Eric G. Swedin is a professor of history at Weber State University. His doctorate is in the history of science and technology. He has extensive experience in the computer field. His publications include numerous articles and three books on the history of computing. His website is swedin.org. He is also the author of five novels, …
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 …
Jana S. Brown entered the world of publishing in the mid-90s and has never looked back. She’s worked as a fiction writer, technical writer, editor, presenter, author coach, and a host of other positions. In the last several years, she’s assisted in the creation of bestselling and award-winning novels in the self-publishing space as well …
Jarom Strong has always wanted to be a writer. The earliest memories he has are of dictating “Bionicle” fan-fiction to his mother when he was five. While he has grown since then his tastes have not, and he is still endlessly fascinated by distant, imaginary worlds. Today Jarom lives in Utah with his wife and …
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 …
Aaron Canton is a freelance writer who specializes in fantasy and science fiction stories as well as written content for games and other interactive works. He has written and sold over 150 short stories to Eduland, an edulit company, and over 16 stories to Tellest, an online high fantasy universe. He has also sold game writing …
Bryce is a family man living just north of Salt Lake City. He loves writing, jazz and blues music, firearms, martial arts, pulp magazines, computer programming, escape rooms, brisket, high fives, kettlebells, two-wheeled transportation, his wife, and his kids. Not all exactly in that order. More about him at BryceBeattie.com. Schedule: Fri, 4pm: “Sword & …
With a BA in Drama from the University of Washington, Nancy Frye hit the ground at graduation working in costume shops at the UW, Seattle Opera and others. While driving a wagon at a Civil War reenactment, she met her future husband who introduced her to the wacky world of film and TV work. This …
Jay Barnson is the author of the Blood Creek Saga, the Vanished series, and dozens of published short stories and articles. He’s a former (or lapsed?) video game developer based in the Salt Lake City area. By day, he creates Virtual Reality-based training simulators, and by night he writes imaginary worlds. It’s questionable if he …
John M. Olsen edits and writes speculative fiction across multiple genres and loves stories about ordinary people stepping up to do extraordinary things. His short stories have appeared in dozens of anthologies. He’s also written several novels across multiple genres, including the Polecat Protocol science fiction series (Discovery, Breakdown, Emergence), the Riland Throne fantasy series …