Author interviews

Gail received her BA in history from Brigham Young University and her MLIS from Syracuse University. Now a retired librarian, Gail and her husband, Richard, reside in Boise, Idaho, with their Anatolian Shepherd, Loki. When not writing her Gallagher Girls mysteries, Gail tends her medicinal herb garden, does landscape and portrait painting, and traces her family history.

Florence Nnolum is a passionate writer and educator with a deep interest in life, spirituality, and human connection. With a background in English and Literary Studies, Florence has taught both children and adults, bringing empathy and insight into her work. The Re-incarnation is her debut book, offering readers a thoughtful exploration of life, death, and the mysteries that connect us all.

My documentary Carisbrooke Castle was broadcast on SKY TV. Three of my other fourteen travel films were shown on Australian television. I have written three children's stories, three staged plays, scenic travel features, theatre reviews, award-winning poetry, personality profiles and three novels—and I teach. I gave workshops alongside Sir Andrew Motion at the Tennyson Bicentenary and have taught for Screen South, Connexions, Isle of Wight College, independently, and with young people with learning difficulties.

Eleanor Keisman’s short stories, essays, and poetry have appeared in Litro Magazine, The Bangalore Review, Tough Crime, Last Stanza Poetry Journal, and The Wild Umbrella, as well as adapted for "The Other Stories" podcast. After earning her BA in Liberal Arts from The New School, Eleanor left the US and spent over a decade living and working as an English teacher in Czechia, Poland, and China. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Drexel University and co-organizes an English-language writing group in Vienna, where she lives. New Animal is her first novel, and was shortlisted for Broken Tribe Press' MFA Award.

Atmosphere Press was an ideal fit for me. I have gone the traditional publishing route and found that process unnecessarily complex. Atmosphere Press provides everything I need to publish quality stories in a way that allows me to focus on my writing.

Deborah L. Davitt was raised in Nevada, but currently lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband and son. She’s worked as a technical writer on contracts involving nuclear submarines, NASA, and computer manufacturing. Her prize-winning poetry has received Rhysling, Elgin, Dwarf Star, and Pushcart nominations and has appeared in over seventy journals, including F&SF and Asimov’s. Her award-winning short fiction has appeared in Analog and Lightspeed. She’s published six novels and a TTRPG.

D Adebiyi is a Nigerian-British poet and storyteller whose work blends lyrical precision with emotional depth, exploring themes of faith, identity, memory, and transformation. Her voice is both intimate and expansive—rooted in personal truth yet resonant with universal meaning. Guided by a deep reverence for language, Adebiyi crafts poetry that is sensory, textured, and musical in rhythm. Her writing often lives in the tension between opposites—beauty and pain, longing and resilience, the sacred and the everyday.

Cynthia Stock retired from Critical Care Nursing after over forty years at the bedside. Her career covered the early years of the AIDs epidemic, saw major advances in critical care technology, and facilitated the progress in care for cardiac patients who ultimately survived with transplants or device implantation. Throughout her career, Cynthia pursued creative writing through various institutions and mentors. The Final Harvest of Judah Woodbine, a story about the polio epidemic in America, explores the consequences of PTSD on a survivor who accidentally kills his wife. Her short works have appeared in Intima, Susurrus, UDS Kaleidoscope, Memoryhouse, Lunch Ticket, Shark Reef, and others.

Clennell is a seasoned author with a passion for crafting enchanting romantic tales across various subgenres. Her journey in the writing world has been a rich tapestry, weaving through the pages of literary magazines and culminating in her self-published romantasy novella, The Circle, the inaugural installment of the captivating Draiocht Series available on Amazon.

I started writing when I was seven or eight years old. I'd always enjoyed reading, and I always had my own story ideas tumbling around my head. For years, I wrote short stories but put writing aside to focus on music as a young adult. Later, I rediscovered my love of reading and writing, steering me onto my path as an author.