Laura Downes is based in Georgia where she writes southern gothic tales under her own name and historical romance novels under a pseudonym. A dabbler in many genres, she studied writing at Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Pittsburgh. Regional Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre has held staged reading of two of her plays and her documentary, Wildlife Waystation, was a “Project for Awesome” finalist, raising critical funds to support an exotic animal sanctuary after a devastating wildfire. Find her online at www.lauradownes.com

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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and writing stories about him which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, nonfiction and historical novels.

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Nicky Drayden is a Systems Analyst who dabbles in prose when she’s not buried in code. She resides in Austin, Texas where being weird is highly encouraged, if not required. Her debut novel THE PREY OF GODS is set in a futuristic South Africa brimming with demigods, robots, and hallucinogenic hijinks.

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William Edward Burghardt “W. E. B.” Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor.

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Katharine Duckett is a writer of weird fiction by night and works in science fiction and fantasy publishing by day. She is a graduate of Viable Paradise, and her fiction has appeared in Interzone, Apex, Uncanny, and various anthologies. Her debut book, Miranda in Milan, is forthcoming from Tor.com Publishing in February 2019.

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Jacquie Duckworth grew up sneaking out of her room in the wee hours of the night to watch Twilight Zone and Night Gallery. She is an actress in the San Francisco Bay Area performing everything from Shakespeare to sketch comedy and is proud to have been featured as the “Bondi Neighbor Woman” in a television episode of Discovery ID Channel’s I ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT!

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Jonathan Louis Duckworth is a completely normal, entirely human person with the right number of heads and everything. He received his MFA from Florida International University and his PhD from University of North Texas. He is the author of Have You Seen the Moon Tonight? & Other Rumors (JournalStone Publishing) and his speculative fiction work appears in Pseudopod, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Southwest Review, and elsewhere. He is an active HWA member.

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Owen Duffy is a journalist whose work has appeared in The Guardian, BBC News, VICE and others. He has also written extensively about tabletop gaming, because he’s a massive geek. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland with his wife and two sons and enjoys judo, heavy metal, spicy food and interesting beer.

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