Everil Worrell wrote no less than 19 stories for Weird Tales and made the cover three times: “The Bird of Space” (September 1926) with art by E.M Stevenson; “The Gray Killer” (November 1929) with art by C.C. Senf; and “Once There Was a Little Girl” (January 1953) with art by Frank Kelly Freas. Having published stories in Weird Tales between 1926 and the mid-1950s, when the publication first gave up the ghost, Worrell is considered the magazine’s most frequent contributor over such a long expanse of time. Worrell’s daughter recounted that her parents “had the walls of their apartment decorated with the artwork for her stories and the covers of issues of Weird Tales. When I was born, however, they thought they’d better take the pictures down because they didn’t want to frighten the baby!”

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Cheyenne Wright is a freelance illustrator and concept artist. He is the color artist on the three-time Hugo Award winning steampunk graphic novel series Girl Genius, and co-creator of many other fine works; Including 50 Fathoms and the Ennie award winning Deadlands Noir for the Savage Worlds RPG. He has also produced graphics for Star Trek Online, the Champions MMO, and t-shirt designs for T.V.’s Alton Brown. He lives in Seattle with his wife, their daughter, and an ever growing stack of unpainted miniatures. In his spare time he is teaching himself animation, and narrates short stories for a variety of audio anthologies where he is known as Podcasting’s Mr. Buttery ManVoice ™

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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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