David Viner has had over twenty short stories published in various publications since 2007. He ran a writing group from 2009 to 2022 and edited and contributed to both anthologies released by the group. In 2020, he published two novels, Splinters and Time Portals of Norwich, and has followed the latter with three sequels, Time’s Revenge (2022), Time’s Paradox (2024), and The Sword of Kaskellion (2026).
Rae has a 1st Class MA in Creative Writing. They love getting lost in a good book—recent recs would have to include The Boy From The Sea by Garrett Carr, Common Decency by Susannah Dickey, and The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer. Currently reading Seven Nights At The Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson. They are currently working on a collaboration with co-authors from the New2theScene writing community. Come the apocalypse, they’ll be hunkered down at the local library with a dynamo torch.
Laura Jinks is a writer, a mother, and a widow. She lives with her daughters, her dogs, her chickens, and whatever other animals wander into her life in Upstate New York. She continues to build a life filled with memories, meaning, and shouted moments of joy. When she is not writing and the kids are in school, she can be found crocheting, knitting, practicing karate, or playing video games.
David is the author of the Amazon bestselling Alex Swan spy thriller series dubbed by The Big Thrill magazine as ‘A Cold War Sherlock Holmes.’ Book seven of the series, Contrail of Vengeance, is out now, and writing under the pen name of Dave Becker comes Fallen Shadows, the first novel of a new action-packed contemporary spy thriller trilogy set in the city of London, combining city police detective DC Sam Hayes with Pippa Homewood, a case officer with the Security Service (MI5).
In 1986, I received my Bachelor of Science Degree (Cum Laude) from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY. As the small business liaison officer at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, NY, I wrote two proposals that both won the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Award of Excellence in the research and development category, one in March 2009 and the other in May 2016. Both awards were presented at the White House, in Washington, D.C.
S.G. (Sam Gavin) Hyde is an author based in Exeter, UK. He is a passionate advocate for disability services and serves as a trustee at Disability Together. Living with cerebellar ataxia, he champions resilience in others. After a twenty-year business career ended unexpectedly, he dedicates himself to personal growth through exercise, mindfulness, and seizing new opportunities.
A middle-aged mom who dreamed of writing poetry, left her corporate career to do just that. Found. is the result of a spiritual awakening that changed Eve’s life forever. May all who read it feel Found. too!
Leslie Swartz is an author, ex-poet, and mother of three. She enjoys long walks in the stationary aisle and uninterrupted sleep. Biggest fears include failure of gravity and The Wizard of Oz.
I am an unlikely writer. I was born more years ago than I care to remember, a stone’s throw from Heathrow airport. Even back in those days, I loved stories but never imagined writing them. My bent was always technical. In the 1980s, I started writing articles for a computer magazine. That ended when the publication folded. I didn’t return to writing until I retired, but this time it was fiction. I was actually writing stories that other people wanted to read.
When I first started writing poetry, it was during one of the most tumultuous times of my life; writing became a safe form of expression that, in turn, helped with my journey of healing. Under the alias ‘Nina Deveaux,’ I launched and published my first poetry book, Mythology. When I’m not writing or working on my business, I am taking naps or kissing cats.
I’m Lorraine, mother to Lexie-Rose and currently in chapter fifty-two! Lifesaving surgery in 2020 meant I was going to have to live with a stoma. Diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2004 following a trip to India was where it all began. In 2023 I made the decision to make my ileostomy permanent…the Barbie butt…well, if it’s good enough for Barbie, it’s good enough for me!
Johnzelle is a licensed therapist by trade, and believes in the power of storytelling to heal, imagine, disrupt, and inspire. His writing focuses on mental health, race, relationships, and identity.
Dixie L. King has been writing since she was seven years old, when she taught herself to type on her father’s big metal Smith Corona typewriter. She wrote her first novel at eleven; however, despite the fact that it was about drug trafficking (about which she knew nothing), took place in New York City (which she had never visited), and involved a woman working at the United Nations, not only did Harper and Row refer it to the children’s lit editor (she was insulted), but they rejected the book. Dixie gave up writing novels and became a cultural anthropologist. She has since returned to her first love.
Cathy Schieffelin is an avid reader and writer. Years of adventure and travel contribute to her daily writing life. She is a regular attendee of writing workshops and participates in writing contests whenever possible. Her short stories and essays have been published in Adanna Literary Journal, Halfway Down the Stairs online literary journal, Renewed: A New Orleans Public Library Anthology, and the Frontier Nursing Service quarterly newsletter. Her first novel, The Call, came out in December 2024 and was awarded an International Impact Award for Mystery/Thriller genre. Snakeroot and Cohosh is her second novel, published with Atmosphere Press in March 2026.
Jenny is the eldest of six children, raised in a rural community in a western district town of Victoria, Australia. Her formative years in Catholic primary and secondary school shaped her values of compassion and service. From an early age, Jenny was exposed to the principles of social justice and self-actualisation with strong role models in parents who were deeply committed to the local community. As a speech therapist working in disability services, Jenny believes that communication is a fundamental human right, and every individual has the right to express themselves fully and participate meaningfully in their communities.
Sunil Mehrotra is a rocket scientist turned philosopher. This is his third book in a trilogy written at the intersection of science and spirituality.
Celina is a Brazilian writer who crossed the ocean to complete a master’s in social sciences and now lives in London with her cat Trufa. She works in marketing and spends her free time exploring London’s weird corners, the little bookshops, secret queer spaces, and drag events that make you rethink your entire existence.
Heather Jefferson graduated Phi Beta Kappa in English Literature from University of Illinois. She is a wife, mother, yoga teacher, and manager of a wellness center. Daughter Unbound is her first book. Heather lives in Columbia, Maryland, with her husband, Bob, and their two dogs and two cats.
I write dark fantasy romance with teeth – stories where monsters are messy, love is complicated, and the woods are always watching. My debut novel, Lupines Bloom Where Blood Falls, is the first instalment of The Florilegium Cycle, set in the strange town of Lorewood, where the line between human and other is thinner than it should be.
I am retired from the U.S. Air Force. Following retirement, I taught for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at their satellite campuses in Charleston SC, and Jacksonville FL. I also volunteered with literacy programs, teaching and tutoring adult reading and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.