Herb Kauderer is an associate professor of English at Hilbert College near Buffalo, NY. He holds a PhD in Popular Literature from the University at Buffalo (2018), an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College (2007), and five other college degrees. He is the author of four books and fifteen chapbooks of poetry. He was the main screenwriter for the super low-budget indie film ‘BEYOND THE MAINSTREAM’ (2013), and has also written drama and short fiction.

Herb’s poem "Frozen Hurricanes" received third place in the Dwarf Stars Award in 2021, and “After” won the 2016 ASIMOV’S Readers’ Award. His collaborative poem “Soft Collision” was a finalist for the ANALOG AnLab Readers’ Award. His 2014 chapbook ‘THE BOOK OF ANSWERS’ was a two time nominee for the Elgin Award, and his 2019 chapbook 'FRAGMENTS FROM THE BOOK OF THE AFTER-DEAD' received third place in the 2020 Elgins. In 2021 Herb's non-fiction essay "Names: SF's Influence on Name Freedom" won the Critters Readers Award. His poem “A Twisted Certainty” won the Ewaipanoma Sonnet contest (2008), and other poems have been finalists or nominees for the Pushcart Prize, The Rhysling Award, The Dwarf Star Award, and the Dragon Soup contest.

As the featured poet in SCIFAIKUEST #55 for February 2017 Herb had 28 poems and an interview in the issue. That is longer than many chapbooks. He was featured again in SCIFAIKUEST #87 for February 2021 and contributed 29 poems, an interview, and an essay. Herb’s book THE SNOWSTORM OF ’14: POEMS FROM THE FRONT LINES (2016) recounts the experience of living at the epicenter of two of the worst snowstorms in the lower 48 states.

More information is available at HerbKauderer.com.

Unofficial paranormal investigator, toy collector, and horror writer, Heinrich von Wolfcastle has an affinity for both wolves and castles. He is an affiliate member of the Horror Writers Association and a member of the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers. He currently resides in the crooked foothills of the Carpathian Mountains and can be reached by email at HeinrichvonWolfcastle at gmail dot com. ...Careful, he bites.

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Growing up in a traditional Midwestern Christian household, Kaitlyn Lynch started her writing career at an age so early she was still scared by Scooby Doo. Somehow, she now finds herself deeply entrenched in horror and true crime. With the help of Full Sail University and KMP Entertainment, she's learned to shape her craft and create modern day fairytales. Through the lens of the Gothic Celestial, her goal is to create stories which touch our hearts and enact change just as deeply as the stories we all told as children. You can read her fiction work in various anthologies and lit mags.

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