Maia Brown-Jackson is a Pushcart-nominated, award-winning writer whose second poetry collection, Gifted, opens for pre-orders in September with Nymeria Publishing. In her spare time, she volunteers with a Yazidi NGO, accidentally starts studying quantum physics because several hours ago she looked up the qualities of neutrinos for a poem, and wastes time with the world’s sweetest, clumsiest cat. You can find more of her work at maiabrown-jacksonwriting.com.

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Barbara Candiotti is a former High Tech Worker who now focuses on photography, art, and writing. You can find her website at www.artstation.com/bcandiotti.

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Emmie Christie’s work includes practical subjects, like feminism and mental health, and speculative subjects, like unicorns and affordable healthcare. Her novel A Caged and Restless Magic debuted February 2024. She has been published in Factor Four Magazine, Small Wonders, and Flash Fiction Online, among others. She also narrates short stories and loves bringing stories to life out loud as well as on the page. Find her at www.emmiechristie.com, her monthly newsletter, or BlueSky.

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In the past quarter-century, Jennifer Crow’s work has appeared in many print and electronic venues, including Uncanny, Analog, and anthologies like Along Harrowed Trails and Under Her Skin. A Rhysling Award winner in 2023 for her poem “Harold and the Blood-Red Crayon,” she will have work in upcoming issues of Kaleidotrope and Asimov’s Science Fiction as well as her poem in Penumbric. Those who’d like to know more about her writing can catch up with her on Bluesky: @writerjencrow.bsky.social.

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Deborah L. Davitt was raised in Nevada, but currently lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and son. Her award-winning poetry and prose have appeared in over seventy journals, including F&SF, Asimov’s, Analog, and Lightspeed. For more about her work, including her Elgin-placing poetry collections, Bounded by Eternity and From Voyages Unreturning, see www.deborahldavitt.com.

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Binod Dawadi, a polymath from Kathmandu, Nepal, is a beacon of creativity, intellect, and activism. Armed with a master's degree in English, Dawadi wields the power of words to enact societal change. His journey as a writer, teacher, artist, photographer, model, and singer is a testament to his boundless passion and talent.

Dawadi's artistic endeavors transcend conventional boundaries. His digital paintings and photography capture the essence of his surroundings, while his literary works provide profound insights into the human condition. His commitment to social progress is palpable in every stroke of his brush and syllable of his pen.

As an advocate for change, Dawadi actively participates in global events and exhibitions. From the "International Art Festival" in Korea to the "Creating People's Side Virtual International Exhibition" in Hungary, his work has graced prestigious platforms worldwide. Each exhibition serves as a testament to his unwavering dedication to enlightenment and transformation.

In addition to his visual artistry, Dawadi's written works have left an indelible mark on the literary world. His contributions to esteemed publications such as Prodigy Published, Poetry Soup, and ILA Magazine have garnered widespread acclaim. Furthermore, his authored books, including the iconic "The Power of Words" series and "Serenity’s Ecstasy," serve as beacons of inspiration for readers worldwide.

Beyond his artistic pursuits, Dawadi's involvement in education and activism further solidifies his role as a catalyst for change. As a teacher, he imparts knowledge and wisdom to future generations, nurturing minds to think critically and creatively. His advocacy efforts, exemplified by his participation in events like "Speak Up Be Heard," underscore his unwavering commitment to social justice and equality.

In every facet of his life, Binod Dawadi embodies the transformative power of art and words. His journey is a testament to the belief that through creativity, education, and activism, meaningful change can be achieved, one brushstroke, one sentence, one melody at a time.

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Flairiart is a Filipino digital artist who specializes in creating speculative works often inspired by folklore. Her art has been featured on the cover of Factor Four Magazine, Solarpunk Magazine, and Promised Protagonists. You can find her other works and socials at flairiart.carrd.co.

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Born in Ukraine and currently residing in California, Elana Gomel is an academic with a long list of publications, an award-winning writer, and a professional nomad. She is the author of more than a hundred stories, several novellas, and seven novels of dark fantasy and science fiction. Her most recent fiction publications are Nigtwood, a fairy tale about monsters, marriage, and exile, and Girl of Light, a historical fantasy. Two more novels are scheduled to come out this year.

She is a member of HWA and can be found at https://www.citiesoflightanddarkness.com/ and on social media.

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Janis Butler Holm served as Associate Editor for Wide Angle, the film journal, and currently works as a writer and editor in sunny Los Angeles. Her prose, poems, art, and performance pieces have appeared in small-press, national, and international magazines. Her plays have been produced in the U.S., Canada, Russia, and the U.K.

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Aaron Knuckey lives and writes in the shadows of Wisconsin's many moraines. His work has previously appeared in The Deadlands, Daily Science Fiction, and elsewhere.

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Huijia Li is a Singaporean-Chinese who enjoys myth, history, folklore and classical Chinese poetry. Her work has appeared in Augur Magazine, Pandan Weekly and other small press anthologies. You can find her online at jia-writes.com.


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Native New Yorker. Poet. Writer. Dramatist. Member: BFS, HWA, SFPA, and The Dramatists Guild. In 2024 LindaAnn LoSchiavo had three poetry books published in 3 different countries; two titles won multiple awards. In 2025 two titles are forthcoming: Cancer Courts My Mother and Vampire Verses.






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Simon MacCulloch lives in London and contributes poetry to a variety of print and online publications, including Reach Poetry, Spectral Realms, Altered Reality, Bowery Gothic, View from Atlantis, Black Petals, Pulsebeat Poetry Journal and others.

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EA Mylonas is a speculative fiction author, whose short stories have appeared in Clarkesworld, OnSpec Magazine and Fusion Fragment.

