Evan Dicken grew up in one of those Midwestern, rust belt towns that form the fodder for so many coming-of-age stories. He studied Psychology, History, and Biology at Ohio University, and received his M.A. in East Asian History from the Ohio State University, after which he spent more than a little time in Japan.

He writes whatever he has ideas for: primarily science fiction, horror, and fantasy. He has a number of stories in various genre publications, some of which you can read for free online, if you're so inclined. Learn more at: www.evandicken.com

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M. Lopes da Silva (he/they/she) is a white Latinx, non-binary trans masc and bisexual author from Los Angeles. They write pulp and poetry, and sometimes the two get mixed up together. They have crafted articles for Blumhouse.com, The California Literary Review, and Queen Mob’s Teahouse. Their queer Californian horror fiction has been published in In Somnio: A Collection of Modern Gothic Horror Fiction, Antifa Splatterpunk, and Stories of the Eye. Dread Stone Press will be publishing their first novelette What Ate the Angels - a queer vore sludgefest that travels beneath the streets of Los Angeles - as part of their new Split series.

Gwendolyn Kiste is the three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens, Reluctant Immortals, Boneset & Feathers, and Pretty Marys All in a Row, among others. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in outlets including Lit Hub, Nightmare, Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vastarien, Tor Nightfire, Titan Books, and The Dark. She's a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and her fiction has also received the This Is Horror award for Novel of the Year as well as nominations for the Premios Kelvin and Ignotus awards. Originally from Ohio, she now resides on an abandoned horse farm outside of Pittsburgh with her husband, their excitable calico cat, and not nearly enough ghosts. Find her online at gwendolynkiste.com

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I am a writer of words, both technical and fantastical, who lives in Beaverton, Oregon, with a dog, a husband, and a toddler, all of whom I adore. When I'm not writing, I enjoys gardening, reading, gaming, and martial arts.

I enjoy reading and writing fantasy and science fiction, but is particularly drawn to urban fantasy fantasy and steampunk. I like to find different ways to approach content, and to find the wondrous in the mundane.

Alexander Nachaj, PhD lives just outside of Montreal with his wife, daughter, and a cranky old cat. He is the author of over two dozen short stories and several of his horror and thriller screenplays have won awards at various festivals. His debut novella, Heist, is now available from Black Hare Press.

Jeremy Zimmerman is a teller of tales who dislikes cute euphemisms for writing like "teller of tales." He is the author of the young adult superhero book, Kensei and its sequel, The Love of Danger. In his copious spare time he is the co-editor of Mad Scientist Journal. He lives in Seattle with a herd of cats and his lovely wife (and fellow author) Dawn Vogel. Visit him online at bolthy.com or patreon.com/bolthy

Betty Rocksteady writes cosmic sex horror, cat mythos, and surreal, claustrophobic nightmares.

Her debut novella Arachnophile was part of Eraserhead Press New Bizarro Author Series 2015. Like Jagged Teeth and The Writhing Skies were released by Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing. The Writhing Skies was voted Novella of the Year by This Is Horror Awards 2018. In Dreams We Rot collects her nightmarish short fiction.

Soft Places, a novella/graphic novel hybrid, is being released by Ghoulish Books October 2022.

Kathryn Yelinek works as a librarian and writer in Pennsylvania. She has authored numerous short stories and works of nonfiction, including two histories of the South Mountain Restoration Center. She has a fondness for retold fairy tales and happily ever after. When her nose isn't buried in a book, she's often found talking to birds or gazing at the stars. Visit her online at kathrynyelinek.com.

S.E. Casey is a writer of the weird, the grotesque, and the darkly wonderful. His speculative fiction focuses on a collection of oddities, forgotten places, and fallen characters. The horror isn't in the blood on the knife, but in the loneliness of the void. In vacant corners of empty alleyways does this existential madness collect and fester.

Published in many magazines and anthologies, his online stories, author information, writing blog posts, and links to his stories can be found at www.secaseyauthor.wordpress.com.

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I am a writer, photographer and carpenter from London. What this means in practice is that I have taken some snaps of weddings and sports teams, built a treehouse that did not fall down in the winter storms, and I have several books and stories in anthologies to my name.

My novella Like Clockwork is a steampunk, mystery, anti-romance.

Image and Other Stories is a collection of seven short stories on love, loss and the haunting nature of bad decisions.

Hajj - My Pilgrimage is a western eye travelogue recalling my trip to Mecca in 2011. It was a journey marked by political strife, moments of comedy and tragedy, and a remarkable epiphany.

Mad Scientist Journal has published a couple of my stories: The Fitting In anthology includes my love letter to London: An Absolute Amount of Sadness and the Utter Fabrication anthology includes my ghost story: The Girl Who Gives Me Sunsets.

If you are looking for a modern djinn story check out Désolé Habibti is in the On Fire anthology from Transmundane Press. A more traditional take on djinn is in the appropriately titled Adiha and the Three Djinn which you'll find in the Witches, Warriors and Wyverns anthology.

If you lean more to the literary try out The Book of Condolence in What We Talk About When We Talk About It.

There are links, excerpts, readings and free stories linked from my author site:

www.authoraliabbas.weebly.com

You can find out what I have been up to on my blog:

www.aliabbasali.com

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Julian Dexter is an English tutor and queer writer living in Washington. He shares his space with a very vocal tortoiseshell calico and enjoys writing strange blends of sci-fi and fantasy. Feel free to visit his website at https://juliandexter.wordpress.com/

Dr. Nyri A. Bakkalian is an author, journalist, historian, and accomplished raconteur. She is a staff writer for Unseen Japan, and the author of Grey Dawn: A Tale of Abolition and Union (Balance of Seven Press, 2020). She hosts the podcast Friday Night History and co-hosts the podcast Cleyera: Conversations on Shinto. The secret to her success is Arabic coffee. She misses Sendai daily. You can support her work by subscribing at patreon.com/riversidewings

I am a novelist and playwright who specializes in the paranormal and fantasy. My debut novel, The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus, was released on June 4th, 2019 with Atthis Arts.

I have traveled across the US for the past few years, working on a variety of projects in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and New York. I am now working out of the Bay Area in California, and getting a taste of what the west coast can offer an artist. I am a member of the Monday Night PlayGround Writer’s Pool and a company Resident Playwright. I was honored in 2019 with the June Anne Baker Prize for female playwrights.

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