A.G. Carpenter writes fiction of (and for) all sorts, with a focus on the speculative. With over a dozen published short stories, her work has appeared in Twitter-zines such as One Forty Fiction and Trapeze Magazine, online publications Daily Science Fiction, Goldfish Grimm's Spicy Fiction Sushi, and Abyss & Apex.

Her work is available in print from Nature Magazine's “Futures”, the micro-press anthology "Southern Gothic" (New Lit Salon Press – Oct. 2013), and "The Weather's Always Fine in Paradise" - a collection of short stories and novelettes.

"Of Lips and Tongue", the first novella in the "Touch" trilogy, was released in June 2016 through Falstaff Books. The sequels - "Of Shade and Soul" and "Of Flesh and Bone" - and an omnibus edition are available now.

"Monster Society", a short story and novella anthology co-written with Eric S. Brown and Robert Waters, is available in ebook and print formats from Eric Flint's Ring of Fire Press.

A new series of SF Western novels is forthcoming Spring/Summer of 2019.

She graduated from The College of Santa Fe with a degree in Moving Image Arts (B.A, 2004) and is still an avid fan of film making, with a preference for movies in which things explode. She lives in the southern United States with her lively son and a herd of cats.

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luke kurtis is an interdisciplinary artist focusing on the intersection of visuals, text, and tech. Ideas are the root of his work, forgoing any signature style in favor of conceptually-driven aesthetics and design. He has exhibited work in galleries and alternative spaces around the country, including solo exhibitions at New York Public Library and Massillon Museum. Select books include INTERSECTION, The Language of History, Angkor Wat, and exam(i)nation, all part of an ongoing series that combines photography, writing, and design. His albums of experimental music include obscure mechanics and electronic quartets. He also makes short films, including the woods are watching and convergence, both documenting his installation art projects of the same names. His studio, bd-studios.com, publishes work both by himself and other artists and writers, and he is the co-founder of New Lit Salon Press. He lives and works in New York City’s Greenwich Village.

Eryk Pruitt is a screenwriter, author and filmmaker living in Durham, NC with his wife Lana and cat Busey. His short films FOODIE and LIYANA, ON COMMAND have won several awards at film festivals across the US. In 2015, he was a finalist for the Derringer Award for his short story "Knockout.". His third novel, WHAT WE RECKON, has been nominated for the prestigious Anthony Award and can be found on bookshelves across the country. His short fiction will be collected for the first time this October in the upcoming publication from Polis Books, TOWNIES AND OTHER STORIES OF SOUTHERN MISCHIEF. He produced and wrote the eight-part, true crime podcast THE LONG DANCE about the NC Valentine's Murders. A full list of credits can be found at erykpruitt.com.

Brian Centrone is the author of the novel 'An Ordinary Boy' and the short story collections 'I Voted for Biddy Schumacher: Mismatched Tales from the Mind of Brian Centrone' and 'Erotica.' Four of his One-Act plays have been produced for the stage as part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ The Big Read program. His writing has appeared in numerous anthologies, literary and arts journals, newspapers, and online. He is the Co-Founder and Publisher of New Lit Salon Press as well as the co-editor of 'Southern Gothic: New Tales from the South' and the editor of 'Salon Style: Fiction, Poetry & Art.'

Heather Bell Adams is the author of the novels MARANATHA ROAD (West Virginia University Press Sept 1, 2017) and THE GOOD LUCK STONE (Haywire Books July 7, 2020). Originally from Hendersonville, NC, she now lives in Raleigh with her husband and son.