Mike Adamson holds a Doctoral degree from Flinders University of South Australia. After early aspirations in art and writing, Mike secured qualifications in both marine biology and archaeology. Mike has been a university educator since 2006, has worked in the replication of convincing ancient fossils, is a passionate photographer, master-level hobbyist, and journalist for international magazines. Short fiction sales include to Metastellar, Strand Magazine, Little Blue Marble, Abyss and Apex, Daily Science Fiction, Compelling Science Fiction and Nature Futures. Mike has placed on over two hundred occasions to date, totaling over a million words. Mike has completed his first Sherlock Holmes novel with Belanger Books, and has appeared in translation in European magazines. You can catch up with his journey at his blog ‘The View From the Keyboard,’ 

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Linda Addison is an American poet and writer of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Addison is the first African-American winner of the Bram Stoker Award, which she won four times. The first two awards were for her poetry collections Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes (2001) and Being Full of Light, Insubstantial (2007). Her poetry and fiction collection How To Recognize A Demon Has Become Your Friend won the 2011 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection. She received a fourth HWA Bram Stoker for the collection The Four Elements, written with Marge Simon, Rain Graves, and Charlee Jacob. Addison is a founding member of the CITH (Circles in the Hair) writing group. She received the HWA award for mentorship in 2016 and the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. She is also intensely fashionable, has the best hairstyles and amazing ink.

Check out a new story by Addison in DARK VOICES: A Lycan Valley Charity Anthology for Breast Cancer, coming out July 2018 from LVP Publications!

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Shweta belongs to Madras, and Seattle, and speculative fiction.  She speaks five languages, has had four careers, is three layers of immigrant, calls two cities home, and believes escapism is of the first importance. She is frenemies with ADHD, knows far more about Hindu mythology than is good for her, and attended Clarion West in 2017.  She lives with her spouse and child.

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Jennie is actually four tentacles in a trench coat, and finds this to provide superior chicanery to the experience of blending in as that provided by a mere three tentacles. Four tentacles means you can pet two dogs and two cats at the same time. By day, Jennie attempts to hold bureaucracy in check.

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Saladin Ahmed – is the author of the Hugo-and-Nebula nominated, Locus Award-winning novel THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON.

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Meet Kyle Akers, a versatile talent from Kansas City, Missouri, who’s worn many hats throughout his journey.  His journey has seen him take on various roles, from touring the nation as a musician with the electro-pop band Antennas Up, gaining recognition through television placements, to becoming a respected voice actor featured on The NoSleep Podcast, Pseudopod, Audiobooks, and more.

Recently, Kyle embraced a new role as a full-time ICU nurse. On top of that, he serves as a Host Volunteer Co-Coordinator for Games Done Quick, where he actively contributes to their charitable mission. Kyle’s life story is a fascinating blend of music, storytelling, healthcare, and philanthropy, all wrapped up in one unique individual.

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Leila is an actor and writer from London. It’s unlike you have seen her in anything, unless you happened to not blink during a particular episode of Silent Witness about 8 years ago. Leila is currently in a children’s theatre show called Kidocracy, which goes to schools and teaches kids about democracy, so we should hopefully have a decent government in 20-30 years’ time. When she’s not training up the next generation, Leila can be usually found shouting at her kitchen utensil draws and asking her daughter to put her shoes on.

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