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 is a passionate author with a deep love for fantasy worlds and storytelling. She is thrilled to debut her series, Ethereal Intervention, which currently includes two captivating books: Fall From Heaven and Rise From Hell, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter in her writing career. In just one year, E.L. Dawn …
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, …
Holli Anderson has a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing—which has nothing to do with writing, except maybe by adding some pretty descriptive injury and vomit scenes to her books. She discovered her joy of writing during a very trying period in her life when escaping into make-believe saved her. She has multiple published books of differing …
USA Today bestselling author Andrea Pearson has been a leader in the indie author arena since early 2011, with 85+ titles under her belt and over a hundred articles published on professional blogs and websites. She co-hosts the popular Six-Figure Authors podcast, and she offers multiple online courses that surround her favorite topic: marketing. Andrea …
C. H. Lindsay (Charlie) is an award-winning poet & writer, housewife, and book-lover—not necessarily in that order. She currently has short stories and poems in over forty anthologies and magazines including Amazing Stories, Fantasy Magazine, Moonletters, Space and Time Magazine, Strange Horizons, and Utah’s Best Poetry and Prose. She is currently working on five novels, six short stories, and at …