Richard Ford Burley (they/he) is a writer of speculative fiction and poetry as well as Managing Editor of the academic journal Ledger. They've published two novels, an assortment of stories and poems, some academic essays on narrative creation in pop culture settings, and a doctoral thesis on the intersection of medieval literature and remix culture. Raised in Markham, Ontario—and with stints in York, England and Boston, Massachusetts—they now reside in Lebanon, New Hampshire where they write, edit, and serve as a warm but uncomfortable piece of furniture for their cat.

A. R. Frederiksen is a Danish writer of English speculative fiction, represented by Mollie Glick from CAA. Her short fiction has been published by Factor Four Magazine, Quill and Crow Publishing House, Night Terror Novels, Brigids Gate, Crow and Cross Keys, and more. She lives in Denmark where she works full-time as a copyeditor for ContentAvenue and freelances as a creative writing instructor at South Gate Creative Writing School.

André Geleynse (he/him) is a SFF writer, game master, and architectural technologist from unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg territory near Ottawa, Ontario. He lives with his wife, two dogs, two cats, two horses, six chickens, and one snake. He is the Publication Manager for Tales & Feathers Magazine, and can occasionally be found on Twitter at @alisterscriven. His fiction has previously appeared in The Sprawl Mag and Wyldblood Press.

Ashley Gilland is a writer, musician, and multimedia artist from Missouri. Her work is published or forthcoming in Dishsoap Quarterly, Defunkt Magazine, Patchwork Lit Mag, and KALEIDOSCOPED MAG, among others. When not writing poetry and philosophical flash fiction, she also loves composing music and embroidering mixed media art projects. Find her music on Spotify and Bandcamp, her art on Instagram and Etsy (@pocketsnailart), and her tweets at @earlgreysnail.

Jess Gofton (she/her) is a British northerner originally from Middlesbrough who writes speculative fiction and poetry. Her work has appeared in Gwyllion Magazine, Flame Tree Press’s Shadows on the Water anthology, and Shacklebound Books’ Wyrms 2: An Anthology of Dragon Drabbles. She graduated from Lancaster University with an MA in Creative Writing in 2014 and has worked in PR and marketing within the publishing industry for the past decade.

Gospel Chinedu is a Nigerian poet from the Igbo descent. He currently is an undergraduate at the College Of Health Sciences, Okofia where he studies Anatomy. He loves music and is a big fan of Isak Danielson. His poems are mostly speculative and cut across different themes. He is a 2021 Starlit Award Winner, 1st Runner Up for the Blurred Genre Contest (Invisible City Lit), 2023, Honorable Mention in the Stephen A. Dibiase Poetry Prize, 2023 and also a finalist in the Dan Veach prize for younger poets, 2023. His works of poetry have appeared or are forthcoming in Augur Magazine, Fantasy, Fiyah, The Deadlands, Apparition Lit and other places. Gospel tweets @gonspoetry.

Taylor is a queer, non-binary, Autistic writer of horror fiction, on submission with major publishers. Shorts of theirs can be found in Coffin Bell Journal, Bag of Bones Press, and Shortwave Magazine, and Brevity's blog. Taylor is the graduate Assistant Managing Editor of Brevity and an MFA ('24) student at Fairfield University, as well as an Author Mentor Match Round 9 Adult Horror Mentor. They are represented by Larissa Melo Pienkowski of Jill Grinberg Literary Management. In their free time, Taylor slowly kills their family's many houseplants, and lives to serve their black cat, Hekla.

Atreyee Gupta’s work has appeared in numerous venues including Apparition Lit, Arc Poetry, Bacopa Literary Review, Fireside, Jaggery, and Shooter Literary Magazine. Atreyee is a Pushcart nominee and has been published in several anthologies, such as Wayfinding from Finishing Line Press. Atreyee is the creator of Bespoke Traveler (www.bespoketraveler.com), a digital alcove for curious explorers.

Thomas Ha is a former attorney turned stay-at-home father who enjoys writing speculative fiction during the rare moments when all of his kids are napping at the same time. Thomas grew up in Honolulu and, after a decade plus of living in the northeast, now resides in Los Angeles.

Madi Haab is a queer, neurodivergent, and half-Moroccan writer from Montreal who explores identity and relationships through speculative fiction. In 2023, her story “Blabbermouth” received an honourable mention from the Penguin Random House Student Award for Fiction, and her short fiction has since appeared in Hexagon Magazine and is forthcoming in Augur Magazine. When not writing, she dabbles in singing and art, and likes naps and videogames a little too much. Find her at lamotdite.com or on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter @lamotdite.