Born in the Year of the Dragon, Vonnie Winslow Crist is author of award-winning short stories, poems, and books. An active member of the Horror Writers Association, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association, Society of Children's Book Writers & illustrators, and National League of American Pen Women - she taught creative writing for the Maryland State Arts Council for 10 years.

"Beneath Raven's Wing" is winner of The International Edgar Allan Poe Festival's Saturday Visiter Award and a Finalist for the Imadjinn Award. "The Enchanted Dagger" is a Compton Crook Award Finalist and Maryland Writers Association Book Award Winner. Both "Owl Light" and "The Greener Forest" are eFestival of Words Short Story Collection Award Winners. "The Greener Forest," "The Enchanted Dagger," and "Owl Light" were voted among the Top Ten books for Young Adults in the P&E Reader's Poll.

As an illustrator, she's had over 1,000 illustrations published in books, magazines, and calendars.

She is an avid JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis fan, and a firm believer in the magical world that surrounds us! A clover-hand who has found so many 4-leafed clovers she keeps them in jars, Vonnie is quite fond of Harry Potter & Hogwarts, The Hunger Games, A Song of Ice & Fire, Star Wars, Star Trek, and everything Faerie!

Short-fiction author, and poet, Nerisha Kemraj, hails from Durban, South Africa. She is the mother of procrastination, and two beautiful girls.

Dale Parnell was born and raised in Norwich, and moved to Staffordshire in 1999. He has been writing for almost thirty years, but it wasn’t until 2017 that he self-published his first collection, “The Green Cathedral”, a selection of seven contemporary fantasy short stories.

This was followed by a second collection in 2019, “Bramble and other stories”, this time branching out to include horror and science-fiction as well as fantasy.

Dale’s first foray into poetry came in 2018, when he was fortunate enough to have three pieces accepted for the anthology “Further Within Darkness & Light” from Nothing Books. Since then, Dale has featured in over forty fiction and poetry anthologies from some of the best independent publishers around the world.

In 2022, Dale released his third collection, “Foundations”, featuring a variety of short stories that have been featured in previously published anthologies, along with a brand new, exclusive tale.

In 2023, Dale's first full length science-fiction novel, PYR, was released.

Dale lives in Staffordshire with his wife and their imaginary dog, Moriarty. He is currently working on a follow-up to PYR, and his strangest wish is to find a copy of one his books for sale in a second-hand bookshop.

A.S. Charly writes speculative fiction from her home 1,100m above the sea. To date, her works have been published in various online literary outlets and appeared in more than 50 print anthologies. When she’s not dreaming up new worlds, she's busy running the European half of Starry Eyed Press.

Find her at: www.starryeyedpress.com or https://www.facebook.com/A.S.Charlydreams/

Shawn M. Klimek is an internationally published poet and short story author specializing in science-fiction, fantasy, horror, and humor, frequently blended. Over 250 of his works have been published in anthologies and e-zines. Hungry Thing is his first, self-published book. Follow him on Facebook @shawnmklimekauthor, XTwitter @shawnmklimek, or via his blog: jotinthedark

Melissa is a middle aged witch, writer, mother, editor, and retail manager. The order changes daily.

Sara A. Mosier is a Nebraska author and poet. She has poetry and photographs published in several issues of Laurus Magazine, an undergraduate magazine at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Her collection of Midwestern themed poetry is published in University of Nebraska Press's 75th Anniversary edition of "Voices of Nebraska". Her queer romantic short stories "Sparkling Human Conundrum" and "Summer Dilemma" can be found in the anthologies Love Dust and Salty Tales on Amazon, as well as other LGBTQ short stories and poetry in the anthologies “Untamed”, "Merrow", “Love Like This”, “Pride and Passion” and “Songs of The Rainbow” by United Faedom Publishing. She has also released her debut book of poetry titled Unfettered: A Collection of Poetry available as well on Amazon.

Olivia London is a Michigan writer living on the shores of Lake Superior. She is a collector of cats, books, and all things Harry Potter. While Fantasy and YA are her favorite genres, Olivia also writes the occasional romance, paranormal, horror, and LGBT story, and is currently working on her first for-publication novel. For more information about Olivia, you can find her on Facebook and Instagram.

Jensen Reed is a published author and poet living in Minnesota with her husband of ten years, their two boys, and cats. She’s the lead admin for Writing Bad, an author PA, and beta reader. She dabbles in reading and writing genres but particularly enjoys feeding characters to zombies and making readers cry.

You an also follow her on Amazon, Goodreads, Litsy, TikTok, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and MeWe at beacons.ai/AuthorJensenReed

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Rich Rurshell is a writer of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction. From his home in Suffolk, England, Rich likes to ponder the existence of the sinister, the fantastic, and the downright terrifying. He likes to explore the darker side of life and what lies within us, and celebrate the beauty in the world and what lies beyond.

Elizabeth Joyce is an essayist, poet, and author. Through her eclectic collection of works, Elizabeth shares the truths of her life as an anxiety struggler & mental health advocate, cancer & traumatic childbirth survivor, mom via IVF/FET & gestational surrogacy, bisexual in a monogamous marriage, family historian, budget traveler, and simple, ordinary life enthusiast. She lives in Illinois with her husband, son, and twin daughters.

Connect with her and find out more at about.me/WriterElizabethJoyce.

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Maxine lives in Essex UK with Steve her husband of over 35 years. She has recently started writing poetry and short stories some of which have been included in anthologies by Stormy Island Publishing, Clarendon House Publishing and Black Hare Press. Her interests include reading, walking, teaching yoga and playing with her grand children.