Noah is a local independent fantasy author. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife and their two dogs, Grover and Solo. He enjoys banana pancakes for breakfast, Dungeons & Dragons with friends, and writing.
Kia (they/them) is the author of quirky, cozy, and queer fantasy books. Inspired by Ghibli’s whimsical storytelling, Kia writes books to answer “But what if it was gay?”
Riley Odell is an autistic neurodiversity advocate, anthology editor, and writer of horror, humor, and bizarro. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with his wife Jamie and their two pet children, a dog named Sadie and a rabbit named Newton.
V.L. “Spooky” Andromeda can be found writing, reading, doing various crafts, or enjoying rewatching their comfort series. They weave intricate fantasy tales that explore the interplay between love, self-acceptance, and destiny.
Wendy L. Anderson writes epic fantasy filled with adventure, forbidden love, and richly imagined worlds. Creator of the Kingdom of Jior series, she blends action, romance, and mythic storytelling inspired by classic fantasy traditions.
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Ursula Vernon, aka T. Kingfisher is the author and illustrator of far more projects than is probably healthy. She has written over fifteen books for children, at least a dozen novels for adults, an epic webcomic called “Digger” and various short stories and other odds and ends.
The daughter of an artist, she spent her youth attempting to rebel, but eventually succumbed to the siren song of paint (although not before getting a degree in anthropology.) Ursula grew up in Oregon and Arizona, went to college at Macalester College in Minnesota, and stayed there for ten years, until she finally learned to drive in deep snow and was obligated to leave the state.
Having moved across the country several times, she eventually settled in New Mexico, where she works full-time as an artist and creator of oddities. She lives with her husband and his chickens.
andyvanoverberghe is a mixed media creator and designer focusing in animation arts and high-detail fine art illustrations primarily using ink and charcoal on wood and stone. He specializes in creative writing, anatomical drawing, world building, storyboards, conceptual design, motion graphics design, video production, and animation. Balancing the light and the dark in all things, his work provokes imagination and explores anatomy, philosophy, psychology, nature, spirituality, the cosmos, geometry, and the world observed. His work inspires the spirit and enriches the mind.
John Scalzi has been writing professionally since 1991, first as a film critic and general columnist for the Fresno Bee newspaper (where his reviews and columns were nationally syndicated), then as America Online’s in-house writer and editor, and since 1998 as a full-time freelance writer. Scalzi is best known as a writer of science fiction, with several novels in the genre published since 2005, including Redshirts, the 2013 winner of the Hugo Award for best novel. He also frequently writes non-fiction. A full book-format bibliography is here.
Scalzi is also a consultant on writing, editing and marketing. Clients (directly or in association with marketing companies) have included The Walt Disney Company, AOL, Oppenheimer Funds, US Trust, Zagat and Network Solutions. Scalzi also served as the Creative Consultant on the television show Stargate: Universe and wrote a column on science fiction film for the FilmCritic.com site. He also wrote the video game Midnight Star, and the accompanying graphic novel, Midnight Rises. His work has been featured on the Netflix television series Love, Death and Robots.
A California native, Scalzi attended the Webb Schools of California and the University of Chicago, and lives in Ohio with his wife, daughter and an assortment of pets.