Kate Ristau is the President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) and the Executive Director of Willamette Writers. She is the author of three middle grade series, Clockbreakers, Mythwakers, and Wylde Wings, and the young adult series, Shadow Girl. You can read her essays in The New York Times and The Washington Post. She is the chair of the Tigard Public Library Board of Directors, and you can meet her online at Kateristau.com.

RUSSELL DAVIS has written and sold numerous novels and short stories in virtually every genre of fiction, under at least a half-dozen pseudonyms. He has worked as an editor of novels and anthologies, and created both the MFA in Genre Fiction and the MA in Publishing at Western Colorado University, and is a past president of SFWA.

Jonathan is a full-time hybrid writer living in Colorado Springs with his wife Kiwi and twin daughters Danika Dawn and Darika Marie. (Dani and Dari are the inspirations for GEMINI RISING's Nika and Rika.) He is a retired Marine infantry colonel, a former grad school professor, and a former director of international business at a large multinational manufacturing corporation.He writes mostly military scifi with forays into YA, paranormal, and fantasy. He is a multiple Nebula Award finalist, a multiple Dragon Award finalist, and a USA Today bestseller.Jonathan has been a national representative for the VFW, walking the halls of Congress to get bills passed for active duty members, veterans, and their families. He’s been a long-time volunteer for SFWA and is currently serving as the CFO.When he’s not writing, Jonathan is playing with his girls, cooking, and working out in the gym. He’s been a national champion equestrian and rugger and recently earned a national championship in powerlifting. You can find him at various cons throughout the year in the US and abroad.