John recently retired as an English professor at Norfolk State University where he designed and taught a course in how to write Science fiction and Fantasy. He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Horror Writers Association and has published approximately 350 stories in places such as Weird Tales, Whitley Strieber's Aliens, Fangoria, Galaxy, The Age of Wonders, and the Hot Blood anthology series. John has published nearly twenty books, including SF action-adventure novels such as Beyond Those Distant Stars and Speaker of the Shakk (Mundania Press), A Senseless Act of Beauty (Crossroad Press), and Alien Dreams (Drollerie Press and Crossroad Press). Shorter books include A Mingling of Souls and Music Man (XoXo Publishing), Here Be Dragons
Ell P (Lakshmi Priya) is a writer, artist and Leadership coach from Bangalore, India. She has over the years studied in thirteen different schools and colleges and moved across India and Europe. With an MBA in Marketing and Finance, she makes her money coaching and training people in Leadership skills.
But really, her true passion has always been spinning a damn good yarn. Her writing career began in August, 2014 when she became an integral part of the Write Club Bangalore. An avid reader and writer since childhood, she rediscovered her calling in writing fiction when Litlatte was born, a publishing platform created by Ell P and four other writers.
Apart from publishing anthologies and books, she regularly writes for the monthly edition of
Sweta Samota is an Indian author who writes non-fiction self-help, romance, mystery and thriller.(B.E. Computers and MBA Marketing) She is also a techie, a runner and a fitness enthusiast. Prior to being a writer, she worked in corporate job for more than a decade.
She is the founder of India Authors Academy and India's leading book author coach and writing coach.
She loves travelling, dancing and painting. She is a doting mother to a daughter and loves hanging out with friends and family. Kiss of True Love is her debut novella. Her short story “Radha in a Jinx” was among the top three most popular stories on Amazon Words Worthy. “Nine” is a gripping tale of Ila Sharma, the Number Girl, a saga of mystery, thriller and romance. This story invo
Krishna Kumar studies, evaluates, and analyzes historical events, placing particular emphasis on the period of British occupation in India.
Two chance events ignited his passion for history and analysis. First, he received a book about Napoleon as a gift, and second, he participated in a discussion about an Indian historical figure, where he adhered to the standard narrative but was corrected by others. His father and father’s friends, who were part of India’s freedom struggle, offered many insights during his formative years. He fondly remembers exploring his parents' extensive library, which is now sadly lost. Conversations about history and world politics were common at dinner and afterward.
