Sheldon Woodbury is an award winning writer (books, short stories, poems, screenplays, and plays) who writes mostly in the dark fantasy and horror field.

Phillip T. Stephens’ parents say he was their first child and biggest mistake. But only when he isn’t in the room to hear them. When he is, they just roll their eyes and pretend he isn’t there.

Steph has been a keen reader, writer and artist since childhood, brought up on a diet of graphic novels, classic ghost stories and sci-fi. Originally from the suburbs of London but now living in Bristol, UK, she spends her spare time writing. Her dark fiction stories range from tales set in dystopian futures to contemporary ghost and urban horror. Some of these have been shortlisted in international writing competitions and publishers include J.Ellington Ashton Press, Grinning Skull Press, Almond Press, Zombie Pirate Publishing and Dark Alley Press.

She has a website where you can read interviews and reviews. https://authorstephminns.weebly.com/

Craig got interested in writing in middle school. He met up with a guy who introduced him to RPG's, fantasy and science fiction, and most importantly, the idea of writing stories. Studying writing all through high school and college, he continued creating stories.

His first publication came with a gaming company called Palladium Books, creating an index for their role playing game, Rifts. The success of the first led to a second. After he concentrated on fiction, and in 2008 he connected with a group called the Wolf Pirate Project who taught him all about writing and editing.

More recently, he's gotten hooked on writing short stories and has published ten to date with various small presses and magazines.

You can find out more about him and his stories at his website.

Peter Ninnes is based in Sydney, Australia. He has lived or travelled in Japan extensively since 2005. Along with his non-fiction books about Nagano's hot springs and major cities, he has co-translated a volume of legends and folk tales from Nagano's rich cultural history. His fiction has appeared in various literary journals and anthologies, and includes science fiction, supernatural, comedy and horror works.

Eric is a Philadelphia native and self-styled horror hunter who's a fan of all things weird. A graduate of Temple University, Eric has spent years studying the inner workings of the macabre in both fiction and nonfiction. Influenced heavily by the works of Lovecraft, Koontz, Preston, King, and others, Eric's works seek to provide new perspectives on and approaches to the finer, darker things in life.

Stephanie Ellis lives near Wrexham in Wales in the UK with her family and is a writer of horror and dark fiction and poetry. She is an active member of the HWA.

She can be found online supporting HorrorTree.com via the Indie Bookshelf Releases posts and on the Dark Fusion Podcast with Beverley Lee and Shane Douglas Keene. Her website is https://stephanieellis.org/ where you may occasionally pick up a free story.You can find her on twitter @el_Stevie.

C. E. Clayton is an award winning author born and raised in the greater Los Angeles area. After going the traditional career route and becoming restless, she went back to her first love—writing—and hasn’t stopped. She is the author of the young adult fantasy series “The Monster of Selkirk”, the creator of the cyberpunk Eerden Novels, and her horror short stories have appeared in anthologies across the country. When she’s not writing you can find her treating her fur-babies like humans, constantly drinking tea, and trying to convince her husband to go to more concerts. And reading. She does read quite a bit. More about C.E. Clayton, including her blog, book reviews, social media presence, and newsletter can be found on her website: https://www.ceclayton.com/

Dan Allen is Canadian and enjoys spending time in Northern Ontario. You can find his short stories in numerous magazines, anthologies, and podcasts. Visit www.danallenhorror.com to see a presentation of his published work.

His terrifying look at Alzheimer’s, “Above the Ceiling,” is featured in Bards and Sages collection of the Best Indie Speculative Fiction Vol. 2.

A personal favorite, “Sympathy for the Zingara,” can be found in the March 2019 edition of ParAbnormal Magazine.

His terrifying story, “The Basement” (edited by Horror Zine’s Jeani Rector), was published by Hellbound Books in July 2020.

You can visit Dan at www.danallenhorror.com and follow him on Facebook and Twitter at

@danallenhorror. You can write to Dan at contact@danallenhorror.com

Melody Grace is a writer of all things terrifying and unsettling. She began her journey to the dark side at a very young age, as a way to bring her fears to life. As you read her stories, you will find that her dreams are now your nightmares, as she sweeps you into the dark realm of horror.

