Caroline M. Yoachim is a photographer and writer currently living in Seattle, Washington. She has published more than two dozen fantasy and science fiction short stories, in markets that include Asimov’s, Lightspeed Magazine, Interzone, and Daily Science Fiction. She is also a favorite author featured on Drabblecast and Toasted Cake. In 2011 Caroline was nominated for a Nebula Award for her novelette “Stone Wall Truth,” which you can read online at her website.
Jessi Ann York’s debut novel, TALONS AND NIGHTSHADE, is forthcoming March 2027 from Wednesday Books, an imprint of Macmillan. You can also find her stories at several professional rate horror markets, including PseudoPod, Vastarien, Cemetery Gates Media, Love Letters to Poe, and more. Her first two stories, “Phases of the Shadow” and “Women of the Mere,” were mentioned as standouts in the Summation section of The Best Horror of the Year Vol. 13, and her last two published stories, “Dimorphism” and “Mother of the Wind,” were also mentioned in Best Horror of the Year Vol. 16. Her creative work is represented by Elizabeth Copps, the founding agent of Copps Literary Services.
Photo by Ava Rymer
Eris Young is a queer, transgender author of speculative fiction. Their work has appeared in magazines such as Escape Pod, Fusion Fragment and Metastellar, as well as anthologies including Uncanny Bodies, from Luna Press Publishing, and their story All That Water won first prize in the 2021 British Fantasy Society short story competition. They are the fiction editor at Shoreline of Infinity sci fi magazine.
Kenneth Yu is a writer from the Philippines. His work has seen print in his country’s various publications, including the Philippine ezines Usok and Best Of Philippine Speculative Fiction 2009. One of his stories also placed 3rd in the Neil Gaiman-sponsored 3rd Philippine Graphic Fiction Awards in early 2010. Elsewhere, his stories have been accepted by Innsmouth Free Press, The Town Drunk and AlienSkin.
Tracey Yuen, who is involved in education and considers listening to podcasts a big factor in getting himself to “read” fiction and dabbles in photography, videography editing, page layout and narration.
Yuumei is an illustrator, comic artist, and designer. Her works include “Knite” and “Fisheye Placebo” webcomic series, Axent Wear Cat Ear Headphones, and various art that focuses on environmentalism, fantasy, and human nature.
Mae Zarris-Heaney is originally from Manila, Philippines and currently lives in Melbourne, Australia where she met her better Irish half. She is an IT professional who once briefly dabbled in theater, loves extreme sports like running after her two young kids and rescuing cakes from burning in the oven. Her blog celticpinaymom.blogspot.com needs updating, but she’s busy telling the laundry to fold itself.
Roger Zelazny (1937 – 1995) was an American poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for The Chronicles of Amber. He won the Nebula award three times and the Hugo award six times. He has a crustacean named after him!
Many thanks to Trent Zelazny for working with us to share The Stainless Steel Leech and other stories with you. While you’re in the mood for fiction, check out some of his work. We recommend starting with his excellent collection The Day the Leash Gave Way and Other Stories.