Sewell Peaslee Wright (1897-1970) was an American science fiction writer, journalist, advertising writer, radio operator, pulp writer, and editor. Sewell served in the military during World War 1 and was a fan favorite of early pulp scifi magazines. A regular contributor to Astounding Stories and Weird Tales, Wright is probably best remembered for his Vampires of Space, although it was not his best work. He was also a contributor to other magazines such as Munsey’s Magazine and Collier’s Weekly. His many works include The House in the Willows, The Forgotten Planet, The Priestess of the Flame, The Terror from the Depths, and The Death Traps of FX-31. (more…)

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Anna I. Wu was a croupier and network engineer. She is now a writer of slipstream and satire. You can follow her on Twitter @_LadyOrTheTiger. Anna joined the team in 2022.

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Mike Wyant Jr. is an asexual author who writes badass, character driven speculative fiction that’s not afraid to hope. He does so with the help of his Writing Cat, Einie, two chihuahuas, and a spouse who has her picture next to the definition of “understanding” in the OED.

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Devante‘ Johnson is an American voice actor and motion capture artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He is known for his work in video games, podcasts, anime, audiobooks and commercials. With a passion for all things fiction and pop culture, he has taken this love and poured it into his love for acting. Beginning his career with theater and improv work in 2014, Devante‘ is equally comfortable on stage or behind a microphone. Devante‘ also has a great love for science and martial arts, with black belts in Shotokan Karate, Kyokushin Karate, Judo and Taekwondo. When not working, he also enjoys reading, gardening, ballet and soccer.

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Lisa Yaszek is Professor of Science Fiction Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech, where she researches and teaches science fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures. She is particularly interested in issues of gender, race, and science and technology in science fiction across media as well as the recovery of lost voices in science fiction history and the discovery of new voices from around the globe. Yaszek’s books include The Self-Wired: Technology and Subjectivity in Contemporary American Narrative (Routledge 2002/2014); Galactic Suburbia: Recovering Women’s Science Fiction (Ohio State, 2008); and Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction (Wesleyan 2016). Her ideas about science fiction as the premiere story form of modernity have been featured in The Washington Post, Food and Wine Magazine, and USA Today. A past president of the Science Fiction Research Association, Yaszek currently serves as an editor for the Library of America and as a juror for the John W. Campbell and Eugie Foster Science Fiction Awards. Lisa has an amazing collection of shoes, and you should ask her about the pair she is wearing today.

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Australian writer, Pauline Yates, likes to explore the dark side of humanity through her stories. Her fiction can be found with publications including Metaphorosis, Abyss & Apex, Redwood Press, Black Hare Press, plus others. She is the winner of the 2020 AHWA Short Story competition.

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William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. A pillar of the Irish literary establishment, he helped to found the Abbey Theatre, and in his later years served as a Senator of the Irish Free State for two terms. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn and others.

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