New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Mary Jo Putney is the author of thirty-six books of historical romance and fantasy romance, including A Distant Magic, The Spiral Path, and Dancing on the Wind. She lives with her family in England.

Carrie Vaughn is the author of a wildly popular and bestselling series of novels detailing the adventures of Kitty Norville, a radio personality who also happens to be a werewolf. She lives in Colorado.

Yasmine Galenorn is a mystery and paranormal romance author best known for her seven-volume Otherworld series, which details the adventures of the half-human, half-faerie D'Artigo sisters. She also writes under the pseudonym India Ink.

M.L.N. Hanover is an International Horror Guild Award-winning author living in the American southwest.

Lisa Tuttle won the Nebula Award for her story “The Bone Flute—which she refused to accept—and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel Lost Futures. She lives with her family in Scotland.