Bridget McKenna was born a hellish long time ago in Las Vegas, Nevada. She wrote her first—alas, unpublished—novel at the age of nine. In pencil. After taking a few years off to pursue other career options, she returned to the fiction writing racket with the publication of her first short story in 1972.

Since then she has written and edited fiction, nonfiction, computer games, websites, and to-do lists. She has been shortlisted for the Hugo, Nebula, and Shamus awards, and has never taken one home. She lives in Seattle, where she reads, writes, edits, binge-watches TV series, and continues her search for the ultimate butter masala.

Sarah Stegall writes science fiction, fantasy and mysteries. Her novel, "Outcasts: A Novel of Mary Shelley" revisits the night in 1816 when a teenaged unwed mother sat down and wrote "Frankenstein", the first science fiction novel. Sarah is the author of the Phantom Partners paranormal mystery series ("Deadfall", "Deadwater"), as well as the science fiction novel "Chimera" and the young adult SF novel "Farside".

Sarah's short story, "Rearguard", from "Deadworld: Anthology Tribute to Gary Reed", was nominated for a Scribe Award from the IAMTW for Best Short Story of 2017. Other recent short stories have been published in "The Castle of Horror Anthology: Volume II", "Baker Street Irregulars 2: The Game is Afoot", "No Holds Bard: Book 5 of Fortannis", and "The X-Files: The Truth Is Out There", the second volume of officially authorized X-Files fiction.

Sarah has also reviewed science fiction and fantasy television, books and movies since 1994 for major outlets such as TVGuide Online and SFScope.com. She researched and helped write the first three Official Guides to The X-Files, and wrote online content for TV Guide for four years. She currently resides in Northern California. Visit her at http://www.munchkyn.com.

John Hindmarsh was born in 1785. From Wikipedia - Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh RN (1785 – 1860) was a naval officer and the first Governor of South Australia, from December 1836 to July 1838.

During the Battle of the Nile on 1 August 1798, the fire on board the French line-of-battle ship l'Orient put the Bellerophon (1786) in danger; all the other officers on the quarterdeck on the Bellerophon were killed or wounded, so 13-year-old Midshipman John Hindmarsh gathered some of the crew, cut the anchor cables, and raised a spritsail to get the ship moving.

You realize I write fiction? The above is all true - except I'm a different John Hindmarsh.

Yes, I write science fiction and thrillers, sometimes with crossover. Well, you need a thrill in your SF and an occasional touch of science in your thrillers. I'm Australian, and now live in Southern California, where I'm writing full time. I could be simply relaxing when I'm not writing.

My books generally are written with an American voice [well, I try], although I prefer to write British English. So I get mixed up - in any event, I claim aluminium is the correct word.

See more details at http://www.JohnHindmarsh.com

Thrillers.

Mark Midway series. Midway is genetically engineered. His challenge - to discover why. Mark One, Mark Two, Mark Three, and Mark Four are available now; individually, or as a set.

Annihilation. This series takes a thrilling perspective and examines what happens when Artificial Intelligence gets too intelligent. Remember, there's nothing artificial about AI.

The theme - AI: Demon or Friend, the Beginning or the End?

Science Fiction.

The Glass Complex series. The first book is Broken Glass, followed by Fracture Lines and the third book, Diamond Cut, was released in 2017.

Shen Ark: Departure was released as a possible beginning of a series. Currently it is a standalone title.

I have written a number of short stories, all science fiction although perhaps one or two have a touch of fantasy. Check my web site - www.JohnHindmarsh.com

Remember, for updates and the occasional freebie, join my mailing list - go to http://johnhindmarsh.com/contact/.

J.M. Ney-Grimm lives with her husband and children in Virginia, just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. She's learning about permaculture gardening and debunking popular myths about food. The rest of the time she reads Robin McKinley, Diana Wynne Jones, and Lois McMaster Bujold, plays boardgames like Settlers of Catan, rears her twins, and writes stories set in her troll-infested North-lands. Look for her novels and novellas at your favorite bookstore—online or on Main Street.

Where do I start? Born and raised in St. Louis, graduated from Dartmouth in 2005 and the University of Virginia School of Law in 2008. Practiced law until 2011, when I quit to pursue my dream of writing.

I caught on as the St. Louis Rams Reporter for insideSTL.com and did some radio work for 590 AM the Fan KFNS and 1380 AM the Fan 2. As soon as the (very trying for anyone following the Rams) 2011 NFL season ended, I started writing my novels. The insideSTL gig ended in June, and since then, I have focused all of my attention on my fiction.

Other interesting stuff about me: I've forgotten how to ride a bike. I once swam so much over the course of a summer that my hair became green. I'm always fighting a three-pronged war between a paleo lifestyle and my love of wine and ice cream. And my dog, Sully, is an awesome, enormous shih tzu mix.

I'm pleased to say that I released my first novel, "Jesus Was a Time Traveler," at the beginning of December. Hopefully it's only the first of many more to come. Feel free to email me at djgelbooks@gmail.com, or follow me on twitter @djgelner.

Ken Furie lives in beautiful Boulder, Colorado with his amazing family. He enjoys gelato, watching other people do yard work, shooting wildlife with a camera, and playing board games, ideally all at the same time.

By day Scott Dyson works as a healthcare professional, and is a husband and a father to two boys. In his spare time, he writes and self-publishes his tales of horror, mystery and science fiction/fantasy. He has been writing since grade school but it wasn't until the mid 1990′s, when he was helping to host a book and writing forum on Delphi Internet Services called "The Book And Candle Pub," that he got more serious about creating works of fiction.

Besides writing, his passions in life are his family, making music, reading and watching movies, and following Chicago sports, especially the Cubs and the Bulls. He plays keyboards and enough guitar and drums to get by. He is a big fan of Disney films and theme parks as well!

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Rachel McCoy is a Texan living in Baltimore. Between binge-watching MTV reality shows and baking gluten-free treats, she writes paranormal fantasy and science fiction novels. She is the USA Today Bestselling author of the Sparks Saga trilogy, The Alder Tales series, and The Extraction Files. Back when she lived in the real world, Rachel earned a degree in marine biology, which contributed to her die-hard love of manta rays.

To connect with RS McCoy (or swap recipes), visit her on her website (www.rsmccoyauthor.com) or check out her Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AuthorRSMcCoy). You can also join her newsletter to receive release updates, free stories, and bonus extras (http://eepurl.com/YItp1).

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Morgan Johnson spent ten years co-authoring an advice column/adventure serial about a giant squid. That's probably the most important thing to know about him. He's a founding editor of Poor Mojo's Almanack, a literary magazine.

Morgan lives in Northern California with his family. He is currently working on a YA novel about a werewolf girl and an army of surly crows.

Frances Stewart has told stories in one form or another for as long as she could speak, according to her parents. The advent of word processors has allowed her to write them down in a legible form. She writes SF, fantasy, and autobiography that reads like SF and fantasy. She loves her wife, and her friends, and would probably like you, too.