F&SF writer Cat Rambo lives and writes in the Midwest. They have been shortlisted for an Endeavour Award, Locus Award, World Fantasy Award and most recently the Nebula Award. Their debut novel, BEASTS OF TABAT, appeared in 2015 from WordFire Press, the same year she co-edited AD ASTRA: THE SFWA 50TH ANNIVERSARY COOKBOOK. Forthcoming books include EXILES OF TABAT (novel, Wordfire Press) and DEVIL'S GUN (novel, Tor Macmillan). They are a former two-term President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and still volunteers with the organization. They run the popular online writing school focused on fantasy and science fiction, the Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers. (academy.catrambo.com) If you would like to sign up to receive news of stories and appearances, check out their Patreon campaign at http://www.patreon.com/catrambo

Carme Torras (www.iri.upc.edu/people/torras) is a robotics researcher and novelist. She studied mathematics at the University of Barcelona and computer science at the University of Massachusetts, and she currently heads the Perception and Manipulation group at the Robotics Institute (CSIC-UPC) in Barcelona. A member of Academia Europaea and of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona, she writes scientific works on robotics and artificial intelligence in English and fiction in Catalan, and some of her novels and short stories have been translated into English, Spanish and Italian. Her novels Pedres de toc and Miracles perversos won the Primera Columna award and the Ferran Canyameres award to the best thriller, respectively. Her most celebrated novel, La mutació sentimental, won the Manuel de Pedrolo award and the Ictineu award to the best Catalan science-fiction novel published in 2008. This novel was translated into Spanish (2012) and has appeared in English with the title The Vestigial Heart published by MIT Press in April 2018. A member of the Catalan Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy, Carme is convinced that science fiction may play an important role in generating debate and public opinion on the social implications of our increasing interaction with robots and AI apps. Her latest novel, Enxarxats (Males Herbes, 2017), is a disturbing story about the possibilities of the Internet and the responsibilities and consequences of our constant activity within the network; and The Vestigial Heart includes an appendix with a list of ethics questions raised by the book, as well as online materials to foster debate or teach a course on the ethics of social robotics. Versió en català ————— Carme Torras (www.iri.upc.edu/people/torras) és llicenciada en matemàtiques, doctora en informàtica, i actualment és professora d'investigació a l'Institut de Robòtica del CSIC a la UPC. La seva primera novel·la, Pedres de toc, va guanyar el premi Primera Columna. La mutació sentimental va guanyar el X Premi Manuel de Pedrolo el 2007 i la seva tercera novel·la, Miracles perversos, el Premi Ferran Canyameres de Novel·la el 2011. Membre de la Societat Catalana de Ciència Ficció i Fantasia, Carme està convençuda que la ciència ficció pot tenir un paper important a l'hora de generar debat i opinió pública sobre les implicacions socials de la nostra creixent interacció amb robots i aplicacions d'Intel·ligència Artificial. La seva última novel·la, Enxarxats (Males Herbes, 2017), és una història inquietant sobre les possibilitats d'Internet i les responsabilitats i conseqüències de la nostra constant activitat a la xarxa. La traducció a l'anglès de La mutació sentimental, publicada per MIT Press amb el títol The Vestigial Heart, inclou un apèndix amb una llista de qüestions ètiques plantejades pel llibre, així com materials en línia per fomentar el debat o impartir un curs sobre l'ètica de la robòtica social i la Intel·ligència artificial.

I am an Aussie Lass who has recently moved to the United States, and loves writing sf, fantasy, horror, humour and even dabbles in steampunk every now and then. Since my first sale to Clarkesworld, I've made over 25 story sales to professional markets around the world, including Asimov’s and Analog. In 2009 I was a finalist for the AUREALIS AWARD (Aussie) for Best SF Story, and finalist for the 2010 IGNOTUS AWARD (Spanish) for Best Foreign Short Story, as well as a 2010 CAMPBELL AWARD NOMINEE for best new writer. In 2011 I won the Best Foreign Translation ICTINEUS AWARD (Catalan) for "Soulmates", a novelette written with Mike Resnick, and first published in Asimov's Magazine. My first short story collection will be published by TICONDEROGA PRESS in 2013, and I will also be releasing an ARC MANOR Stellar Guild Series book wih the most awarded short story writer of all time, Mike Resnick, in the same year. http://www.writertopia.com/profiles/L...

ESPAÑOL: Sordo postlocutivo y mejor persona, ha sido varias cosas a lo largo de su vida desde que se licenció en filología inglesa, entre ellas: actor, traductor, diseñador, administrativo en un almacén de mercancías peligrosas, militante en bandas de punk y parado de larga duración. Últimamente se le ve escribiendo ficción especulativa y sus relatos han aparecido en revistas como "Maelstrom", "SuperSonic" o "Clash" y en antologías como "Ilustrofobia" (Underbrain), "La bruma" (Escuela de Fantasía) o "Històries de les Terres Albes" (Edicions SECC). También se dedica a ser editor en Orciny Press, donde traduce y hace de todo. Ha sido miembro del consejo editorial de la revista "Catarsi" y organiza eventos relacionados con los géneros fantásticos tanto virtuales como en el mundo real. En 2016 ganó el premio Ictineu al mejor relato fantástico escrito en catalán. CATALÀ: Sord postlocutiu i millor persona, ha sigut vàries coses al llarg de la seva vida des que es va llicenciar en filologia anglesa, entre d’altres: actor, traductor, dissenyador, administratiu en un magatzem de mercaderies perilloses, militant a bandes de punk i aturat de llarga duració. Últimament se’l pot veure escrivint ficció especulativa i els seus relats han aparegut a revistes com "Maelstrom", "SuperSonic" o "Clash" i a antologies como "Ilustrofobia" (Underbrain), "La bruma" (Escuela de Fantasía) o"Històries de les Terres Albes" (Edicions SECC). També es dedica a ser editor a Orciny Press, a on tradueix i fa de tot. Ha estat membre del consell editorial de la revista "Catarsi" i organitza esdeveniments relacionats amb els gèneres fantàstics tant virtuals com al món real. El 2016 va guanyar el premi Ictineu al millor relat fantàstic escrit en català. ENGLISH: Hard of hearing but still a nice guy. He has done many different things since he got his BA in English, among them: actor, translator, designer, clerk at a dangerous goods warehouse, punk rocker and long time unemployed. He has been seen writing speculative fiction lately and some of his short stories appeared in magazines such as "Maelstrom", "SuperSonic" and "Clash" or "Ilustrofobia" (Underbrain), "La bruma" (Escuela de Fantasía) or "Històries de les Terres Albes" (Edicions SECC) anthologies. He is also an editor/publisher/translator at Orciny Press. He was a member of the editorial staff of "Catarsi" magazine and he organizes events related to science fiction and fantasy both online and in real life. In 2016 he won the Ictineu award for the best fantasy short story written in Catalan.

Salvador Macip, MD, is a doctor, researcher and writer who has been working in the field of oncological research since 1998. He spent almost ten years in New York. He is presently senior lecturer in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom where he leads a research group on cancer and aging. He is living with his wife and son. He has published novels, stories, reportage, popular science and children's books. He is a member of the Association of Catalan Language Writers (AELC).