Joe Vasicek fell in love with science fiction and fantasy when he read The Neverending Story as a child. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Genesis Earth, Gunslinger to the Stars, The Sword Keeper, and the Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic at Brigham Young …
Jason King would say he’s a lover, not a fighter, but really isn’t good at either. He was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, shaped by the dark forces of 16-bit consoles, anime, junk food, and tabletop games, and was mentored by the ghost of an Aztec shaman. Jason is married (sorry, ladies) …
EmmaLee Davis has had a passion for writing since the first grade, and a love of fantasy worlds. First love will always be her two children and her supportive husband, with whom has kept her sane through the rocky road of raising two toddlers, but creating stories is a close second. She has successfully completed …
Daniel Swenson resides within the lofty snow covered peaks of the Rocky Mountains with his family in Utah. He and his family enjoy hiking, kayaking, pickle ball, riding bikes, playing outdoors and game nights where both family and friends play different board and card games. For the past twenty years Daniel has been refining his …
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 …
Lorna Jane Hansmann was named after the novel Lornadoone. So, perhaps, it is no wonder that her mind and heart turned to stories. Lorna believes in the power of storytelling in all its forms. Whether through dance, acting or writing she loves to do them all. Stories change lives and enhance our ability to be …
Devon Eriksen is the author of Theft of Fire: Orbital Space #1, which has been awarded the Atomic Rockets Seal of Approval and is a finalist for the Prometheus Award, and is gaining non-negligible infamy for his tweets. Eriksen grew up with images of the solar system brought home to him by his JPL engineer …
Julie Frost is an award-winning author of every shade of speculative fiction. She lives in Utah with a herd of guinea pigs, her husband, and a “kitten” who thinks she’s a warrior princess. Her short fiction has appeared in Weird World War IV, Talons and Talismans, Straight Outta Dodge City, Monster Hunter Files, Writers of …
With a BA in Drama from the University of Washington, Nancy Frye hit the ground at graduation working for the UW and Seattle Opera costume shops, Taproot Theatre, 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 …
Gordon Frye studied historical weapons of all sorts from a very early age and spent many years re-enacting various eras. He has a Masters Degree in Western History, and was an Adjunct Professor of History for Navy College in Bremerton, WA. When not speaking at conferences he continues to research the 16th, 19th and 20th …