The Hush, his critically-acclaimed debut novel about a town where speech is banned, was released in 2022.

Originally from Athens, Greece, he has spent the last couple of decades traveling and working throughout the world. In that time, he tended to wounded loggerhead turtles, baked bread for a Michelin-star restaurant, and wrote dialogues for video games.

He is an advocate for the climate cause, sustainable living, and anti-corporatism, which bleed into his fiction.

He currently resides in Port Angeles, WA, with his wife and a pack of cats and dogs from various dimensions.

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle usually writes short speculative fiction and works in animal conservation in New York. Her story, "The Mules" was a Brave New Weird 2022 winner. Her website: https://jenniferjeannemcardle.blogspot.com/



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Eva Papasoulioti is a Greek writer of speculative fiction and poetry. Her work has appeared in Uncanny, Strange Horizons, Nature Futures, and elsewhere, and has been nominated for the Rhysling and Dwarf Stars Awards. She lives in Athens with her spouse and their two cats.You can find her on X/twitter and Bluesky @epapasoulioti and on her blog plothopes.com.

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D H Parish is, like Dr. Jekyll, a physician by day who indulges a darker side by night. His short stories have appeared in multiple horror anthology podcasts, including Creepy, Scare You to Sleep, and The Morbid Forest as well as in magazines print anthologies, and his novella The Bodies was just published. He lives with his wife in Pennsylvania. More information is available at dhparishstories.com.

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David Sandner is a member of SFWA and the HWA. He grew up in San Francisco and works at CSU, Fullerton (which archives Philip K. Dick’s and Frank Herbert’s papers, among others). His novel of music and strange magic, Egyptian Motherlode (co-written with Jacob Weisman) is forthcoming from Fairwood (November, 2024). Novella His Unburned Heart (about Mary Shelley and her husband’s heart) recently came out from Raw Dog Screaming (May, 2024). Anthology The Afterlife of Frankenstein: Mad Science, Automata, and Monsters Inspired by Mary Shelley, 1818-1918 appeared from Lanternfish (Nov, 2023). For more on his creative work and scholarship on the fantastic, see davidsandner.com.

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Jade Scardham is an artist and writer focusing on fantasy, horror and sci-fi. She particularly enjoys writing creepy stories and designing creatures and characters. You can find her on Bluesky (@arcanepixels744.bsky.social) and Instagram (@arcanepixelsart).

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Carl Scharwath has appeared globally with 180+ journals selecting his writing or art. Carl has published four poetry books and his latest book is The World Went Dark, published by Alien Buddha Press. Carl has four photography books, published with Praxis and CreatiVingenuitiy. His photography was exhibited in the Mount Dora and Leesburg Centers for the Arts. Carl is currently an art editor at Glitterati and former editor for Minute Magazine. He was nominated for four The Best of the Net Awards (2022-25) and two different 2023 Pushcart Nominations for poetry and a short story.

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C.J. Subko is a dreamer and a dabbler. She has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Michigan State University and a B.A. in Psychology and English from the University of Notre Dame, which makes her highly qualified to think too much. Her short fiction publications include Inner Worlds (May 2025), Small Wonders (November 2024), Morgana le Fay (Flame Tree Press; March 2025), Red Line (From Beyond Press; August 2025), and The Deadlands (April 2025). She is a member of the HWA, SFWA, and Codex. She can be found at www.cjsubko.com.

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Irina Tall (Novikova) is an artist, graphic artist, illustrator. She graduated from the State Academy of Slavic Cultures with a degree in art, and also has a bachelor's degree in design.

The first personal exhibition "My soul is like a wild hawk" (2002) was held in the museum of Maxim Bagdanovich. In her works, she raises themes of ecology, in 2005 she devoted a series of works to the Chernobyl disaster, draws on anti-war topics. The first big series she drew was The Red Book, dedicated to rare and endangered species of animals and birds. Writes fairy tales and poems, illustrates short stories. She draws various fantastic creatures: unicorns, animals with human faces, she especially likes the image of a man - a bird - Siren. In 2020, she took part in Poznań Art Week. Her work has been published in magazines: Gupsophila, Harpy Hybrid Review, Little Literary Living Room and others. In 2022, her short story was included in the collection The 50 Best Short Stories, and her poem was published in the collection of poetry The wonders of winter.

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E.W.H. Thornton's work has appeared on the NoSleep podcast, in the BlazeVOX Journal, Horrific Scribblings, Unorthodox Fiction, After The Storm Magazine, Dark Dead Things, Liminal Tales, Reader Beware Magazine, This Exquisite Topology, and the meat4meat anthology. They maintain a blog presenting magazine content from pre, mid, and post World War Two era America. It can be found at https://thegildedcentury.tumblr.com. They also occasionally write about the more bizarre, lurid, and tragic aspects of video game history at https://www.giantbomb.com/profile/lostsol/blog/.

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Originally from the Midwest, Annie Tupek went on a road trip to Alaska and never returned home. After spending over a decade in the frozen tundra, she moved south and now resides in Oregon. She is a licensed private pilot and when not making up stories, she can be found exploring the Pacific Northwest by land and air.

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Yuliia Vereta (she/her) is a Polish writer of Ukrainian origin who is now living her third life in Katowice, where she works as a translator and is a poet on a good day and a disaster-maker on a bad one. Her speculative works have been published in print and online, among others in Star*Line, Dreams and Nightmares, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Leading Edge, Penumbric, Kaleidotrope, and ParSec. She is a 2022 Best of the Net Nominee.

When she isn't working, writing or cooking, she tries to remake her stationary time machine into a smaller portable model, since the one she currently owns does not fit into the elevator of the 12-story building where she lives and constantly becomes the source of strange questions at airport customs.