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Rosalind Barden's zany, cozy noir mystery novel set in 1930s Depression-era Los Angeles, SPARKY OF BUNKER HILL AND THE COLD KID CASE, is a Firebird Book Award 1st Place Cozy Mystery Winner, Literary Titan Gold Medal Book Award Winner, Author Academy Top 10 Mystery Winner, and Critters Readers Poll Top 10 Finisher for both Best Mystery and Best Young Adult Books. Over thirty of Rosalind Barden's short stories have appeared in print anthologies and webzines, such as the U.K.'s acclaimed WHISPERS OF WICKEDNESS. Mystery and Horror LLC has selected her stories for multiple print anthologies, including FAPA President's Book Award Silver Medalist HISTORY AND MYSTERY OH MY! She is a regular contributor to the STRANGELY FUNNY anthology series. Ellen Datlow selected her short story LION FRIEND as a Best Horror of the Year Honorable Mention after it appeared in CERN ZOO, a British Fantasy Society nominee for best anthology, part of DF Lewis' award winning NEMONYMOUS anthology series. TV MONSTER is her print children's book that she wrote and illustrated. In addition, her scripts, novel manuscripts and short fiction have placed in numerous competitions, including the Writers Digest Screenplay Competition and the Shriekfast Film Festival. She writes in Los Angeles, California. Photo credit: Guy Viau.

David Wesley Hill is the author of around forty short stories and a couple novels, including the award-winning nautical adventure, At Drake's Command. Mr. Hill lives in rural North Carolina.

Larry Hinkle is the least famous writer you’ve never heard of. A copywriter living with his wife and two doggos in Rockville, Maryland, when he's not writing stories that scare people into peeing their pants, he writes ads that scare people into buying adult diapers so they’re not caught peeing their pants.

"The Eris Ridge Trail," his new cosmic horror road trip novella (with dogs!) was released in March 2025, while his debut collection, “The Space Between,” came out in February 2024.

His work has also appeared in "October Screams: A Halloween Anthology," "The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks," and The NoSleep Podcast, among others.

He's an active member of the HWA (his short stories made the preliminary Stoker ballot in 2020 and 2022); a graduate of Fright Club and Crystal Lake’s Author’s Journey program; an HWA mentee; and a survivor of the Borderlands Writers Bootcamp.

Robert Allen Lupton is retired and lives in New Mexico where he was a commercial hot air balloon pilot. Robert runs and writes every day, but not necessarily in that order. More than 200 of his short stories have been published in various print anthologies and online magazines.

His novel, "Foxborn," was published in April 2017 and the sequel, "Dragonborn," a year later. His novel, “Dejanna of the Double Star” was published in December 2020. Several of his previously published short stories of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, humor, and horror have been published in five collections, “Running Into Trouble,” ”Through a Wine Glass Darkly.” “Strong Spirts,” “Hello Darkness,” and “Visions Softly Creeping."

He has edited and published two anthologies, "Feral: It Takes A Forest To Raise A Child,” and “Are You A Robot?” His third anthology, “Witch Wizard Warlock,” is scheduled to be published in September 2023.

Over 1800 drabbles, short stories exactly 100 words long, and several articles are available to read at: https://www.erbzine.com/lupton/

R. Gene Turchin writes short stories across genres and occasional poems. He is currently working on two science fiction novels and comic book scripts. Recent published works can be found in Oyster River Pages,The Sirens Call, and Sunshine Superhighway Anthology and Cosmic Horror Monthly.

Website: https://rgeneturchin.com

Nancy Pica Renken, a member of RMFW and a former teacher who writes about dark fairies, creepy pasta sauce, spooky characters from folklore, and flash fiction, resides in Boulder, Colorado, a promised land flowing with microbreweries and honey. When she is not lost in thought on a magical, open space trail or grooming her brush-junkie cat, she can be found @NPRenken on Twitter.

Charis is a world wanderer who lived for years in Trinidad as a child, resided in Hong Kong as an adult, but always winds up home on the Columbia River shores. Their writings have been published widely, most recently in Defenestration, Land Beyond the World, Jokes Review, Corner Bar Magazine, Underside Stories, and Aphelion Webzine of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Their satiric Science Fiction novel, 51 Ways To End Your World, is currently available for purchase. Read their next story in the Strangely Funny IX anthology, and their next novel, Amboozled, will be available soon!

Following a career teaching history in secondary and college classrooms, Gary Battershell retired to the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, where he writes speculative fiction. His biggest influences are Edgar Rice Burroughs and Stephen King. His work ranges from cosmic horror to contemporary urban fantasy to space opera, and much of it has a humorous aspect. Gary has explored the funny side of demon possession, Korean werewolves, satanism, and inept wizarding, but there's a lot more weird stuff in the multiverse for him to get to. And he will, with support and inspiration from his amazing cats Sky, Birdie, and Conway Kitty, his long-suffering wife Emily, and his elderly chinchilla Lily.

B.F. Vega is a horror writer, political poet, and overworked theater artist living in California's North Bay Area. She is a member of the HWA and the Shuffle Collective. Her short stories and poetry have appeared in Nightmare Whispers, Dark Celebrations, Infection, Dark Nature, Dark Cheer: Cryptids Emerging, Haunts & Hellions, O is for Outbreak, Strangely Funny, Dragon Soul Press Haunt, and Good Southern Witches, amongst others. Most recently, her short story Lanai appeared in Manor of Frights by Horror Addicts, and her slasher What the Sonoran Takes will appear in the upcoming S is For Slasher through Red Cape. She is still shocked when people refer to her as an author--every time.