Born a Malaysian with a hint of Dutch bloodline, Ika Vanderkoeck’s passion for writing began when she was twelve after an accidental encounter with a fantasy novel left her mind reeling with ideas. A prank call to a local production house got her into the media industry when she was very young, where she worked as a host for a children’s program. She became a scriptwriter when she was seventeen, before continuing her studies at a local university. Ika currently works in a local media conglomerate and is in the process of finishing her first fantasy novel. She also loves listening to Celtic and pirate shanties when writing, a hobby which has developed into an interest in the medieval era, the Celtic culture, and the golden age of piracy.
Ceri Young’s work has appeared previously in On Spec magazine. She originally hails from Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she can trace her family roots all the way back to the first German settlers at Lunenburg in 1753. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mount St. Vincent University (Halifax), and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of King’s College (also, Halifax); in both places she learned how to ask the right questions, and write down the answers. Her love of history, mythology, and folk belief is self-taught. She enjoys finding new and obscure mythologies and combining them to create new stories. Ceri currently lives with her husband in Montreal, Quebec, where she works as a writer and editor.
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