Nathan Shumate is the insane sod who decided to put together a new no-frills writers conference, involving a whole bunch of people more accomplished than he is. A high-function dilettante, he’s continually poised to be the Next Big Thing, eventually. He’s earned the ire of proud indie publishers worldwide by running LousyBookCovers.com for the past …
Nick Nethery spent twenty years in the US Army as a bomb technician. After a full career traveling the world, seeing incredible things, and blowing them up, he retired home to Texas. He lives with his wife and many, many children. When he’s not chasing them or giving them all the money in his wallet, …
After retiring from a globe spanning career of swashbuckling adventure in the U.S. Marine Corps, Spearman Burke decided to try his hand at this GI Bill thing he had been hearing about. He earned an interdisciplinary degree in English Literature and Creative Writing with a minor in Theatre. Interestingly, he learned more about storytelling in …
Sean Ricks, a writer and artist who coincidentally will be giving a presentation at Writers Cantina on map creation for your fantasy world, is feeling the urge to do more maps than his current projects call for. So he’s put out an open call! If you need a map for your book, he’ll do it …
Since it’ll come up at some point, yes: Benjamin Card is Orson Scott Card’s nephew. He has also been a Counterintelligence Special Agent for the US Army, an “overpriced government consultant” for PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Security Consultant for a global software development and hosting company. He is currently working …
Eric James Stone is a past Nebula Award winner, Hugo Award nominee, Writers of the Future Contest winner, and two-time finalist for the Association for Mormon Letters Awards. Over sixty of his stories have been published in venues such as Year’s Best SF, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, and Nature. His science fiction thriller Unforgettable, …
Jonna Hayden, Production Manager of Raconteur Press, is a retired Costume Designer and Clothing Historian who spent the better part of 40 years in SF fandom collecting authors. She began her love of SF as a Navy brat, reading Heinlein Juveniles and spending her formative years hanging out on the West Coast Convention Circuit. She …
For those who didn’t catch it the first time: For those coming in from out of town, we have a special treat! The Crystal Inn in West Valley City is holding a bunch of rooms with a special price — these are rooms with either a king-sized bed or two queen-sized beds (i.e., up to …
E.L. Dawn has a passion for writing and a love of fantasy worlds. She is officially publishing her debut novel Ethereal Intervention: Fall From Heaven in January of 2026. She has successfully made 6 completed manuscripts in the span of a year. She prides herself on making detailed outlines for each manuscript and creating believable …
Bing Bruce is the creator of Rise Above the Noise Podcast Academy and the author of Rise Above the Noise: A Beginner’s Guild to Podcasting. Through a program of hands-on instruction, helps individuals and groups master the art of professional podcasting. His extensive background in radio, television, and live production includes hosting morning radio shows, …