Lindz McLeod is a queer, working-class, Scottish writer and poet who dabbles in the surreal. Her short prose has been published by Apex, Catapult, Pseudopod, and many more. Her longer work includes the short story collection TURDUCKEN (Spaceboy, 2023), as well as her novels BEAST (Hear Us Scream, 2023), SUNBATHERS (Hedone Books, 2024), THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET (Harlequin, 2025), and the collaborative anthology AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE (Stanchion, 2025). Her work has been taught in schools, universities, and turned into avant-garde opera. She is a full member of the SFWA, the club president of the Edinburgh Writers’ Club, and is currently studying for a PhD in Creative Writing.

Jennifer Mace is a queer Brit who roams the Pacific Northwest in search of tea and interesting plant life. A four-time Hugo-finalist podcaster for her work with Be The Serpent, her short fiction and poetry may be found in magazines such as Baffling, Uncanny, and Reckoning. Her misspent youth as a door-to-door frozen meat saleswoman comes up surprisingly often in her literary endeavours. Find her other works online at www.englishmace.com.

Shira Musicant shares her home in the foothills of Santa Barbara with deer, coyotes, and an occasional fox. Formerly a somatic psychotherapist, she now writes and gardens. Her stories appear or are forthcoming in Santa Literary Journal, Star 82 Review, Bright Flash Literary Review, 101 Words, Fourth Genre, and elsewhere. She is a 2022 Pushcart Prize nominee.

Shelly Jones (they/them) is a professor at a small college in upstate New York, where they teach classes in mythology, folklore, and writing. Their speculative work has been published by Apex, F&SF, The Future Fire, and elsewhere. Find them on Twitter/X @shellyjansen or at https://shellyjonesphd.wordpress.com/.

Samir Sirk Morató is a scientist, artist, and flesh heap. Some of their published and forthcoming writing can be found in The Drabblecast, Seize the Press, ergot., and NIGHTMARE. Their art can be found in body fluids and Tenebrous Press’ “Thank You For Joining the Algorithm.”