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Cheryl Olsten

Cheryl Olsten is the former publisher of two New Jersey magazines, New Jersey Life and New Jersey Life Health and Beauty. She resides in Pennsylvania with her husband. They have three married children, a bevy of wonderful grand babies, and an ever growing collection of picture books!

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Daniel Church

Daniel Church is a British horror writer. His writing is inspired by a lifelong passion for the genre and its roots in folklore and a fierce connection with the underdog and the marginalised in society. He grew up in Lancashire and now lives in the Wirral with his wife, who is also a writer.

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Samantha Birch

Samantha Birch is an author and writer of cosy video games, beginning with prehistoric shopkeeping and life sim Amber Isle. She was a copywriter and a journalist for titles including GLAMOUR and Brides before moving into fiction. Cat Dragon is her first fantasy novel, and the realisation of a childhood dream.

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Emma Hamm

We all know you don't really care about reading my background. Enjoy Cap instead.

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C.J. Cooke

C.J. (Carolyn) Cooke is an acclaimed, award-winning poet, novelist and academic with numerous publications as Carolyn Jess-Cooke and Caro Carver. Her work has been published in twenty-three languages to date. Born in Belfast, C.J. has a PhD in Literature from Queen’s University, Belfast, and is currently Reader in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, where she also researches the impact of motherhood on women’s writing and creative writing interventions for mental health. Her books have been reviewed in The New York Times, The Guardian, Good Housekeeping, and the Daily Mail. She has been nominated for an Edgar Award and an ITW Thriller Award, selected as Waterstones’ Paperback Book of the Year and a BBC 2 Pick, and has had two Boo

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Isabel Ibañez

Isabel Ibañez is a USA Today, Indie, Sunday Times, and #1 New York Times bestseller and the author of the Secrets of the Nile duology, Together We Burn, Written in Starlight, and Woven in Moonlight, which is listed among Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time and was a finalist for the William C. Morris award. She is the proud daughter of Bolivian immigrants and has a profound appreciation for history, traveling, and writing stories where her characters are often running for their lives. She currently lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with her family, their adorable golden doodle, and an overwhelming amount of of books.

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Mara Rutherford

Mara Rutherford began her writing career as a journalist but quickly discovered she far preferred fantasy to reality. A triplet born on Leap Day, Mara has lived all over the world with her diplomat husband and two sons. She is the author of Crown of Coral and Pearl and its sequel, Kingdom of Sea and Stone; Luminous; The Poison Season; and A Multitude of Dreams. Her next book, A CURIOUS KIND OF MAGIC, releases Fall '25 from Wednesday Books.

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Jo Kaplan

Jo Kaplan is the Shirley Jackson Award nominated author of It Will Just Be Us and When the Night Bells Ring. Her short stories have appeared in Fireside Quarterly, Black Static, Nightmare Magazine, Vastarien, Horror Library, Nightscript, and Bram Stoker award winning anthologies. She has also published work as Joanna Parypinski. In addition to writing, she teaches English and creative writing at Glendale Community College and plays cello in the band Guerra/paz. You can find her on social media @joannapary.

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Tracy Leonard Nakatani

In the shadowed corners of Tracy Leonard Nakatani’s fantasy worlds, werewolves walk among men, heroes bear the scars of villains, and morality is never just black or white. Drawn to low magic, ancient curses, and the tangled depths of humanity, she crafts stories of loyalty, found family, and the fragile line between hero and monster. When she’s not weaving her tales, you’ll find her with a cup of coffee in hand, making art, or traveling with her family—quietly passing as human.

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Stacia Stark

Stacia Stark is an Amazon #1 bestselling author of romantasy filled with found families, self-reliant heroines, and brooding, grumpy heroes.

Her books have been translated into over 15 languages, her Kingdom of Lies series was nominated twice for Goodreads Choice Awards, and her traditionally published debut We Who Will Die releases with Avon in December 2026.

When she’s not writing or exploring the world, Stacia can usually be found sprawled on her sofa, lost in the pages of a good book.

Come say hi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stark...

Or learn more at Staciastark.com

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Kamilah Cole

Kamilah Cole is a national bestselling author who has been nominated for a Lodestar Award, a Lambda Award, and a Dragon Award. Jamaican-born and American-raised, she works in publishing by day and by night she writes like she’s running out of time. In the past, she’s also worked as a journalist and at a hotel, two jobs that give you amazing stories to tell at parties. You know, if she went to parties.

A graduate of New York University, Kamilah is currently based in the Pacific Northwest, where she’s usually playing Kingdom Hearts for the hundredth time, quoting early Spongebob Squarepants episodes, or crying her way through Zuko’s redemption arc in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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Keshe Chow

Keshe was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and migrated to Australia when she was two. She currently lives in Naarm (Melbourne) with her partner, two kids, and two cats.

She has won multiple awards for short fiction, as well as the 2022 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript.

Her second YA fantasy novel, FOR NO MORTAL CREATURE is due out in 2025 with Penguin Random House.

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Ioanna Papadopoulou

IOANNA PAPADOPOULOU is a Greek fantasy and speculative fiction author based in Scotland. Other than writing, she is passionate about art history and museology.

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Bea Northwick

Bea Northwick is a lover of magical, spooky, and romantic things. She owns too much perfume, can’t pick an aesthetic, and loves 80s movies. She lives with her husband, children, dogs, and a black cat in the sunny American South where she dreams daily of Irish cottages and rain swept Scottish castles.

