Joseph Carrabis has been everything from a long-haul trucker to a Chief Research Scientist and holds patents covering mathematics, anthropology, neuroscience, and linguistics. He created a technology in his basement that was in use in over 120 countries and was selected as an International Ambassador for Psychological Science in 2010. Now he spends his time writing fiction based on his experiences.

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My name is SaQuan Ellison. I am a 23-year-old traditional artist who resides in South Florida. Besides art my other favorite passions are running, astronomy, reading, nature and just enjoying life. Currently I’m in school studying for Graphic Design and Illustration.



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Amelia Gorman is a recent transplant to Eureka, California and you can usually find her walking her dogs or foster dogs in the woods or exploring tide pools. Her fiction has appeared recently in Nightscript 6 and her poetry in Liminality and Vastarien. Her first chapbook, Field Guide to Invasive Species of Minnesota, is available from Interstellar Flight Press. Find her online at www.ameliagorman.com

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My name is Andrew Graber and I was born and raised in the United States of America. Besides creating art, I also like to write short stories and poems.






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David A. Hewitt was born in Germany, grew up near Chicago, and lived for eight years in Japan, where he studied classical Japanese martial arts and grew up some more. A graduate of the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast MFA program in Popular Fiction, he currently teaches English at the Community College of Baltimore County, but has at various times worked as a Japanese translator, an instructor of martial arts, a cabinetmaker’s assistant, a pizza/subs/beer delivery guy, and a pet shop boy. His hobbies include skiing, writing, meditation, writing, travel, running, disc golf, and writing. His short fiction has appeared in Kaleidotrope, Metaphorosis, Underland Arcana, and Mithila Review; Mithila Press also published his novelette “The Great Wall of America” as a standalone book. As a translator of Japanese, his credits include the anime series Gilgamesh, Kochoki: Young Nobunaga, and The Detective Is Already Dead.

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Alicia Hilton is an author, arbitrator, law professor, actor, and former FBI Special Agent. She believes in angels and demons, magic, and monsters. Her work has appeared in Akashic Books, Cemetery Gates Media, Daily Science Fiction, Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase Volume VIII, Modern Haiku, Neon, Sci Phi Journal, Space and Time, Spectral Realms, Vastarien, Year’s Best Hardcore Horror Volumes 4, 5 & 6, and elsewhere. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Her website is https://aliciahilton.com. Follow her on Twitter @aliciahilton01.

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Andrew Rucker Jones is a former IT expert and American expatriate living in Germany with his Georgian wife and their three children. He quit his day job to become an author, and he has yet to regret it. You can read his blog at http://selfdefeatistnavelgazing.wordpress.com/.


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Toshiya Kamei (they/them) writes short fiction inspired by mythology, folklore, and fairy tales.

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Peter J. King was born and brought up in Boston, Lincolnshire. He was active on the London poetry scene in the 1970s, returning to poetry in 2013. His work (including translations from modern Greek and German poetry) has since been widely published in magazines and anthologies. His currently available collections are Adding Colours to the Chameleon (Wisdom’s Bottom Press) and All What Larkin (Albion Beatnik Press).

https://wisdomsbottompress.wordpress.com/

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Mary Soon Lee was born and raised in London, but has lived in Pittsburgh for over twenty years. Her two latest books are from opposite ends of the poetry spectrum: Elemental Haiku, containing haiku for the periodic table (Ten Speed Press, 2019), and The Sign of the Dragon, an epic fantasy with Chinese elements (JABberwocky Literary Agency, 2020). After twenty-five years, her website has finally been updated: marysoonlee.com.

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Gerri Leen is a Pushcart- and Rhysling-nominated poet from Northern Virginia who's into horse racing, tea, collecting encaustic art and raku pottery, and making weird one-pan meals. She has poetry published in Strange Horizons, Dreams & Nightmares, Polu Texni, Liquid Imagination, NewMyths.com and others. She also writes fiction in many genres (as Gerri Leen for speculative and mainstream, and Kim Strattford for romance) and is a member of HWA and SFWA. Visit gerrileen.com to see what she's been up to.

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Avra Margariti is a queer author, Greek sea monster, and Pushcart-nominated poet with a fondness for the dark and the darling. Avra’s work haunts publications such as Vastarien, Asimov’s, Liminality, Arsenika, The Future Fire, Space and Time, Eye to the Telescope, and Glittership. The Saint of Witches, Avra’s debut collection of horror poetry, is forthcoming from Weasel Press. You can find Avra on twitter (@avramargariti).


