Michael Joseph was born in Upper Clapton, London. He served in the British Army during the First World War, and then embarked on a writing career, his first book in 1923 being Short Story Writing for Profit. After a period as a literary agent for Curtis Brown, Joseph founded his own publishing imprint Michael Joseph Ltd in 1935. It is now an imprint of Penguin Books.
B.T. JOY has been writing horror for some years now and has had around two dozen works of fiction included in magazines, journals, anthologies and podcasts worldwide. His intention is to produce tales set in a realistic environment in which the psychological preoccupations of the protagonist drive the narrative and any supernatural elements are left for the reader to infer; rather than being openly stated by the writer. Also a practicing poet, B.T. Joy’s verse has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize on three occasions and can be found in the pages and internet presences of over fifty markets. He is the holder of a BA from London Metropolitan University and a PGDE from Strathclyde. This year he was awarded an MLitt in Poetry from the University of St. Andrews and he relocated to Heilongjiang, in Northern China, where he writes and reads voraciously and teaches English at high school level. This year his first solo collection of poetry Teaching Neruda will be released through Popcorn Press. White Knuckle Press are also releasing a selection of his prose poetry in a chapbook due out in March. For information on all his writing and publications listeners should refer to his website: B.T. Joy: Online Poetry and his blog: Turning To Visuals
MOHAMMAD NAIM KABIR is a full-time student at the University of Pennsylvania, looking to chase down dreams of either A.) Becoming an astronaut or B.) Becoming a career storyteller. He has a manuscript in the works, and it should be something to look forward to. His FACEBOOK page is: Kabir Creates and he can be found on Twitter @KabirCreates.
Vylar Kaftan writes speculative fiction of all genres, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and slipstream. She won a 2013 Nebula Award for her novella “The Weight of the Sunrise”, as well as a 2013 Sidewise Award for Short-Form Alternate History. She was also nominated for a 2010 Nebula Award for her short story “I’m Alive, I Love You, I’ll See You in Reno.”
Wailana Kalama is a dark fiction writer from Hawaii. Her pieces are upcoming in Mother: Tales of Love and Terror by Weird Little Worlds Press, and Dark Matter INK’s Monstrous Futures.
Meagan Kane writes science fiction out of love, and horror out of burning necessity. She lives in a hundred and ten year old house in Minneapolis with her wife, who refuses to believe in ghosts. You can find her writing in Cursed Morsels zines, her games and interactive fiction at mkane.itch.io, and her online presence on Bluesky @spocksbrain.bsky.social.
Riku Kanninen is a Finnish professional translator and linguist, an amateur singer, a mediocre all-around musician and a dabbler in all things, interesting or otherwise.