Kate Maruyama writes, teaches, cooks, and eats in Los Angeles, where she lives with her family. Her novel, Harrowgate was published by 47North in 2013 and her novella Family Solstice, out now from Omnium Gatherum was named Best Fiction Book of the 2021 by Rue Morgue Magazine. Her duo of novellas, Bleak Houses is coming from Raw Dog Screaming Press August 3, 2023. Her short work has been published in Asimov's Magazine, Analog Science Fiction & Fact, The Coachella Review, and on Entropy, Gemini Magazine, Salon, The Rumpus and Duende, among others. She has two upcoming novels, The Collective a horror novel serialized from Writ Large Press, and a family drama, Alterations coming from Running Wild Press in 2024. She is a member of the SFWA and HWA where she serves on the Diverse Works Inclusion Committee. She has served as a jury chair for The Bram Stoker Awards and twice as a juror for the Shirley Jackson Awards. You can keep up with Kate's news with her newsletter, Read. Write. Cook. which you can sign up for on her website!

Mjke was born on the Isle of Man and now lives in the Wirral, UK. He began writing in his late twenties, then but took a break in order to concentrate on accountancy exams. He returned to writing in 2007, and became the first winner of the Jim Baen Memorial Writing competition. He followed on from that success by winning the L Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Competition. His Science Fiction and Fantasy short stories have appeared in many print and online venues. He is an active member of SFWA, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, as well as the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) and the British Fantasy Society (BFS). Mjke has worked as a Shop Assistant, a Bus Scheduler and a Finance Manager. He plays alto saxophone and clarinet in several Big Bands and can often be found working in pit orchestras around Merseyside and North Wales. Several of his Fantasy and Science Fiction stories have featured public transport, accountants, and musicians. Mjke also writes sofa travel, for which he uses the more conventional name, Mike Wood.

In English: offical website. На български: Биография в БГ-Фантастика.

T. L. Huchu (he/him) has been published previously (as Tendai Huchu ) in the adult market, but the Edinburgh Nights series is his genre fiction debut. His previous books (The Hairdresser of Harare and The Maestro, The Magistrate and the Mathematician) have been translated into multiple languages and his short fiction has won awards. Tendai grew up in Zimbabwe but has lived in Edinburgh for most of his adult life.

A science-fiction lover since childhood, Michèle Laframboise has written 19 novels and published more than 80 short-stories, in French and English, earning a wide recognition. You can read her in French and English, in the magazines Solaris, Galaxies, Brins d’Éternité, Tesseracts, Fiction River, Compelling Science Fiction, Future SF Digest, Asimov's et Analog. She has also penned humorous comic books and blogs. Drawing from her scientific background, Michèle elaborates intricate plots filled with sense of wonder, poetry and adventure. Ex-scientifique devenue auteure de science-fiction, Michèle Laframboise a publié 19 romans et plus de 80 nouvelles, récoltant plusieurs distinctions au Canada et en Europe. Ses nouvelles sont parues dans les revues Solaris, Galaxies, Brins d’Éternité, Tesseracts, Fiction River, Compelling Science Fiction, Abyss&Apex, Future SF Digest, Asimov's et Analog. Dessinatrice enthousiaste, elle a aussi publié une douzaine de BD et entretient un blog illustré. En dessins ou en mots, Michèle concocte des intrigues captivantes se déroulant dans des mondes empreints de poésie.