Simon Dewar Simon writes and edits the literature of anxiety. He lives in Canberra, Australia with his wife and 3 daughters. He is the editor of the Suspended in Dusk anthology series from Books of the Dead Press. His own stories can be found in various horror and dark fiction anthologies. Find him online at simondewar.wordpress.com.
Amanda J. Spedding Amanda is an editor and award-winning author and comic book writer. Her stories have been published in local and international markets earning honourable mentions and recommended reads. She won the 2015 Shadows Award for written work in a graphic novel/comic for ‘The Road to Golgotha’, and the 2011 Australian Shadows Award (short fiction) for her steampunk-horror, ‘Shovel-Man Joe’. Amanda is the owner and editor-in-chief of Phoenix Editing and Proofreading; she is also an editor with Cohesion Press, where the first of their SNAFU series – SNAFU: an Anthology of Military Horror – was a finalist in the Australian Shadows Awards (edited collection), and earned a Bram Stoker recommended read. Between bouts of editing, she is writing (and rewriting) her first novel – an apocalyptic fantasy. Amanda lives in Sydney with her sarcastically-gifted husband and two very cool kids. Find her on her website: phoenix editing or her blog: amandajspedding.
Ken MacGregor Ken’s work has appeared in a whole mess of anthologies and magazines. His story collection, “An Aberrant Mind” is available online and in select bookstores. He edits an annual horror-themed anthology for the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers. Ken is an Affiliate member of HWA. One time, he even made a zombie movie. Recently, he co-wrote a novel and is working on the sequel. Ken lives in Michigan with his family and two cats, one of whom is dead but still haunts the place. Find him at ken-macgregor.com, on Twitter @kenmacgregor or facebook.com/KenMacGregorAuthor.
Erin Shaw Erin is a writer of all things gory and creepy. She currently works for Crime Watch Canada Magazine and writes for horrornovelreviews.com. Find her on Facebook at facebook.com/ErinShaw.
Gregory L. Norris Gregory is a full-time professional writer, with work appearing in numerous short story anthologies, national magazines, novels, the occasional TV episode, and, so far, one produced feature film (Brutal Colors, which debuted on Amazon Prime last month). A former feature writer and columnist at SCI FI, the official magazine of the Sci Fi Channel (before all those ridiculous Ys invaded), he once worked as a screenwriter on two episodes of Paramount's modern classic, Star Trek: Voyager. Two of his paranormal novels (written under his rom-de-plume, Jo Atkinson) were published by Home Shopping Network as part of their "Escape With Romance" line -- the first time HSN has offered novels to their global customer base. He judged the 2012 Lambda Awards in the SF/F/H category. Recent short story acceptances include Sci Phi Journal, Lovecraft E-Zine, Year's Best Gay Erotica, Inked, Sizzle (food-themed romance), and The Prison Compendium. Three times now, his short stories have notched Honorable Mentions by Ellen Datlow. Find him at gregorylnorris.blogspot.com or on Facebook at facebook.com/gregory.norris.10.
Nickolas Furr Nickolas is a writer of dark fantasy, fantasy, and horror whose work has appeared in various anthologies and publications. He currently lives in Imperial Beach, California, with his girlfriend, Liza, and their two metamorphosing canines: Adam, who occasionally transforms from a beagle/Doberman into a curmudgeonly old man, and Liam, a border collie who shifts from dog to cat to precocious pre-teen, depending on his mood. Mr. Furr, unfortunately, has not yet been able to change into any other form, though he is occasionally mistaken for a large bear. Find him at thewriterswashroom.blogspot.com.
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