Authors
Avra Margariti
Avra Margariti is a queer author, Greek sea monster, and Rhysling-nominated poet with a fondness for the dark and the darling. Avra’s work haunts publications such as Strange Horizons, The Deadlands, F&SF, Podcastle, Asimov's, Vastarien, and Reckoning. The Saint of Witches, Avra’s debut collection of horror poetry, is available from Weasel Press. You can find Avra on twitter (@avramargariti).
Belicia Rhea
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.
Beth Cato
Nebula Award-nominated Beth Cato is the author of A THOUSAND RECIPES FOR REVENGE and A FEAST FOR STARVING STONE from 47North plus two fantasy series from Harper Voyager. She’s a Hanford, California native now moored in the Driftless Area. She usually has one or two cats in close orbit. Follow her at BethCato.com, X/Twitter at @BethCato, and Instagram at @catocatsandcheese.
Brandon Crilly
An Ottawa teacher by day, Brandon Crilly has been previously published by Daily Science Fiction, Fusion Fragment, PULP Literature, Flame Tree Publishing and other markets. In 2021, he co-founded Bag of Giving, a monthly Twitch series where authors play TTRPGs for charity. He’s also an Aurora Award-nominated podcaster, conference organizer for Can*Con, and regularly has too many D&D campaign ideas than he could ever fit into his schedule. His debut novel Catalyst will be published by Atthis Arts in Fall 2022. Find him at http://brandoncrilly.com or on Twitter @B_Crilly.
Bree Wernicke
Bree Wernicke is an actor and speculative fiction writer living in Los Angeles. Her short stories and poetry have appeared in Fusion Fragment, Strange Horizons, Baffling, and MetaStellar, among others. When not writing, she invents languages for fun.
Brian Hugenbruch
Brian Hugenbruch is a speculative fiction author and poet living in Upstate NY with his wife and their daughter (and some unruly pets). By day, he writes information security programs to protect your data on (and from) the internet. His poetry has also appeared in Eye to the Telescope, Penumbric Spec, Liquid Imagination, and Apparition Lit. You can find him on Twitter @Bwhugen, on Instagram @the_lettersea, and at the-lettersea.com. No, he’s not sure how to say his last name, either.
C.G. Aubrey
C.G. Aubrey is a queer, autistic writer and outdoor enthusiast obsessed with yellow leaves, pluff mud, swamp rainbows, and em dashes. She holds masters degrees in US History and Religious Studies and, unsurprisingly, finds both inspiration and frustration at the intersection of cultural memory, religion, and the environment. Her story “A Predatory Transience” appeared in Reckoning Magazine in 2023, and she’s been editing there ever since. Find her occasionally on Bluesky @cgaubrey.bsky.social, Instagram @c.g.aubrey, and www.cgaubrey.com.
C.M. Fields
C. M. Fields is an author of queer and anti-capitalist speculative fiction. She lives in Brooklyn with her beloved cats and recently retired from a harrowing career as an academic. She is also the co-editor of If There’s Anyone Left, an anthology series featuring marginalized writers from across the globe. C. M. can be found on Twitter/Bluesky as @toomanyspectra. Her fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Diabolical Plots, Neon Hemlock, and more. Her debut non-fiction, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF STARSHIPS: HOW THE DRAKE EQUATION REVEALS THE ODDS OF LIFE IN THE COSMOS, is now available via Princeton University Press.
Carly Racklin
Carly Racklin is a fantasy and horror writer, editor, and hobbyist illustrator currently nesting in the mountains of Tennessee with her friends, many plants, and the several families of birds that she feeds from her porch. She has written for a horror film festival and currently works in social media marketing. Her work has appeared in Metaphorosis Magazine, Mirror Dance, Luna Station Quarterly, and more. You can find more of her work at carlyracklin.com and follow her on Twitter @willowylungs.
Carol Scheina
Carol Scheina is a deaf speculative author who grew up spending too much time in the library and now spends too much time stuck in traffic. Her stories have appeared in publications such as Haven Spec Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, and Diabolical Plots. You can find more of her work at carolscheina.wordpress.com.