You can frequently find her work on Reddit's horror platform: NoSleep, as well as their podcast. This year alone she will be published in several upcoming anthologies that are sure to keep you up at night. To stay up to date on all things nocturnal, visit her author page at: https://www.facebook.com/nocturnalnanny/

J.B. Toner studied Literature at Thomas More College and holds a black belt in Ohana Kilohana Kenpo-Jujitsu. He has held many occupations, from altar boy to homeless person, but has always aspired to be a writer. Whisper Music and The Shoreless Sea are his first novels, but by God not his last. Toner lives and works in Massachusetts with his beautiful wife and daughters.

R.C. Bowman is an Amazon-bestselling horror writer. She is a featured author on Curious Fictions and a contributor to the world-famous Nosleep Podcast. Her story, "Nothing But a Dog," won the 2018 Best Story of the Year in Reddit's Nosleep community. She frequently posts stories to Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr under the handle Dopabeane.

Alison “Cybera” Cybe is a Bram Stoker Award nominated author who specialises in fantasy and horror fiction. They are the manager of the gaming website CybesWebsite.com in which they write articles, editorials and reviews. Their first published work, a collection of short psychological horror stories, enjoyed a brief stint on the bestseller charts and was soon joined by many others, and their previous work has been featured in several horror and sci-fi/fantasy publications including Dark Cities, Interzone and Phantasmagoria.

They work as a freelance writer for companies including tabletop RPG publishers, and has written extensively on inclusion and positive representation within the gaming community, and has contributed short fiction to multiple gaming publications. Their recent published works includes a series of LGBTQ+ comedy novels, along with works for Weasel Press and Thurston Howl Publications.

They were born in Scotland and live in England, and is a co-manager of a large gaming club. Their interests include celtic mythology, transhumanism, garage kits and pet rats, and they have a degree in Film & Media. They are non-binary and their pronouns are they/them and favourite colour is green. They can be contacted via email for any questions or communications concerning this site, freelance writing queries including available rates, and invitations to GM an amazing game of Call of Cthulhu for your group.

Oleg Hasanov is a horror writer based in Russia. He lives in the city of Chelyabinsk, where men are so tough that they light cigarettes off meteorites. He mainly writes fiction in English.

Mandy is a speculative fiction author living in Clarksville, TN with her husband, dog, and two cats. She earned her BA in English with a creative writing emphasis from Lindenwood University.

She and her husband G.D. Burkhead self-published their debut dark fantasy novel in 2017 titled The Black Lily. In addition to fantasy, she enjoys writing steampunk, horror, and historical fiction.

You can find Mandy on Goodreads at www.goodreads.com/mandyburkhead. You can visit her and her husband on their shared website at www.burkshelf.com or follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @burkshelf.

Angelique Fawns is a journalist and writer of speculative fiction. When not spinning dark tale, she interviews and promotes the publishers and writers of the genre. She lives in Canada and you can find more of her work at www.fawns.ca

M. Brandon Robbins was born in 1982 in Goldsboro, NC, where he still lives. After graduating from Goldsboro High School in 2001, he attended the University of Mount Olive (then Mount Olive College), where he majored in English and received the English Student of the Year award in his senior year. Brandon also has a Master's in Library Science from East Carolina University.

Brandon has always had an interest in genre fiction, and pursues horror as his primary genre of choice but also dabbles in poetry. His first novel, Mr. Haunt, is forthcoming from Dragon Soul Press.

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Nick Moore is a lifelong lover of horror and good food you can buy at gas stations. He firmly believes that spiders are horrifying and the dog should always survive the story. A veteran, Nick originally hails from New England and now resides in Moorefox Manor, a crumbling, haunted home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Nick now publishes under the name Nick Moorefox.

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B.R. Grove is a writer & visual artist from Ontario, Canada. Her work is heavily influenced by her love of folklore and the supernatural. When not writing or drawing, she enjoys listening to music and going on walks around her neighbourhood.

Website: https://www.brgroveauthor.wordpress.com/

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Zachary Finn is a lover of all things history and horror. He currently resides in central NY with his dog, Bruce, and his girlfriend, Natalie. You can usually find him reading, writing, getting lost in the woods, wandering old cemeteries, or trying to improve his jab.

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AE Stueve teaches at Bellevue West High and the University of Nebraska. His novels, short stories, poems, and essays can be found online and in print. To learn more about him, check out his website: aestueve.com and follow him on twitter or Instagram @aestueve.