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Rick Bonogofsky 

I am just a typical geek. I spend my time in other worlds, living various lives through my characters with my friends in different tabletop roleplaying games. When I’m not gaming or working, I spend my time dressing as a superhero to help non-profit groups raise money, binge-watching my favorite shows and pursuing many other interests.  Writing and gaming have been huge parts of my life growing up, and my biggest dream was to get published. That finally happened in September 2016. I am currently hard at work on my series, After the War, which begins 80 years after World War III with The Demon. Humans are rebuilding their society while supernatural beings return to being forgotten by humanity. Things get much more complicated in The Assassin and the Knight, book two in the series, when these beings begin noticing some strange and dangerous changes to their world. The story will continue in the upcoming books, whether in the form of prequels, sequels, or offshoots. I certainly hope my readers enjoy the books!

Shalomar Tyrloc

Shalomar Tyrloc writes, when not writing she reads, and when not reading she occasionally sleeps. She listens to ALL kinds of music day and night, regardless of what else she is doing. Listening to music with everything helps her neurodivergent brain focus. She admits to working a day job into that routine too, but that’s not important.

Shalomar loves to write Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, and Altered Fairy-tales. Adventures that draw you into another world and keep you up past your bedtime.

She lives with her loving husband and two beautiful children who are endlessly supportive of her writing. There is a rumor she might be part frost giant as she melts into an unbearable monster in the heat. To avoid this, she lives as far north as she can.

Jess Smart Smiley

Jess Smart Smiley is a #1 bestselling author/illustrator who has helped thousands of creators of all ages all around the world.

Jess has created work for Penguin Random House, Macmillan, DisneyPixar, and Dreamworks, and is the 2023 recipient of the UCDA Krider Prize for Creativity. Jess is the creator of the “What Happens Next” series of comics readers can play, as well as the bestselling “Let’s Make Comics” comics-making activity book.

D.J. Butler

D.J. (Dave) Butler has been a lawyer, a consultant, an editor, a corporate trainer, and a registered investment banking representative, and he is now a Senior Editor for Ark Press. His novels published by Baen Books include the Witchy War series (Witchy Eye, Witchy Winter, Witchy Kingdom, and Serpent Daughter), the Tales of Indrajit and Fix series (In the Palace of Shadow and Joy, Between Princesses and Other Jobs, and Among the Gray Lords), and Abbott in Darkness, as well as The Cunning Man and The Jupiter Knife, co-written with Aaron Michael Ritchey, and Time Trials and Ice Trials, co-written with M.A. Rothman. He also writes for children: the steampunk fantasy adventure tales The Kidnap Plot, the Giant’s Seat, and The Library Machine are published by Knopf. Other novels include City of the Saints from WordFire Press and The Wilding Probate from Immortal Works. His novels have won the Whitney Award, the Association for Mormon Letters Award for Novel, and the Dragon Award.

Dave also organizes writing retreats and anarcho-libertarian writers’ events, and travels the country to sell books. He tells many stories as a gamemaster with a gaming group some of whom he’s been playing with since sixth grade. He plays guitar and banjo whenever he can, and likes to hang out in Utah with his wife, their children, and the family dogs.