Authors
Jelena Dunato
Jelena Dunato is an art historian, curator, speculative fiction writer and lover of all things ancient. She grew up in Croatia on a steady diet of adventure stories and then wandered the world for a decade, building a career in the arts. Jelena’s stories have appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, The Dark, Future SF and Cossmass Infinities, among others. Jelena lives on an island in the Adriatic with her husband, daughter, and cat. You can find her at jelenadunato.com and on Twitter @jelenawrites.
Jenna Hanchey
Jenna Hanchey has been called a "badass fairy," and she attempts to live up to the title. A professor of critical/cultural studies at Arizona State University, her research looks at how speculative fiction can imagine decolonization and bring it into being. Her own writing tries to support this project of creating better futures for us all. Her BSFA award-shortlisted work appears in Star*Line, Nature, and Radon, among other venues. She cohosts the podcast "Griots & Galaxies" on African speculative fiction. Follow her adventures at www.jennahanchey.com.
Jennifer Crow
Shy and nocturnal, Jennifer Crow has never been photographed in the wild, but it's rumored that she lives near a waterfall in western New York. Her work has appeared in a number of print and electronic venues, including Uncanny Magazine, Asimov's Science Fiction, The Wondrous Real and Analog Science Fiction. Curious readers can catch up with her on Twitter @writerjencrow.
Jennifer Mace
Jennifer Mace is a queer Brit who roams the Pacific Northwest in search of tea and interesting plant life. A four-time Hugo-finalist podcaster for her work with Be The Serpent, her short fiction and poetry may be found in magazines such as Baffling, Flash Fiction Online, and Uncanny Magazine. Find her other works online at www.englishmace.com.
Jess Gofton
Jess Gofton (she/her) is a British northerner originally from Middlesbrough who writes speculative fiction and poetry. Her work has appeared in Gwyllion Magazine, Flame Tree Press’s Shadows on the Water anthology, and Shacklebound Books’ Wyrms 2: An Anthology of Dragon Drabbles. She graduated from Lancaster University with an MA in Creative Writing in 2014 and has worked in PR and marketing within the publishing industry for the past decade.
Jessica Cho
Jessica is a Rhysling Award winning writer of SFF short fiction and poetry. Born in Korea, they currently reside in New England where they balance their aversion to cold with the inability to live anywhere without snow. Previous work has appeared in Fantasy Magazine, khōréō, Fireside Fiction, Daily Science Fiction and elsewhere. They can be found online at semiwellversed.wordpress.com.
Jessica Peter
Jessica Peter writes dark, haunted, and sometimes absurd short stories, novels, and poems. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. You can find her writing in LampLight Magazine, The NoSleep Podcast, and Brigid's Gate anthologies, among other places. You can find out more about her and her work at www.jessicapeter.net or @JessicaPeter1 on Twitter.
John Wiswell
John Wiswell is a disabled author who lives where New York keeps all its trees. His fiction has won the Nebula for Best Short Story and Locus for Best Novelette, and has been translated into ten languages. His debut novel, SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, was published by DAW Books on April 2, 2024. He wishes all wizards to get more rest.
João F. Silva
João F. Silva is a Portuguese writer of Science Fiction and Fantasy now based in the UK. When not writing, he can be found playing video games or cooking Portuguese food. He's a member of the BSFA and was also on the jury for the Best Newcomer Award at the 2020 British Fantasy Awards.
Julie Allyn Johnson
Julie Allyn Johnson, a sawyer’s daughter from the American Midwest, loves long walks in the woods. She digs Halloween, photography, gravel-travel, art, poetry and haiku, reading and hiking in the Rocky Mountains. Her current obsession is tackling the rough and tumble sport of quilting and the accumulation of fabric. Julie prefers black licorice over red, cigarette-length Tootsie Rolls and Hot Tamales, practically the perfect candy. Her poetry can be found in various journals including Lyrical Iowa, The Briar Cliff Review, Phantom Kangaroo, The Disappointed Housewife, Anti-Heroin Chic, Coffin Bell, Typehouse Literary Magazine, Better Than Starbucks and Chestnut Review.