Kelly Matsuura grew up in Victoria, Australia, but always dreamed she would live abroad. She has lived in China, the USA, and she now lives permanently in Nagoya, Japan.

Kelly's stories have been published by Harbinger Press, Black Hare Press, A Murder of Storytellers, Ink and Locket Press, and many more. She also publishes her own short story collections, The Natura Series.

As the creator and editor for Insignia Stories, Kelly promotes Asian speculative fiction from writers around the globe, and publishes small ebook anthologies with various Asian fantasy themes.

Jason Pere currently resides in his home state of Connecticut with his darling wife and duo of sweet cuddly dogs. He is a renaissance man having dabbled in Acting for Film and Theater, Fencing and Mixed Martial Arts, Professional Dorkary and a bevy of other passions before coming to land on writing.

At first Jason took a causal interest in writing, starting with poetry and journaling. Over time he honed his direction and finally began writing larger works. In November of 2012 Jason self-published his first book. Since the he has expanded his list of published author credits by no small margin and continues to have work featured in assorted anthologies and collaborative writing projects across many different publishing companies as well as continuing his own self published materiel.

Amanda writes mainly upmarket science fiction and horror, and she is a self-described ’fraidy cat. Things she will run away from include (but are not limited to): mice, snakes, spiders, bits of string and litter that resemble spiders, most members of the insect kingdom, and (most especially) bats. Bats are the worst. But Amanda is first and primarily a mother to two energetic and intelligent sons, and this role inspires and informs her writing, which frequently involves mothers and women as main characters. As Amanda likes to say, “Moms are people, too.”

She is the author of the Among These Bones series and the co-author of the Creep Factor series.

Amanda has worked as a technical writer and a professional editor and is currently employed as a grant writer for a Utah nonprofit organization. She is a devout cat person. Visit her website at: www.amandaluzzader.com.

C.L. Steele creates new worlds and mystical places filled with complex characters on exciting journeys. Her typical genre is Sci-Fi/Fantasy, where she concentrates on writing in the sub-genres of Magical Realism, Near Future, and Futuristic worlds. Published in numerous anthologies, Steele looks forward to the release of her debut novel. In the interim, she works on other books and continues to write short stories, novellas, and poetry. She is featured as one of five international authors in ICWG Magazine through Clarendon Publishing House and is a contributing author to Blood Puddles Literary Journal. Follow her growing career at:

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Bio

Two new books are available by 7/1/2019. "Blaze" by Clarendon Publishing features UNMATCHED by CL Steele. It is a light fantasy about what really happens to those missing socks. Also if you like super short stories I have two appearing in "Beyond" by Black Hare Press. The HOUR OF SCOUR is a dark comedy of a supernatural realm and FLASK OF GUILT is a dark tragedy both exactly 100 words each. I hope you will add them to your library.

Amanda Linsmeier has been a book nerd as long as she can remember, and it was that great love of reading—especially R.L. Stine books and fairytales—that brought her to writing her own things. A self-proclaimed wimp, she finds courage in making up stories that scare her a little, and she hopes to scare you a little bit, too. She feels most joyful when writing, scream-singing her favorite songs, playing in the water, and laughing with her beloved family. She lives in a small blue house surrounded by trees and cornfields, with a man who smells like maple syrup and woodsmoke. Together they have three wonderfully wild children, and, somehow, five pets, including two dogs and three half-feral cats. At the time of writing this, a fourth cat is attempting to adopt her. His name is Mercury.

Find her on Instagram @amandalinsmeier

Stacey Jaine McIntosh is a USA TODAY Bestselling Author who hails from Perth, Western Australia where she resides with her husband and their four children.

While her heart has always belonged to writing, she once toyed with being a Cartographer and subsequently holds a Diploma in Spatial Information Services.

When not with her family or writing she enjoys reading, photography, genealogy, history, Arthurian myths and witchcraft.

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Phoebe Darqueling is the pen name of a globe trotting vagabond who currently hangs her hat in Freiburg, Germany. In her “real life” she writes curriculum for a creativity competition for kids in MN. She loves speculative fiction, but especially all things Steampunk and writes about her obsession on SteampunkJournal.org. During 2017, she coordinated a Steampunk novel through the Collaborative Writing Challenge called Army of Brass, and also loves working with authors as an editor. You can also find her short stories in the Chasing Magic and The Queen of Clocks and Other Steampunk Tales anthologies.

AE Stueve teaches at Bellevue West High and the University of Nebraska. His novels, short stories, poems, and essays can be found online and in print. To learn more about him, check out his website: aestueve.com and follow him on twitter or Instagram @aestueve.

Liz Butcher resides in Australia, with her husband, daughter, and their two cats. She’s a self-confessed nerd with a BA in psychology and an insatiable fascination for learning. When she’s not writing or spending time with her family, Liz enjoys road trips, astronomy, music and knitting.

http://lizbutcherauthor.com.au

M. W. King (1987-Present) has been writing since she was eight years old. With a passion for fantasy, she typically finds herself lost in other worlds or daydreaming with her head in the clouds. After spending six years in the Navy, she settled down in New England with her husband and three young sons. You can also follow her on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MWKing.Author) for more updates on her current projects.

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Jennifer Della’Zanna was very happy making a living as a freelance writer for several years before a story invaded her head and wouldn’t leave her alone. She found National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) one year and thought she’d get the story out of her system. She did, but then another story occurred to her, and another, and another.

Jennifer loves to combine history, mythology, fantasy and romance in her fiction and in her life. Her undergraduate degree is in History, German and Ancient Greek, and she holds an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. But her most recent exciting adventure was writing a nonfiction book with Nashville musician Rich Redmond, which debuts in May 2023!