Emmie Christie’s work includes practical subjects, like feminism and mental health, and speculative subjects, like unicorns and affordable healthcare. Her novel, A Caged and Restless Magic, debuted February 2024. She has been published in Daily Science Fiction, Infinite Worlds Magazine, and Flash Fiction Online, among others. She also narrates audiobooks for Audible and loves bringing stories to life out loud as well as on the page. Find her at www.emmiechristie.com, her monthly newsletter, or on TikTok.

Vijayalaxmi Samal (she/her) is a speculative fiction writer from India. She is calling on you, dear reader, to join her in refusing and resisting the genocide of the Palestinian people and all the oppressed peoples all over the world. Wherever you are, throw what sand you can in the gears of the empire. We can refuse with our every breath and action. Together, we must resist, resist, resist.

Jason A. Bartles is a Clarion West ’23 Alum and Professor of Spanish at a regional university. He teaches speculative fiction from Latin America and around the world. Originally from West Virginia, he now lives in Philadelphia with his husband and two dogs, a blue-eyed husky and a pit-mix who will lick your face off. His debut novel, A Valley to Harness (2024), is a rural dystopia about climate change, ecofascism, cryptocurrency, and how hard it can be to do the right thing in a world on the brink. Find him on Instagram @jabartles.author or on his website: www.jasonabartles.com.

Angus McIntyre is the author of the space-opera novella “The Warrior Within,” published by Tor.com in 2018. His short fiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies. For more information, see his website at https://angus.pw/.

Gregory Marlow teaches animation at East Tennessee State University and works as a contract animator for various animation and game studios. Sometimes he also writes stories about robots, unicorns, and/or teleporters. His stories have appeared in Strange Horizons, PodCastle, and the LeVar Burton Reads podcast. He lives in East Tennessee with his lovely wife, Amanda, and adorable dog, Sadie.

Aggie Novak lives with her wife by the beach in Australia, where she spends most of her time hiding from the sun and heat. She writes around studying for her pharmacy degree and entertaining her three dogs. She loves all kinds of speculative fiction and often draws inspiration from Slavic folklore and mythology. When not writing, she can be found drinking tea and reading everything in sight.