Praise for THE CRUEL DARK

"Northwick presents a dark love story that sparkles with elements of gothic horror and more modern romance as Millie explores the dark secrets hidden in Willowfield’s shadows..." - Kirkus Reviews

"This gothic is sumptuous, jolting, and occasionally—like Willowfield’s gardens—blooming with hope." BookLife

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This dark, eerie fantasy makes it clear from the start that it’s impossible to hide from your des

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Daniel Church

Daniel Church is a British horror writer. His writing is inspired by a lifelong passion for the genre and its roots in folklore and a fierce connection with the underdog and the marginalised in society. He grew up in Lancashire and now lives in the Wirral with his wife, who is also a writer.

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V.L. Bovalino

V.L. Bovalino is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and now lives in the UK. She loves obscure academic facts, folklore, and oversized sweaters. Find her on online as @toribovalino.

She also writes books for young adults as Tori Bovalino.

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Alexandra M. Tran

Alexandra M. Tran is an emerging Vietnamese-American author of epic fantasy romance. In addition to writing, Alexandra is a registered nurse. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two cuddly cats. You can find her daydreaming about what to write next or catch her captivated by a fantasy book beside a sunlit window.

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Elle Kaelee

Elle Kaelee is a first-generation American author and mother who lives in the Pacific Northwest. After graduating with her B.F.A in musical theater, she gets inspired by people, relationships, and unique settings. This gives her an excuse to travel frequently.

She also had raised an orange cat who yells like a seagull with her husband.

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Bree Grenwich

Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox are two platonic soulmates who have been nearly inseparable since meeting at 19. Their shared love of fantasy, badass heroines, and steamy romances fueled their dream of co-authoring a novel, which they've finally achieved with their debut, Riftborne. When they're not conjuring worlds filled with female empowerment and swoon-worthy relationships, they’re binge-watching reality TV or obsessing over the last Dungeons and Dragons session.

Bree enjoys spending time with her boyfriend, who she claims is indeed a man written by a woman. A true Pisces, Bree finds solace in weekends by the sea or lake, engrossed in a book with music drowning out the world. She also holds a fascination with the paranormal and all thing

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Molly O'Sullivan

Molly O’Sullivan is a cybersecurity engineer turned speculative fiction writer with a love of tea, nature, and characters who, despite everything, still manage to hope. Originally from South Carolina, she has lived all over the country but now resides outside Seattle with her husband, two children, and curmudgeonly dog. Find her on Instagram at @mollyobooks, or at her website, mollyosullivan.com.

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Jaclyn Rodriguez

Jaclyn Rodriguez is a biracial author of Puerto Rican heritage, and has been madly in love with fantasy since before she could walk, forever drawn to magic and the impossible. If there are high stakes and intricate world-building, she's in, and she adores a strong romantic subplot, the more complicated the better. She spends her non-writing time practicing archery, and deconstructing her favorite tv shows and films. She currently lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband, son, and two quirky dogs. She is also a proud member of the LGBT community.

Jaclyn can be found online at jaclynrodriguezbooks.com.

A VOW IN VENGEANCE will be her debut.

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A.L. Sterling

A.L. Sterling (she/her) writes dark tales for bright minds. She is the author of Foresyth Conservatory, a gothic mystery set in a 20th century occult graduate school, releasing October 2025. An award-winning scientist, she holds a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering and writes dark and sparkling takes where intellect meets intuition. Follow her on Instagram @a.l.sterling.

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D.G. Woods

DG Woods has been haunted by nightmares and sleep paralysis since childhood. But instead of letting them scare her, she's turned them into stories. She writes what she calls "dark and just real enough for you to question — what if it's true?" tales, mixing her dreams, folklore, and real events in ways that make readers wonder about what's really out there in the dark.

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Jayne Starwing

Jayne Starwing is a reformed journalist and English Literature grad school survivor who barely got out with her obsession with Tolkien intact. Following stints in a few North American cities, she now writes from the Atlantic Canada province of New Brunswick where she lives with her academic partner and half-fae child. In addition to her speculative and fantasy work, she authors contemporary humorous Women’s Fiction as Olivia M. Jacques. Jayne is mixed-race and neurodivergent and often explores these and other social subjects that have affected her life through her characters, particularly when writing as Olivia. She enjoys collecting and is forever bringing home feathers, fossils, and fungi, to her partner’s dismay and her daughter’s deligh

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A.L. Sterling

A.L. Sterling (she/her) writes dark tales for bright minds. She is the author of Foresyth Conservatory, a gothic mystery set in a 20th century occult graduate school, releasing October 2025. An award-winning scientist, she holds a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering and writes dark and sparkling takes where intellect meets intuition. Follow her on Instagram @a.l.sterling.

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Mercedes Paradiso

Mercedes Paradiso is the author of thunder and daisy, a poetry collection, and Estella and the Dream Traveler, a witchy time-travel love story. Though she has a background as an attorney, Mercedes feels most herself when writing poems and novels that explore the struggles and beauty of the human condition.

She earned her bachelor's degree from USC and her law degree from Seattle University School of Law. Mercedes was born in New York City, grew up in Southern California, and now lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area.

If you enjoy exploring deeper existential questions and themes of self-discovery, strength, hope, love, heartbreak, and a touch of magic, you'll find her work compelling.

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D.G. Woods

DG Woods has been haunted by nightmares and sleep paralysis since childhood. But instead of letting them scare her, she's turned them into stories. She writes what she calls "dark and just real enough for you to question — what if it's true?" tales, mixing her dreams, folklore, and real events in ways that make readers wonder about what's really out there in the dark.

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Elisabeth Rhoads

Elisabeth Rhoads is the author of Haggard House and numerous short stories. She holds a BA in Theatre and is the Vice-President of the California Writers Club, Orange County branch.

Originally from Michigan, she now lives in California with her husband, and enjoys learning Japanese, fermenting foods of all types—although mainly kombucha—and pretends to enjoy exercise-related activities, such as kayaking and running.

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