Rin Willis (she/they) is a writer and artist living in sunny Southern California with her husband and goofy cat. She has been nominated for a Pushcart, and her poetry and short stories have appeared in Strange Horizons, The Molotov Cocktail, and Corvid Queen. She loves dark chocolate and coffee, and if a genie offered her one wish, she'd ask for a personal chef. Come say hi to her on twitter @Indigo_Summers.

Valo Wing (they/them) is a professional funeral singer who writes about unapologetically unhinged lesbians with velvet blazer obsessions. They are a Pitch Wars 2021 alum and Futurescapes Writers’ Workshop 2022 graduate. Their short fiction is published in Dread Stone Press and forthcoming from Brigids Gate Press. You can find them on Twitter @valo_wing.

John Wiswell is a disabled author who lives where New York keeps all its trees. His fiction has won the Nebula for Best Short Story and Locus for Best Novelette, and has been translated into ten languages. His debut novel, SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, was published by DAW Books on April 2, 2024. He wishes all wizards to get more rest.

Kevin Martens Wong is the gay, non-binary Kabesa (Leader) of the Kristang / Portuguese-Eurasian community in the Republic of Singapore, and the Omimerliang (Merlionsman) and Tigrisoneru (Dreamtiger) of Pulau Ujong: a living human magnamakara or psychoemotional gate guardian supporting the psychoemotional well-being of all peoples regardless of race, language, religion or sexuality as an independent scholar, teacher and speculative fiction writer. He is the developer of the Osura Pesuasang, the Kristang theory of human individuation collected in the Libru Laranja or Orange Book (merlionsman.com/the-orange-book), and publishes new plays, poetry and prose in English and Kristang at Tigri sa Chang (tigrisachang.substack.com).

G.E. Woods (they/she) first ran into the arms of horror as a 5-year-old working in haunted houses. Queer, nonbinary, and invisibly disabled, they are a poet, dancer, and writes SFF/H and memoir. She is a 2023 Rhysling Finalist and has work published in STRANGE HORIZONS, YOUR BODY IS NOT YOUR BODY, and MOONFLOWERS & NIGHTSHADE. She enjoys talking to the trees near their home. Find her at gewoods.com.

Krystle Yanagihara is an avid lover of milk tea and drinks far too many of them. She is from Hawai'i, where she has lived her whole life. Her first story, For All The Hearts We Buried, appears in the 'Ike Pāpālua anthology.

Wen Yu Yang (she/her) is a writer born and raised in Taiwan. She is based on unceded Eora lands, otherwise known as Sydney, Australia. Her words are published or forthcoming in Fantasy Magazine, Solarpunk Magazine, Ghost City Review, and more. When she is not training for volleyball, reading, or falling into another rabbit hole, she daydreams about lost gods, shapeshifting beings, and other worlds. You can connect with her on Instagram @_wyyang or Twitter @wyyang_. Details at wenyuwrites.wordpress.com.

Sagan Yee (he/they) is a media artist and organizer whose creative practice includes animation, games, interactive installations, and speculative fiction. Their writing has appeared in places like Apex Magazine, Tales & Feathers, and Lightspeed. Marine biology and ecosystems provide the inspiration for many of his stories. Find more of his work at saganyee.com or catch them (for now) on Twitter @SaganYee.

Thomas Zimmerman (he/him) teaches English, directs the Writing Center, and edits The Big Windows Review at Washtenaw Community College, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. His poems have appeared recently in Sledgehammer, The Sparrow’s Trombone, and Spellbinder. Find him at @bwr_tom.

Elizabeth Zuckerman has loved mythology since before she knew how to pronounce “Aphrodite.” Her fiction has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, NonBinary Review, Timeless Tales Magazine, TANSTAAFL’s anthology Witches, Warriors, and Wyverns, and Footnote, where she was long-listed for the Charter Oak Award. She also read the audiobook for Kassandra Flamouri’s The Chalice and the Crown, in case you wondered what good her theater degree ever did her. She lives in Philadelphia with a charming trickster, makes doll clothes when she needs something to do with her hands, and occasionally livetweets movies at @LizCanTweet.