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Rosalind Barden's zany, cozy noir mystery novel set in 1930s Depression-era Los Angeles, SPARKY OF BUNKER HILL AND THE COLD KID CASE, is a Firebird Book Award 1st Place Cozy Mystery Winner, Literary Titan Gold Medal Book Award Winner, Author Academy Top 10 Mystery Winner, and Critters Readers Poll Top 10 Finisher for both Best Mystery and Best Young Adult Books. Over thirty of Rosalind Barden's short stories have appeared in print anthologies and webzines, such as the U.K.'s acclaimed WHISPERS OF WICKEDNESS. Mystery and Horror LLC has selected her stories for multiple print anthologies, including FAPA President's Book Award Silver Medalist HISTORY AND MYSTERY OH MY! She is a regular contributor to the STRANGELY FUNNY anthology series. Ellen Datlow selected her short story LION FRIEND as a Best Horror of the Year Honorable Mention after it appeared in CERN ZOO, a British Fantasy Society nominee for best anthology, part of DF Lewis' award winning NEMONYMOUS anthology series. TV MONSTER is her print children's book that she wrote and illustrated. In addition, her scripts, novel manuscripts and short fiction have placed in numerous competitions, including the Writers Digest Screenplay Competition and the Shriekfast Film Festival. She writes in Los Angeles, California. Photo credit: Guy Viau.

Sarah E. Glenn loves mystery and horror stories, often with a sidecar of humor. Several have appeared in mystery and paranormal anthologies, including G.W. Thomas’ Ghostbreakers series, Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine, and Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology.

She developed strong ideals from her parents, a salesman turned missionary and a social worker. Despite their tutelage and a short stint as a classical languages grad student, she still loves Kolchak, superheroes, geek fandoms, and pop culture.

Her great-great aunt served as a nurse in WWI, and was injured by poison gas during the fighting. After being mustered out, she traveled widely. A hundred years later, 'Aunt Dess' would inspire Sarah and co-author Gwen Mayo to create the Three Snowbirds series.

Nathan Pettigrew was born and raised an hour south of New Orleans and lives in Florida with his loving wife. His story “Yemma” was awarded 2nd Place in the 22nd Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition and appeared in the winnow. Other stories have appeared in Shooter, Deep South Magazine, Penumbra Online. Stoneboat, “The Year” Anthology from Crack the Spine, and Roi Fainéant Press. His story “Mindy Hormann” was featured in the best-selling Gone anthology from Red Dog Press, edited by Stephen J. Golds, while his story “Dinner with Daniel Coletti” appeared in the NASTY anthology from Anna Yeatts of Flash Fiction Online, which was spotlighted in a 2017 Rolling Stone article.

Robert Allen Lupton is retired and lives in New Mexico where he was a commercial hot air balloon pilot. Robert runs and writes every day, but not necessarily in that order. More than 200 of his short stories have been published in various print anthologies and online magazines.

His novel, "Foxborn," was published in April 2017 and the sequel, "Dragonborn," a year later. His novel, “Dejanna of the Double Star” was published in December 2020. Several of his previously published short stories of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, humor, and horror have been published in five collections, “Running Into Trouble,” ”Through a Wine Glass Darkly.” “Strong Spirts,” “Hello Darkness,” and “Visions Softly Creeping."

He has edited and published two anthologies, "Feral: It Takes A Forest To Raise A Child,” and “Are You A Robot?” His third anthology, “Witch Wizard Warlock,” is scheduled to be published in September 2023.

Over 1800 drabbles, short stories exactly 100 words long, and several articles are available to read at: https://www.erbzine.com/lupton/

Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Nancy Brewka-Clark began her writing career at a daily newspaper chain on Boston's North Shore and went on to write short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction, and drama that have been published in the U.S. and abroad. For two decades she also painted professionally under the name of Nascha, creating unique gilt bas reliefs that combined 18th century New England colonial japanning and Ukrainian folk motifs. That work was featured in Yankee Magazine, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, People Magazine and a host of other publications. A lifetime devotee of Nathaniel Hawthorne, or more specifically his enigmatic older sister Elizabeth, she lives in Beverly, Massachusetts, with her husband Tom.

DJ Tyrer is probably best known as a horror writer, but has written in many other different genres and styles, as well as being behind the Atlantean Publishing small press.

Michael Rigg, an attorney for more than four decades, writes mysteries and thrillers set in two very different locations: Virginia Beach (where he lives) and New Orleans (which he visits as often as possible “for research,” including participation in three Mardi Gras Krewes). He is a retired Navy Judge Advocate and a retired civilian government attorney, formerly working for the Department of the Navy. He is a member of International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, and both the Sisters in Crime national organization and its Southeastern Virginia Chapter—Mystery by the Sea.