Brewer, Z.: - Z Brewer is the New York Times bestselling
author of the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series, as well as eight additional
books (so far). They've written more short stories than they can recall and
have worked as a game dev for Poorly Timed Games as narrative lead. Their
pronouns are they/them. When not making readers cry because they killed off a
character they loved, Z is an anti-bullying and mental health advocate. Plus,
they have awesome hair. Z lives in Buffalo, NY. They are the proud owner
of a cob of human teeth. You can learn more about them at www.zbrewerbooks.com.

Katsu, Alma: - Alma Katsu has been writing novels since
2011. The majority of Alma Katsu's books combine historical fiction with
supernatural or horror elements. Her work has received starred reviews from Publishers
Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal; been featured in the New
York Times and Washington Post; been nominated and won awards in the
US and internationally; and appeared on numerous Best Books lists, including
NPR, Apple Books, Goodreads, and Amazon. The Hunger (2018), a
reimagining of the story of the Donner Party, was named one of NPR's 100
favorite horror stories and continues to be honored as a new classic in horror.
Her most recent horror novel, The Fervor, has been nominated for the
Stoker and Locus awards for best horror and for best hardcover by International
Thriller Writers. She also writes spy thrillers, the logical marriage of her
love of storytelling with her thirty-plus-year career in intelligence. Red
Widow (2021), her first spy novel, was a New York Times Editor's
Choice and nominated for International Thriller Writers' Best Novel. The second
book in the series, Red London, was published March 2023 to excellent
reviews and has been optioned for a TV series.

Maberry, Jonathan: - Jonathan Maberry is
a New York Times bestselling author, five-time Bram
Stoker Award winner, four-time Scribe Award winner, Inkpot Award winner,
anthology editor, writing teacher, comic book writer, and editor of Weird
Tales Magazine. His works include the Joe Ledger thrillers Rot & Ruin, Kagen the Damned, Ink, X-Files, V-Wars, Glimpse, Black Panther, Captain America, Wolverine, Punisher, Bad Blood, The Wolfman, Mars One, and many
others. He is the president of the International Association of Media Tie-In
Writers. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Sara, and their fierce little
dog, Rosie.

Quinn, Ryan: - Ryan Quinn has worked for Blizzard
Entertainment in communications, writing, and editing roles since 2004. He
authored over a decade of Blizzard's major game announcements, sites and apps,
and has written fiction and in-game narrative for World of Warcraft, Heroes
of the Storm, StarCraft II and Diablo Immortal. Ryan is
currently a Senior Narrative Designer at Blizzard, where he crafts gloomy
stories about broken people and places despite residing in perpetually sunny
Southern California.

West, Carly Anne: - Carly Anne West is the author of several
works of spooky fiction for readers of all ages, with titles including The
Murmurings and The Bargaining (Simon Pulse), and the forthcoming
series The Ghosts of Nameless Island (Andrews McMeel). Her works also include
the Hello Neighbor series (Scholastic), based on the fan favorite video game,
as well as contributions to the New York Times bestselling Five Nights
at Freddy's literary universe (Scholastic), based on the wildly popular video
game of the same name. Carly holds an MFA in English and writing from Mills
College and lives in Seoul, Korea, with her family.