Leah Cypess
Leah Cypess is the author of the Sisters Ever After books, a series of stand-alone middle grade novels that retell fairy tales from the points of view of forgotten younger sisters. The first book in the series, Thornwood, is a […]
Panelists
Robyn Dabney
Robyn Dabney is an author, copyeditor, and outdoor adventure enthusiast whose favorite books span every genre. She describes her work as having something for everyone— a sprinkle of suspense, a dash of adventure, and a lot of good versus evil. […]
Claire Davon
USA Today Bestselling author Claire Davon has written for most of her life, starting with fan fiction when she was very young. She writes across a wide range of genres, and does not consider any of it off limits. Her […]
Beth Dawkins
Beth Dawkins grew up on front porches, fighting imaginary monsters with sticks, and building castles out of square hay bales. She currently lives in Northeast Georgia with her partner in crime and their offspring. A list of her stories and […]
J.R. Dawson
J. R. Dawson (she/they) has published shorter works in places such as F&SF, Lightspeed, and The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy. She lives in Omaha with her spouse and three dogs in the middle of a city park. Having […]
Aliette de Bodard
Aliette de Bodard lives and works in Paris. She has won three Nebula Awards, an Ignyte Award, a Locus Award, a British Fantasy Award and five British Science Fiction Association Awards. She is the author of the lesbian space pirates […]
Aya de León
Aya de León Aya is the award-winning author of nine novels and she teaches creative writing at UC Berkeley. She is the acquiring editor for Fighting Chance Books, the new climate justice fiction imprint at She Writes Press. In October, Candlewick Press published her […]
M. M. De Voe
M. M. De Voe can be read in various anthologies, literary magazines, poetry collections, horror magazines, sci-fi dailies and on her popular free Substack, “This is Ridiculous.” All this and her Kafkaesque fiction collection (A FLASH OF DARKNESS) and first-prize […]
Paul Dees
Paul Dees is an Aerospace Engineer for NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center and the NASA X-59 Deputy Propulsion Lead. His experience is in jet engine integration and testing, jet engine sensor validation, sonic boom noise measurements, and pilot display development. He […]
Whitney Delaglio
Whitney Delaglio (she/her/bro) is a nerd whose works include Prism, Tiny Tusks (part of the 2021 Level 1 Anthology — Ennie Award for Best Free Product), and a contributor to the Nebula Award Winner for Best Game Writing: Thirsty Sword […]