Dr. Ting-Wei Wu, known by her peers as Tina Wu, was born in Taiwan and moved to the United Kingdom in 2001. As a little girl with a big imagination, the tale of the Quest for Qieta series has lived in her mind since the age of sixteen. At last, over a decade later, she has put pen to paper to bring the universe of Neputa to life.
Before I became a writer, I was an English teacher for over thirty years, and prior to that a painter – a successful one. As an esteemed writer of fiction, particularly of the novella, I have now returned to my greatest love. Whilst I was a teacher, I was lucky to have re-read Shakespeare’s tragedies, the poetry of Blake, becoming embroiled in the fine Victorian description, bestowed by Dickens. As a writer, I think it is always the history and culture before us that truly form the words on a new page, and that connect which equates the first stroke of a paintbrush and the first line of a book which cements the foundations.
Lucas grew up in Central Texas, where he spent most of his free time reading or playing outside. Despite his plans to the contrary, he went to college in his hometown and remained there afterward. In that time, he rediscovered the love of reading that academics had suppressed, and he married his high-school sweetheart. With his philosophy degree, Lucas had planned to go to law school, but a global pandemic and a host of other factors made him decide against it. Now, between his full-time office job and writing on the side, he still finds plenty of time to spend with her, their cat, Luna, and their dog-who-thinks-she’s-a-cat, Coco. They still live in their hometown.
Jake R T Brown is a tattoo artist from Essex, England, who turned his hand to writing in 2017 to fulfill a lifelong dream and self-published his first book, The World Spins Madly On. In 2023 he rewrote both The World Spins Madly On and the spin-off, What Goes Up…, and published them with sparkly new cover designs ready for the release of his upcoming sequel, Beneath the Stars.
Ynes Freeman is an award-winning gothic fiction author, and she is the publisher at Memento Vivere Press. Her work is beautiful, intense, and deep. She believes writing is the secret to immortality and that authors live forever through their books, changing the lives of people they will never meet. Her wish is for all creatives to believe in themselves and that their stories are worth telling. Under a variety of pen names, Ynes’s work has appeared in Everyday Fiction ezine, Primal Elements (a poetry collection), The Order of Us (a Moms Who Write anthology), Dragons Within, and other anthologies. Learn more about her work by visiting @ynesfreeman on most social media.
Ben is a novelist and screenwriter from the UK. He has written numerous short stories, novels, screenplays, and articles, and has a Master’s in Creative Writing. His debut novel, The Reprobates, a finalist in the 2023 Foreword INDIES, was inspired by his student days working in a nightclub. It was here that he witnessed a lost generation at play. A TV adaptation of this novel is currently in pre-production.
I am an author, editor and creative writing tutor who lives between Edinburgh, Scotland and Co. Mayo in the West of Ireland, with my teenage son and our dog. After a first career in social work and community health, in my forties, I studied for my PhD in English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, and since then have read at the Edinburgh International Book Festival and for Pitch Perfect at the Bloody Scotland Festival.
I’ve always loved fantasy fiction—from Tamora Pierce to Brandon Sanderson. However, the dawn of LitRPG has really grabbed my imagination and, having fallen in love with stories such as Dungeon Crawler Carl, the Cradle series and Ten Realms.
Michael Spitzkoff, originally from Red Bank, New Jersey, now resides in Avondale, Arizona. Michael’s professional background consists of Real Estate Investing, clinical and administrative experience in the medical field, as well as being a veteran of the United States Army. Having a true passion for storytelling, Michael became a full-time writer.
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.
Who is Brock Meier? Did he spend fifty years as a research scientist? Was he a frequently awarded fine art photographer, or was he a painter of monumental astronomical subjects? Maybe he was he a spelunker, an inventor of practical luxuries, a relentless dreamer, or a maker of exotic wines? Of course, all these are true! While close friends still refer to him as “the most interesting man in the world” and “delightfully weird,” he is now a debut author of historical fiction.