dimmed Tide, and What Rough Beast. He lives in Sacramento, California, where he teaches high school, works with young aspiring genre writers, and daydreams of flying starfighters.
Patricia A. Jackson is a high school English teacher. Her urban fantasy Forging a Nightmare debuted with Angry Robot Books. When not grading a stack of flash fiction, she rides horses and runs The Beautiful People, a club for LGBTQIA+ students.
Author of Plague of Locusts and Margaret’s Ark, Dan’s short fiction has appeared in On Spec, Cemetery Dance, Apex and dozens more. He is also an editor and occasional film reviewer. More information on his work can be found at dankeohane.com.
Khan is the author of The Circus Infinite (Angry Robot, March 2022). He’s published poetry, played cello in an earnest folk-rock duo, and toured with a circus. He’s worked as an arts administrator, funder, and show producer.
N. T. Narbutovskih is a professional aviator and military officer. His background in leadership and geopolitics influences his writing, and his work has appeared in Over the Horizon and Metastellar, among others. @NNarbutovskih
The first female Asian SF writer in the US, Brenda W. Clough has written dozens of novels and short stories.
Sonia’s stories have been published by Asimov’s SF, Wizards of the Coast, Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader, and Intel Corp. Her novels include The Seer, from Baen Books.
She has studied martial arts, dance, and fine chocolate. She speaks fluent cat.
Geoff (he/him) works as a scientific editor, specializing in helping scientists who have English as their second language publish their research. He also writes fiction in his spare time, and has sold 38 stories thus far.
Walter Goodwater is a writer, fencer, software developer, book-lover, and dad. He is the author of the Cold War Magic series and The Liar of Red Valley. He is a California native and lives on the coast with his family.
Bryan Young works in many different media, from film and comics to prose and non-fiction. He’s been a regular contributor for the Huffington Post, StarWars.com, SYFY, /Film, and more. He’s worked in the Star Wars, Robotech, and BattleTech universes.
When a masked swordswoman appears out of thin air, demanding “the Crystal Key,” a trail of dark secrets leads Will, Case, and Fader to a mysterious world.
T.M. Blanchet is the author of HERRICK’S END (May 2022) and HERRICK’S LIE (due out in March, 2023), the producer and host of A Mighty Blaze Podcast (weekly author interviews), and the founder of Operation Delta Dog: Service Dogs for Veterans.
