H. Z. Payne is a debut author residing in the southeast of England with her partner and nine reptile children. She loves green tea, weight training, reading, and writing. When she isn't writing, she works as a research psychologist with a background in health psychology. Key inspirations for her work include Victoria Aveyard, Sarah J Maas, Rick Riordan, Veronica Roth, Leigh Bardugo, and Beth O'Leary, to name a few.

Exploring navigating your early twenties discussing love, heartbreak, pain, hope, healing and growth. I'm a new poet but growing in confidence and I just want my words to make you feel something.

I was raised in a small town in Dorset, England, and have been writing since as long as I could hold a pen. I write everything mostly on my phone or laptop now of course. At thirty-six years of age, I have finally completed my first full novel, the other two that came before it were just practice runs and will most likely never see the light of day. Writing has been the best tool in my life to deal with all the troubles and strifes and worldbuilding is an incredibly therapeutic way to cope with stress and anxiety. In my downtime I enjoy gaming both in tabletop and video format and I am always up to date with all the nerdy movies and TV shows.

G. Spencer Myers’s specialty is the eco-political thriller, featuring Dr. Derk Bryan, a college professor, obsessive environmentalist and intrepid investigator, the Indiana Jones of the EPA. His blogs feature controversial issues from an ecological point of view.

Samantha Ransier is an American author who lives in a sleepy storybook town in England. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and is working toward her Master's. Sam has dreamed of being an author since she was first able to read and is coming forth with her first published novel: The Romance of Thanatos: The Curse of Abaddon early 2025

Kristina Byas is an emerging poet based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her poetry delves into the intricate maze of human experiences, inviting readers to explore their identity and challenge conventional notions about life and self-expression, with the aspiration to push boundaries to encourage a reevaluation of what it means to show up authentically.

Cecilia Savala is a Shrek-obsessed Latinx poet, teacher, and mom who writes about gender, body image, generational trauma, and cultural detachment 1200 miles from home. She is a morning person, a cat person, and an instructor with ASU Writing Programs. Her work can be found in Red Ogre Review, the Boiler, and Poetry South, among others. Her first collection, How to Be a Girl, was a finalist for the 2024 Trio Award for First or Second Books. Follow Cecilia at @cecsav on Instagram.

Avitus Buckhaulter Carle’s work has appeared in The Commuter (Electric Lit), The Rumpus, Waxwing, JMWW, Best Small Fictions, and elsewhere. Avitus earned an MA from West Chester University and an MFA from the Naslund-Mann School of Creative Writing. She lives and writes outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Hannah Snutch is an up-and-coming writer from England. She has bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Leeds and is the author of Forgotten Reign. Hannah, who has featured in publications such as Teen Vogue, writes compelling fantasy novels that feature strong heroines, fiery romances and plot twists you'd never expect. Hannah is best known for her Booktok account, which has accumulated a large following. Join her booktok community, @hannahsnutch.

Rodney Leon enjoys island life, though he also ventures to countries further afield and without any specific destination once there. Under the old adage, travellers don’t know where they are going and tourists don’t know where they have been. Rodney hopes he falls under the former category. His love for St Gilbert’s grows with every passing year. It may be a speck of land lost in the vastness of the Indian Ocean, but to Rodney it will always be the place to which be belongs and to where he will always return, even if only in his imagination.