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Sumiko Saulson

Sumiko Saulson is a Bram Stoker nominated poet and award-winning author of Afrosurrealist and multicultural sci-fi and horror. Author of the Bram Stoker nominated The Rat King: A Book of Dark Poetry (Dooky Zines).2022) Happiness and Other Diseases (Mocha Memoirs […]

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Cath Schaff-Stump

Cath Schaff-Stump writes fantasy for children and adults. She writes funny stories, dark stories, and everything in between. She is the author of the Klaereon Scroll series and the Abigail Rath Versus series. Cath lives and works in Iowa. During […]

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Ryan Schapals

Ryan Schapals is a narrative designer with a passion for player-driven storytelling. Currently, he’s the Creative Director for Guildhall Studios. Previously, he was a Narrative Designer for BATTLETECH by Harebrained Schemes. He was also the Leader Writer for Mortal Shell, […]

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Elizabeth Schechter

Elizabeth Schechter has been called one of the top erotica and alternative sexuality writers in the world. Her writing credits include the award-winning steampunk erotic romance House of Sable Locks, the Celtic fantasy Princes of Air, and 2021 VIVIAN finalist […]

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Effie Seiberg

Effie Seiberg

Effie Seiberg is a fantasy and science fiction writer. Her stories can be found in the “Women Destroy Science Fiction!” special edition of Lightspeed Magazine (winner of the 2015 British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology), “The Best of Galaxy’s Edge […]

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Nibedita Sen

Nibedita Sen is a Hugo, Nebula, and Ignyte Award-nominated queer Bengali writer from Kolkata, and a graduate of Clarion West 2015 whose work has appeared in venues such as Podcastle, Nightmare and Fireside. She accumulated a number of English degrees […]

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Nisi Shawl

Nisi Shawl (they/them) is the multiple award-winning author and editor of over a dozen books of speculative fiction and related nonfiction, including the Nebula Award finalist novel Everfair; the standard text on inclusive representation, Writing the Other; and the first […]

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Peng Shepherd

Peng is a speculative fiction writer. Her first novel, The Book of M, won the 2019 Neukom Institute for Literary Arts Award for Debut Speculative Fiction, and was chosen as a best book of the year by Amazon, Elle, and The Verge, as well as […]

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Victoria Shi

Victoria “Nicole” Shi is a Chinese American science fiction/fantasy and romance author. She is also a clinical psychologist licensed in California. She treats a multitude of anxiety disorders (including perfectionistic traits), mood problems, and performance difficulties using research-based therapies and […]

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