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James Kennedy

James Kennedy is the author of the speculative thriller “Dare to Know” (Quirk Books) and the YA fantasy “The Order of Odd-Fish” (Delacorte). He is the founder of the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival, in which kid filmmakers create short movies […]

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Jeffe Kennedy

Jeffe Kennedy is a multi-award-winning and best-selling author of romantic fantasy. She is the current President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and is a member of Novelists, Inc. (NINC). She is best known for her […]

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James Kenyon

Dr. Kenyon is responsible for the overall planning, management, and oversight of the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s efforts to develop innovative concepts, technologies, and capabilities to enable revolutionary advances for a wide range of air vehicles.  He supports the mission […]

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Justin C. Key

Justin C. Key is a speculative fiction writer and psychiatrist whose short stories have appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, Tor.com, Escape Pod, and Lightspeed. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Justin had an early […]

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Jonathan I. Kidd

Playwrights and documentarians, Jonathan Kidd and Sonya Winton- Odamtten are the physical manifestation of a stellar collision. While Jonathan grew up in the farmlands of Mansfield, Ohio, Sonya was reared by her creative-hippie parents in the metropole of Los Angeles. […]

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LP Kindred

LP Kindred

LP Kindred is a Black, Queer Speculative Fiction Writer. Kindred’s work explores belonging in the contexts of culture, society, family, and citizenship. An alum of VONA, Hurston-Wright, and Clarion, LP’s work can be found in Fiyah Literary Magazine, LeVar Burton […]

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LP Kindred

LP Kindred is a Chicagoan-Angeleno who writes speculative fiction that features Black and/or Queer Lives. When not writing, Kindred can be found singing, eating good food, pretending to be fancy, watching bad tv, and lifting heavy objects. LP is or […]

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Gillian King-Cargile

Gillian King-Cargile is the director of Northern Illinois University’s STEM Read (stemread.com), which creates games, events, and online resources to introduce readers to the science, technology, engineering, and math concepts behind popular fiction books. She also produces and hosts the […]

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Scott King

Scott King was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Ocean City, Maryland. He received his undergraduate degree in film from Towson University, and his M.F.A. in film from American University. For years, King worked as college professor teaching photography, […]

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