Sylvia Spruck Wrigley was born in Germany and spent her childhood in Los Angeles. She now splits her time between South Wales and the Costa del Sol, two coastal regions with almost nothing in common. Her short stories have recently appeared in Lightspeed, Nature’s Futures and Daily Science Fiction and have been translated into over twelve languages. She was nominated for a Nebula in 2014 for her short story, “Alive, Alive Oh”. You can find out more about her at http://www.intrigue.co.uk/

Stanley Lee is a fantasy and science fiction writer living in New York City. In 2011, this Stanley Lee received his M.A. from New York University and graduated Orson Scott Card’s Literary Bootcamp. Often known to be “out of his damn mind,” Stan has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, hiked Machu Picchu, and competed in Ironman triathlons.

Suzanne Vincent is the editor-in-chief of Flash Fiction Online. That’s what people think anyway. Actually, she’s really a pretty ordinary middle-aged woman packing a few extra pounds and a few more gray hairs than she’s comfortable with. As a writer, she leans toward the fantasy spectrum, though much of what she writes is difficult to classify. Slipstream? Isn’t that where we stick stories when we just can’t figure out where else they go? Suzanne’s first professional publication was right here at FFO, published before she joined the staff: “I Speak the Master’s Will,” — a story she’s still very proud of. While she doesn’t actually have time to blog anymore, she once did. You can still read her ancient posts on writing at The Slushpile Avalanche. Suzanne keeps a house full of kids (3), a husband (1), and pets (too many to number) in Utah, USA. Yes, she’s a Mormon. No, there isn’t another wife. Mormons haven’t actually practiced polygamy since the 1890s. Too bad. She’d love to have another woman around to wash dishes and do laundry.

Jason S. Ridler is a writer, historian, and actor. He is the author of The Brimstone Files, and his latest historical work Mavericks of War was called a “visceral read that is also an important piece of scholarship” by Pulitzer-Prize winner Richard Rhodes. He is a Teaching Fellow at Johns Hopkins University and teaches creative writing at Google, Youtube, and for private clients.

Shannon Peavey is a writer and horse trainer from Seattle, Washington.  She’s a graduate of the Clarion West workshop, and her stories have also appeared in places such as Apex, Lightspeed, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies.  Find her online at shannonpeavey.com, or on twitter @shannonpv.

Alter S. Reiss is an author and archaeologist who lives and works in Jerusalem with his wife Naomi and their son Uriel.  He likes good food, bad movies, and old time radio.  Alter’s short fiction has appeared in F&SF, Strange Horizons, Nature, and elsewhere, and his first book, “Sunset Mantle” is one of the debut novellas coming out from tor.com‘s publishing imprint.

Paul DesCombaz lives in the wilds of Washington with his wife, their two goofball dogs and an insane cat with hate in her heart.