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.
Joule K. Zelman is a writer and wildlife advocate in the Pacific Northwest who has dabbled in an excessive number of professions, including French-to-English translator, arts journalist, and escape room manager. She loves studying languages and spoiling her cats.
Allen Zhang is an electrical engineering student at Georgia Tech who enjoys reading fiction from around the world. He appreciates a variety of genres from Greco-Roman classical literature to contemporary Japanese smartphone applications.