CHRISTOPHER ALLENBY makes his home within sight of North Carolina’s Brushy and Sauratown mountain ranges and teaches composition and literature at a nearby community college. During the summer months, he divides his time between scouring coastal waterways for the elusive Pamlico Fur-bearing Lizardfish and dabbling in science fiction, satire, and other literary vices. He has not yet committed to Facesnapper—or whatever—but thinks the interwebs are the bee’s knees.
GERALD BRANDT is an International Bestselling Author of Science Fiction and Fantasy. He is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. His current novel is The Rebel - A San Angles Novel, published by DAW Books. His first novel, The Courier, also in the San Angeles series was listed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as one of the 10 Canadian science fiction books you need to read and was a finalist for the prestigious Aurora Award. Both The Courier and its sequel, The Operative, appeared on the Locus Bestsellers List. You can find Gerald online at http://www.geraldbrandt.com, on Facebook as Gerald Brandt - Author, and on Twitter @geraldbrandt.
New York Times bestselling author WILLIAM C. DIETZ has sold over two-million books, some of which have been translated into German, French, Russian, Korean and Japanese. Dietz also penned three STAR WARS novels for Lucas Films, two RESISTANCE novels for SONY, and a StarCraft book for Blizzard Entertainment. Dietz co-wrote the script for SONY’s Resistance: Burning Skies video game, and wrote the script for the Legion of the Damned™ iOS game based on his original work. For more about William C. Dietz please visit williamcdietz.com, www.facebook.com/williamcdietz and follow him on Twitter at William C. Dietz @wcdietz
Born in Nashville, TN, ALEX GIDEON quickly decided he wasn’t a fan of the N, and now lives in Asheville, NC. He enjoys writing Fantasy of any kind as long as it’s dark, and he dabbles in Sci-Horror. He enjoys exorcising, taking long walks on extraterrestrial beaches, relaxing demon hunting trips, and fishing for Old Ones. Read his questionably helpful posts on TheMillionWords.net, and follow him on Twitter @AlexanderGideon.
NASA Programmer/Lab manager by day and writer, dungeon master, and musician by night, SHARON GOZA started programming and writing areas for text-based MMORPG’s in the mid 90’s. Her love for creating worlds, especially those space related, sparked an interest in creative writing. “Neural Network” is her second published short story and she is very honored to have been chosen to have her story included with some of Sci-Fi’s greats. She can be reached on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-goza-4aa3941b/ >and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sharon.goza.313
BRIAN HUGENBRUCH lives in Upstate New York with his wife and their pets. By day, he writes information security programs to protect your data on (and from) the internet. By night, he writes speculative fiction about the ways imagination fuels our lives. Occasionally, the two intersect in weird and fascinating ways. This is his first published story. You can find him online at the-lettersea.com, or on Twitter @Bwhugen. No, he’s not sure how to say his last name, either.
WALTER H. HUNT is a science fiction and speculative fiction writer from Massachusetts. He is the author of the critically acclaimed “Dark Wing” series, originally published by Tor Books and now in the Baen e-library. He has also written A Song In Stone, a novel of the Templars; Elements of Mind, a Victorian thriller about mesmerism; and, with Eric Flint, 1636: The Cardinal Virtues, part of the New York Times best-selling “Ring of Fire” series. He is married with one daughter, and is Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts. Find out more at http://www.walterhunt.com.
D.B. JACKSON (http://www.DBJackson-Author.com) is the award-winning author of twenty novels and as many short stories. He is best known for the Thieftaker Chronicles, a series set in pre-Revolutionary Boston that combines urban fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction. As David B. Coe (http://www.DavidBCoe.com), he writes epic fantasy, urban fantasy, media tie-ins, and just about anything else. He is currently working on a new fantasy trilogy for Angry Robot and a tie-in project with the History Channel. David has a Ph.D. in U.S. history. His books have been translated into a dozen languages.
BLAKE JESSOP is a Canadian author of sci-fi, fantasy and horror stories with a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Adelaide. He makes his bones as a writer, lecturer, poet, and bouncer. You can check out his work at amazon.com/author/blakejessop or follow him on Twitter @everydayjisei.
A bestselling Science Fiction/Fantasy/Alt History author, speaker, and small-press publisher, CHRIS KENNEDY has written over 15 books and published more than 35 others. Chris’ stories include the “Occupied Seattle” military fiction duology, “The Theogony” and “Codex Regius” science fiction trilogies, stories in the “Four Horsemen” universe and the “War for Dominance” fantasy trilogy. Get the free short story, “Shattered Crucible,” at his website, chriskennedypublishing.com. Chris lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with his wife, and is the holder of a doctorate in educational leadership and master’s degrees in both business and public administration. Follow Chris on Facebook at facebook.com/chriskennedypublishing.biz.
KAY KENYON is the author of fourteen science fiction and fantasy novels. Her latest work is the Dark Talents trilogy, historical fantasies of dark powers, Nazi conspiracies, and espionage set in 1936 England. In a starred review of Book 1, At the Table of Wolves, Publishers Weekly called it “A superb adventure, worthy to launch a distinguished historical fantasy series.” Kirkus Review called Book two, Serpent in the Heather, “A unique concept that is superbly executed.” Nest of the Monarch is forthcoming in spring of 2019. Join her newsletter for news and giveaways at www.kaykenyon.com. Connect with her on Twitter @KayKenyon.
SF convention favorites SHARON LEE & STEVE MILLER have been writing SF and Fantasy together since the 1980s, with dozens of stories and several dozen novels to their joint credit. Steve was Founding Curator of Science Fiction at the University of Maryland’s SF Research Collection while Sharon is the only person to consecutively hold office as the Executive Director, Vice President, and President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Their newest Liaden Universe® novel, Neogenesis, is their twenty-sixth collaborative novel. Their awards include the Skylark, the Prism, & the Hal Clement Award. See http://www.korval.com.
SEANAN McGUIRE writes things. It can be difficult to make her stop. When not writing things…actually, we’re not entirely clear on what she does when not writing things. She may be an ancient dream demon, contained in mortal flesh solely by the act of stringing words together. Visit www.seananmcguire.com or follow her on Twitter as @seananmcguire to help us keep her from breaking free of her bone prison and wreaking her terrible vengeance on our fragile world. Also she posts a lot of cat pictures.
L. E. MODESITT, JR., is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 70 science fiction and fantasy novels, as well as a number of short stories and technical articles. He has been a U.S. Navy pilot; a market research analyst; a real estate agent; director of research for a political campaign; legislative director and staff director for U.S. Congressmen; Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the U.S. EPA; and a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues. His website is www.lemodesittjr.com, and his most recent book is Outcasts of Order.
Y.M. PANG’s childhood memories consist of pacing around her grandfather’s bedroom, telling him stories of magic, swords, and bears. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Book Smugglers Publishing, and Polar Borealis. She dabbles in photography, listens to music in a multitude of languages, and often finds herself debating the merits of hermitism. Despite this, she can be found online at www.ympang.com and on Twitter as @YMPangWriter.
STEVE PERRY has written scores of novels, short stories, animated TV shows, the odd unproduced movie script, and reams of non-fiction articles and reviews. His current projects include: Kosmic Bluesa novel in collaboration with Daniel Keys Moran; the final book in his Matador series, Churl; as well as a can’t-talk-about-it movie script with Mike Richardson, of Dark Horse Productions. Perry is a long-time student of the Javanese martial art Pukulan Pentjak Silat Sera Plinck, plays blues and geezer rock on the tenor ukulele, and resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife of fifty-some years.