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Denny E. Marshall has had art, poetry, and fiction published. Some recent credits include cover art for The Society Of Misfit Stories June 2021 and poetry in Eye To The Telescope April 2021. In 2020 his website celebrated 20 years on the web. Also in 2020 his artwork is for sale for the first time. The link is on his website. Website is www.dennymarshall.com.

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Donna J. W. Munro’s pieces are published in Dark Moon Digest # 34, Flash Fiction Magazine, Astounding Outpost, Nothing’s Sacred Magazine IV and V, Corvid Queen, Hazard Yet Forward (2012), Enter the Apocalypse (2017), Beautiful Lies, Painful Truths II (2018), Terror Politico (2019), It Calls from the Forest (2020), Borderlands 7 (2020), Gray Sisters Vol 1 (2020) and others. Her upcoming novel, Revelations: Poppet Cycle 1, will be published by Omnium Gatherum in 2020. Contact her at https://www.donnajwmunro.com or @DonnaJWMunro on Twitter.

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Jesper Nordqvist, aka 'Ragathol', is a comic artist and illustrator from Sweden, specialized in fantasy and SF comedy and drama. He's been making a lot more comics since creating Mondo Mecho, most of which are available at gumroad.com/ragathol.

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Rickey Rivers Jr was born and raised in Alabama. He is a Best of the Net nominated writer and cancer survivor. His work has appeared in Brave Voices, Sage Cigarettes (among other publications). Interactive fiction: https://rrj.itch.io/notable-neighborhood-garbage. Twitter.com/storiesyoumight. Mini chapbooks are available here: https://payhip.com/StoriesYouMightLike


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Lenore Sagaskie is an American-Canadian fantasy and horror writer and filmmaker living in self-imposed exile in Michigan. The first two books in her fantasy series, The Four Sworn: Spring Equinox and The Four Sworn: Summer Solstice, are currently available on Amazon. Lenore is writing the third book in The Four Sworn series, as well as getting her first illustrated book, Momma's Little Demon, ready for release. Her short film, Rage, garnered nominee status at several film festivals, is currently an official selection at the Sands Film Festival, a finalist at TIFF of Cift, and an award winner at Austin Art Film Festival. Her first feature length film, Be Wild, is in pre-production. You can find Lenore lurking on Twitter and Instagram as @lenorewrites, and on Facebook as herself.

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Carl Scharwath has appeared globally with 150+ journals selecting his poetry, short stories, interviews, essays, plays or art photography (His photography was featured on the cover of 6 journals.) Two poetry books, Journey To Become Forgotten (Kind of a Hurricane Press) and Abandoned (ScarsTv) have been published. His first photography book was recently published by Praxis. Carl is the art editor for Minute Magazine, a competitive runner and 2nd degree black-belt in Taekwondo.

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Marge Simon is an award-winning poet/writer, living in Ocala, Florida. Her works have appeared in Daily Science Fiction, Dark Moon Digest, New Myths, Silver Blade, Polu Texni, Crannog, JoCCA and numerous pro anthologies. She is a multiple Stoker winner and Grand Master Poet of the SF & F Poetry Association. She recently received the HWA Lifetime Service Award, HWA. Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.com/-/eB006G29PL6/marge simon

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Christina Sng is the two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Collection of Dreamscapes and A Collection of Nightmares. Her poetry, fiction, essays, and art appear in numerous venues worldwide and have garnered many accolades, including the Jane Reichhold International Prize, nominations for the Rhysling Awards, the Dwarf Stars, the Pushcart Prize, as well as honorable mentions in the Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror and the Best Horror of the Year. Christina’s essay “Final Girl: A Life in Horror” was a finalist in the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction, and her first novelette “Fury” was anthologized in the multiple award-winning Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women. Christina lives in Singapore with her children and a menagerie of curious pets. Visit her at christinasng.com and connect on social media @christinasng.

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Cat Scully loves writing horror and dark fantasy for all ages. Most recently, her work appears in the vampire anthology An Unholy Thirst, and she is the author-illustrator of young adult horror series Jennifer Strange. She's best known for her illustrations and world maps, including her picture book The Mayor of Halloween Is Missing, written by Emily S. Sullivan. When she’s not writing and illustrating books, Cat works in video game development for the Deep End Games on their next title Romancelvania.

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Gordon Sun is a surgeon exploring the interstitial spaces between healthcare and technology. His stories have appeared in Daily Science Fiction, The Dread Machine, Please See Me, Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine, Mad Scientist Journal, and other publications.