T. K. Rex is a science fiction and fantasy author from the western states, whose short stories and poems can be found in roughly thirty publications, including Asimov's, Escape Pod and Strange Horizons. Raised by Wiccan parents of mostly British and Ashkenazi descent, who joined the fights for whales, redwoods, gay rights and medical marijuana during her formative years, T. K. now resides in San Francisco, California. They're a member of the Writers Grotto and the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association; and an alumni of the Futurescapes, Taos Toolbox and Clarion workshops.

Belicia Rhea was born under a waning crescent moon in the Sonoran Desert. You can find her at beliciarhea.com and read more of her work published in Nightmare Magazine, Miracle Monocle, and Bending Genres, among other places.

N. R. M. Roshak is an award-winning Canadian author and translator. Their fiction has been published in four languages, and has appeared in various anthologies and magazines, including Flash Fiction Online, Galaxies, Daily Science Fiction, and Future Science Fiction Digest. They live in Ontario, Canada, with a small family and a loud cat. You can find more of their work at https://nrmroshak.com.

Shana Ross is a new transplant to Edmonton, Alberta and Treaty Six Territory. Qui transtulit sustinet. A Pushcart and Rhysling nominated author, her work has recently appeared in Cutbank Literary Journal, Laurel Review, Phantom Kangaroo, Radon Journal and more. She serves as an editor for Luna Station Quarterly and a critic for Pencilhouse.org. She is almost a year into a project of befriending her local magpies; they like unsalted peanuts.

Matthew Roy (he/him) lives in the American Midwest. He recently moved from a small town to a big city, from a rambling farmhouse to a small apartment, and from a major corporation to an up-and-comer. He's writing more. He's making changes. He got a dog. He's neck-deep in revisions on his first novel and banging away at his second. His speculative poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Eternal Haunted Summer, Illumen Magazine, Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag, The Quarter(ly) Journal, The Sprawl Mag, and Star*Line. Find him on his website and on X (formerly Twitter) @mattroywriter.

Amanda Haimoto Rudd (she/her) is a queer Japanese-American writer of fantasy and SF, and a former Literature professor, stubbornly writing about queer joy in dark times. She currently lives in Houston where she works as a freelance writer. When she is not writing she enjoys painting, spending too much time on tumblr, and taking care of eleven rescue cats and a rose garden. She can be found at amandahaimotorudd.com and on Twitter @Amanda_Rudd.

Nnadi Samuel (he/him/his) holds a B.A in English and Literature from the University of Benin. His works have been previously published or is forthcoming in FIYAH, Fantasy Magazine, Star*Line Fiction & Poetry, Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine and elsewhere. He is also the winner of the Miracle Monocle Award for Ambitious Student Writers 2021 (University of Louisville), Penrose Poetry Prize 2021, Lakefly Poetry Contest 2021 (Wisconsin), International Human Right Arts Festival Award 2021, and Canadian Open Drawer contest 2020, and he received an honorable mention for the 2021 Betty L. Yu and Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prize (College Category). He reads for U-Right Magazine and tweets @Samuelsamba10.

Lynne Sargent is a writer, aerialist, and holds a Ph.D in Applied Philosophy. They are the poetry editor at Utopia Science Fiction magazine. Their work has been nominated for Rhysling, Elgin, and Aurora Awards, and has appeared in venues such as Augur Magazine, Strange Horizons, and Daily Science Fiction. Their work has also been supported through the Ontario Arts Council. To find out more, reach out to them on Twitter @SamLynneS or for a complete bibliography visit them at scribbledshadows.wordpress.com.

A.T. Sayre has been writing in some form or other for over three-quarters of his life, ever since he was ten years old. From plays to poems, film scripts to graphic novels, he has tried them all, but has never strayed too far from his first true love, narrative fiction—specifically, speculative fiction.

His work has appeared in Analog, Utopia Science Fiction, Theaker’s Quarterly, and Andromeda Spaceways. A more detailed list of his publications can be found at www.atsayre.com/fiction.

Born in Kansas City, raised in New Hampshire, he lives in Brooklyn and likes to read in coffeehouses.

Carol Scheina is a deaf speculative author whose stories have appeared in publications such as Flash Fiction Online, Escape Pod, Cossmass Infinities, and more. You can find more of her work at carolscheina.wordpress.com.