Walter Greatshell is the author of the Xombies trilogy as well as the novels Mad Skills, Enormity (under the pen name W.G. Marshall), and Terminal Island. Born in California, he sold his first short story at age 16, and has written for newspaper, television, and public radio, as well as starting his own alternative paper, The Dark Horse. He currently lives and writes in Providence, RI. More information can be found on his website: waltergreatshell.com
Kaja Foglio is a Seattle-based writer, artist and publisher. She founded Studio Foglio, LLC in 1993 as a venue for her Magic the Gathering art prints, but quickly expanded into publishing. She co-writes the comic series Girl Genius with her husband Phil, and is the chief graphic designer and Web mistress for Studio Foglio and Airship Entertainment, and masterminded their stunningly successful transition to webcomic form. She won a Hugo award in 2009 and 2010 for Girl Genius along with her husband, Phil. You can read Girl Genius comics online at www.girlgenius.net.
Zachary Jernigan lives in Arizona, where the weather is nice and the political decisions are horrifying. He writes science fiction and fantasy. His short stories have appeared in ASIMOV’S, CROSSED GENRES, and ESCAPE POD, among others. His first novel, NO RETURN, comes out from Night Shade Books in the spring of 2013. He wants you to know that he loves Mario Bros. games, riding around in a wheelchair as long as it doesn’t insult a handicapped person, and ma po tofu.
Mark Teppo (born May 21, 1968) is an American author of contemporary fantasy and Science fiction. His work is strongly peppered with references to occult concepts, most commonly those of Hermeticism and Alchemy. Prior to his current tenure as a fiction writer Teppo was a music journalist working both as a staff reviewer and editor for various publications such as Earpollution, Igloo Magazine, Earplug, and OPi8.com. Teppo is also Chief Creative Officer of Subutai Corporation, whose first offering is the interactive fiction project The Mongoliad.
Richard Lee Byers is the author of approximately forty fantasy and horror novels as well as scores of short stories. He holds a BA and an MA in Psychology, worked in a psychiatric facility for many years, then left the mental health field to become a writer.
Betsy Dornbusch is a writer and editor. Her short fiction has appeared in print and online venues such as Sinister Tales, Big Pulp, Story Portal, and Spinetingler, as well as the anthologies Tasty Little Tales and Deadly by the Dozen. She’s been an editor with the ezine Electric Spec for six years and regularly speaks at fan conventions and writers’ conferences. She’s the sole proprietor of Sex Scenes at Starbucks where you can believe most of what she writes. In her free time, she snowboards, air jams at punk rock concerts, and has just started following Rockies baseball, of all things.