by Tricia Reeks
Jeff VanderMeer’s most recent fiction is the NYT-bestselling Southern Reach trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance), all released in 2014 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The series has been acquired by publishers in 23 other countries. Paramount Pictures/Scott Rudin Productions have acquired the movie rights. His nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Washington Post, the Atlantic.com, and the Los Angeles Times. A three-time World Fantasy Award winner and 14-time nominee, VanderMeer has edited or coedited many iconic fiction anthologies, taught at the Yale Writers’ Conference, the Miami International Book Fair, lectured at MIT and the Library of Congress, and serves as the co-director of Shared Worlds, a unique teen SF/fantasy writing camp located at Wofford College. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife, the noted editor Ann VanderMeer. Website: http://www.JeffVanderMeer.com
Michal Wojcik was born in Poland, raised in the Yukon Territory, and educated in Edmonton and Montreal. He has a Master’s degree in history from McGill University, where he studied witchcraft trials and medieval necromancers. His short fiction has appeared in On Spec, the Book Smugglers and Daily Science Fiction. Blog: http://onelastsketch.wordpress.com
Victoria Zelvin is a graduate of the inaugural class of Roanoke College’s Creative Writing program. She currently lives in Ballston, VA, with her one-eyed cat Leela. She strives to write things that don’t make sense, but that are internally consistent in the lack of sense she’s making. Website: http://victoriazelvin.com