Carlton Mellick III (July 2, 1977, Phoenix, Arizona) is an American author currently residing in Portland, Oregon. He calls his style of writing "avant-punk," and is currently one of the leading authors in the recent 'Bizarro' movement in underground literature[citation needed] with Steve Aylett, Chris Genoa and D. Harlan Wilson. Mellick's work has been described as a combination of trashy schlock sci-fi/horror and postmodern literary art. His novels explore surreal versions of earth in contemporary society and imagined futures, commonly focusing on social absurdities and satire. Carlton Mellick III started writing at the age of ten and completed twelve novels by the age of eighteen. Only one of these early novels, "Electric Jesus Corpse", ever made it to print. He is best known for his first novel Satan Burger and its sequel Punk Land. Satan Burger was translated into Russian and published by Ultra Culture in 2005. It was part of a four book series called Brave New World, which also featured Virtual Light by William Gibson, City Come A Walkin by John Shirley, and Tea from an Empty Cup by Pat Cadigan. In the late 90's, he formed a collective for offbeat authors which included D. Harlan Wilson, Kevin L. Donihe, Vincent Sakowski, among others, and the publishing company Eraserhead Press. This scene evolved into the Bizarro fiction movement in 2005. In addition to writing, Mellick is an artist and musician.

This is a pseudonym for Marina Boos. Nadine Marina Boos wurde 1981 in Südwestdeutschland geboren und lebt mittlerweile mit ihrer Familie und einer Unzahl an Büchern an der Grenze zur Elfringhauser Schweiz. Sie hat Informationswirtschaft studiert und arbeitete mehrere Jahre lang in Öffentlichen Bibliotheken. Sie schreibt Science Fiction, Jugendromane und heitere Frauenromane. Wenn sie Zeit findet, spinnt sie Wolle, webt mehr kreativ als schön und überlegt jedes Frphjahr aufs Neue, wie sie noch mehr Tomatenpflanzen im Garten unterbringen kann. Mehrfach mit Kurzgeschichten für den Kurd Laßwitz-Preis, den Deutschen Science Fiction-Preis und den Deutschen Phantastik Preis nominiert. Ihr SF-Roman "Der Schwarm der Trilobiten" erreichte Platz 5 beim Kurd Laßwitz-Preis 2015. Unter ihrem zweiten Vornamen, "Marina", schreibt sie Romane für Jugendliche und Frauenromane.

Alexey Pehov is the award-winning author of "The Chronicles of Siala," a bestselling series in his native Russia. SHADOW PROWLER (first published in Russia in 2002 as STEALTH IN THE SHADOWS) was the first book in the series THE CHRONICLES OF SIAL, and became one of Russia’s biggest, most successful debuts. His novel UNDER THE SIGN OF THE MANTIKOR was named "Book of Year" and "Best Fantasy Novel" in 2004 by Russia's largest fantasy magazine, World of Fantasy. The name Alexey Pehov is a transliteration of Алексей Пехов.