by Mindy Klasky
Dave Smeds, a Nebula Award finalist, is the author of novels such as The Sorcery Within and X-Men: Law of the Jungle. His short fiction has appeared in such venues as Asimov's Science Fiction, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Full Spectrum 4, Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn, and Realms of Fantasy.
Sara Stamey’s journeys include treasure hunting and teaching scuba in the Caribbean, backpacking Greece and New Zealand, operating a nuclear reactor, and owning a farm in Chile. Her novel The Ariadne Connection won the Cygnus Speculative Fiction Award; her Islands won the Hollywood Book Festival Genre Award.
Jennifer Stevenson lives in Chicago with her husband and two bossy kittens. She swims, bikes, attempts yoga, gardens, and finds new uses for old sex demons.
Judith Tarr has written historicals and historical fantasies and epic fantasies, contemporary fantasy, and science fiction. She has won the Crawford Award, and has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award. She lives near Tucson, Arizona with an assortment of cats, a blue-eyed spirit dog, and a herd of Lipizzan horses.
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BVC authors include New York Times and USA Today bestsellers; Nebula, Hugo, and Philip K. Dick Award winners; World Fantasy Award, Campbell Award, and RITA Award nominees; and winners and nominees of many other publishing awards.
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