Chuck Wendig is known for his blog, Terribleminds, his Star Wars novel trilogy Aftermath, and for numerous credits in the comics industry, including work with Marvel, VS, and more. He also has experience writing novels, movies, games, and more.

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Madhuri Shekar is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Her audio play Evil Eye won the 2020 Audie Award for Best Original Work. She was a staff writer on HBO's The Nevers, a co-creator of the Shakespearean web series, Titus and Dronicus, and the writer of the film adaptation of Evil Eye, now on Amazon Prime.

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Joseph Perry and Jen Chen Tran are publishing attorneys and literary agents. They draft and negotiate all publishing-related agreements, conduct prepublication review, and help writers start their own publishing companies.

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Ken Liu is a Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award winning author of Science Fiction and Fantasy. His story, “The Paper Menagerie,” is the first to win all three awards. He is also the author of the Dandelion Dynasty fantasy series and has had numerous stories adapted to television.

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Aaron Mahnke is the creator, producer, and host of the hit podcast Lore, Executive Producer of the Lore television show on Amazon, and author of The World of Lore book series. He is also the founder of the podcast production company, Grim & Mild.

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Erin Entrada Kelly is the author of the middle grade novels Hello Universe, winner of the Newbery Medal; We Dream of Space, a Newbery Honor book; Maybe, Maybe, Marisol Rainey; Lalani of the Distant Sea; You Go First; The Land of Forgotten Girls; and Blackbird Fly. Her short stories have appeared in the Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Tayo Special Issue, and more. She is a contributor to Library Journal and was an award-winning writer and editor for Thrive Magazine.

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Tommy Dean is the Editor at Fractured Lit and Uncharted. He is the author of the flash fiction chapbook Special Like the People on TV from Redbird Chapbooks. His work has appeared in numerous literary publications, including BULL Magazine, The MacGuffin, The Lascaux Review, New World Writing, Pithead Chapel, and New Flash Fiction Review His story “You’ve Stopped” was chosen to be included in Best Microfiction 2019.

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Jasmin Darznik is the New York Times best-selling author of three books, The Bohemians, Song of a Captive Bird, and The Good Daughter. Her writing has also appeared in the New York Times, Literary Hub, Washington Post, and more. She is a professor of english and creative writing at the University of San Francisco.

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S.B. Divya is a Nebula-nominated author of speculative fiction, novellas, and novels, with work appearing in Lightspeed, Analog, and more. Her novella Machinehood earned a Publisher's Weekly starred review. She is also the co-editor of the Hugo-nominated EscapePod.

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Ken Davenport is a Broadway and Off Broadway playwright, as well as a Tony Award-winning producer. His writing credits include the Broadway musical Gettin’ The Band Back Together as well as the Off Broadway shows The Awesome 80s Prom,My First Time, and Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating, & Marriage. He co-conceived the award-winning Altar Boyz. Productions of his work have been produced internationally in over 25 countries around the world.

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Adam Borba is a writer and film producer. His producer credits include Pete’s Dragon,A Wrinkle in Time, and The Odd Life of Timothy Green.The Midnight Brigade, published by Little Brown, is his first novel.

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Phil Cohen is a developmental editor and literary executive for Warner Bros. Throughout his time there, and in his previous role at Sony Pictures, Phil has acquired dozens of books, comics, graphic novels, and long-form articles to develop into feature films and television series. Over his career, he has acquired a deep understanding of what makes books work and has advised clients as a developmental editor on plot, pacing, world construction and commercial viability to ensure that every author is able to get their story to the widest possible audience.

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Shawn Alexander Allen is an artist, writer, designer, organizer, and critic.  He is the initial founder of NuChallenger, a games company focused on creating dope art and culture. Shawn has spent 14+ years in games as game designer, artist, animator, writer, trailer editor, producer, and music publisher. Liker of tweets, obsessed with action movies, poetry, sneakers, Black history, and Hip-Hop culture.

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