Wendy Nikel is a speculative fiction author with a degree in elementary education, a fondness for road trips, and a terrible habit of forgetting where she’s left her cup of tea. Her short fiction has been published in Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, Daily Science Fiction, Nature: Futures, and elsewhere. Her time travel novella series, beginning with The Continuum, is available from World Weaver Press. For more info, visit wendynikel.com

Beth Goder is an archivist and author. Over 40 of her short stories have appeared in venues such as Escape Pod, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Analog, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Flash Fiction Online, and Horton’s The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy. You can find her online at http://www.bethgoder.com.

From the Bronx, New York, Wen Wen Yang is the eldest child of Chinese immigrants. She has gaps in her Wenzhounese that charades cannot overcome. In exchange for her first language, she earned an English, Creative Writing degree from Barnard College, Columbia University. There, she also studied Mandarin for three years, then did not speak it again. All her stories are in English. An up-to-date bibliography is on WenWenWrites.com.

Rebecca Halsey is the author of the historical romance novel Notes of Temptation. Her short fiction has most recently appeared in Ghost Parachute and The Bookends Review. She holds an MFA degree in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University.​ Her nonfiction writing has been a byproduct of her work in the cybersecurity industry where her analysis has covered cybersecurity trends, eCrime threats, hacktivism, and targeted intrusion adversaries worldwide. She has been part of Flash Fiction Online staff off and on since 2016, most recently taking on the roles of editor-in-chief and publisher.

She resides in Maryland with her husband, four children, and a very stubborn Olde English Bulldogge. When she isn’t writing or editing, she is sketching, painting, gardening, and playing video games. Learn more at www.rebeccahalsey.com.

Stefan Alcalá Slater is a speculative fiction writer from Los Angeles. His work has been published in F&SF, Daily Science Fiction, and Mermaids Monthly. He is a graduate of Clarion West, and he has an MFA in creative nonfiction from Goucher College. You can find him online at stefanaslater.com or on X (Twitter) at @StefanASlater.

Nadia Radovich is an author from Washington, D.C., with work in Apex, Apparition, and Strange Horizons. You can connect with her on Bluesky @nadiaradovich.bsky.social.

Leo Rein was born and raised in Los Angeles and, by this point, is unlikely to leave. His award-winning work has been featured in Rind, Schlock! and the San Diego Reader, among others. These days, he passes the time by reading, writing, spending time with his fiancée, and trying his hardest to do his best.

Guan Un is an Australian-Chinese writer of speculative fiction based in Sydney. His work has been featured in LeVar Burton Reads, Year’s Best Fantasy Vol 2, Strange Horizons, and more. A former theology student and luggage salesman, he lives with his family, and a dog named after a tiger. You can find him at @thisisguan.bsky.social or guanun.com.