Stephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts …
Adrian Tomine was born in 1974 in Sacramento, California. He began self-publishing his comic book series Optic Nerve. His comics have been anthologized in publications such as McSweeney’s, Best Americ…
Nerine Dorman is a South African author and editor of science fiction and fantasy currently living in Cape Town, with short fiction published in numerous anthologies. She is a contributor to the Locus…
Catriona Ross is an author and book editor from South Africa. Formerly features editor on Cosmopolitan and O, The Oprah Magazine, South Africa, she is the author of several books including The Last Bo…
Melissa Albert is the New York Times and indie bestselling author of the Hazel Wood series and Our Crooked Hearts, and a former bookseller and founder of the Barnes & Noble Teen Blog. Her work has bee…
OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE is a graduate of Creative Writing and Law from Kingston University. Following her degree, she worked as an assistant editor at Kachifo, a Nigerian publishing house, and has been fr…
Tanya Meeson is a writer, editor and author coach based in Cape Town, South Africa. Her novels include The Witch of Benbar’s Cross (2026), The Akashic Records of the Last People as Written by Neko (2…
Sam Beckbessinger is the author of the bestselling Manage Your Money Like a Fucking Grownup and the novel Girls of Little Hope (co-authored with Dale Halvorsen). Her interactive story about climate ch…
Douglas Stuart is a NY Times bestselling author. His latest novel, John of John, published in May 2026. His work has been translated into over 40 languages. His debut novel, Shuggie Bain, is the winne…
Madeline Cash is an American author and co-founder of Forever Magazine. Her debut novel Lost Lambs was published in 2026. She previously authored a collection of short stories published as a book in 2…
LAURA R. SAMOTIN and her spouse live with two enormously large felines. When she’s not pursuing her academic research on military tactics, power politics, and leadership, she relishes her role as a fu…
Sven Axelrad is an accountant who writes books. He was born in New Zealand to a South African mother and a French father, but currently lives in Durban, South Africa. He reads a lot, plays the guitar,…
With a background in both brand and visual design, Brittney has always found solace in art. However, after a challenging health journey, she turned to writing, and what began as a coping mechanism evo…
Nadia Cassim is a writer, artist, and financial advisor. She obtained an honours degree in Town Planning from the University of the Witwatersrand, before pursuing a career in fine art. Her paintings h…
Venetia Constantine is an Anglo-Italian-Bermudian writer. She read English at King's College Cambridge and holds a PhD in Art History from the Courtauld Institute. She paused a much-cherished career i…
