Cleveland ConCoction - Authors Alley 2018
Megan writes in the margins of the day. She lives just shy of the Sasquatch Triangle of Ohio and counts Molly Weasley among her role models. She tweets @MadMerryMeg and podcasts with Retrograde Orbit Radio.
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Mary Turzillo's 1999 Nebula-winner,"Mars Is no Place for Children" and her Analog novel, An Old-Fashioned Martian Girl, are read on the International Space Station. Her poetry collection, Lovers & Killers, won the 2013 Elgin Award. She has been a finalist on the British Science Fiction Association, Pushcart, Stoker, Dwarf Stars and Rhysling ballots. Sweet Poison, her Dark Renaissance collaboration with Marge Simon, was a Stoker finalist and won the 2015 Elgin Award. She's working on a novel, A Mars Cat and his Boy, and another collaboration with Marge Simon, this one about evil women. Her novel Mars Girls, will be coming out in 2017 from Apex. She lives in Ohio, with her scientist-writer husband, Geoffrey Landis.
Cleveland ConCoction - Authors Alley 2018 Marie Vibbert's work has appeared in top magazines such as Asimov's and Analog, Strange Horizons and Lightspeed.
The Oxford Culture Review called one of her stories "Everything science fiction should be." She has also been a medieval reenactor and a lineman for the Cleveland Fusion women's tackle football team. By day she is a mild-mannered computer programmer at CWRU. (Only not mild-mannered.) Cleveland ConCoction - Authors Alley 2018 Coming from Hartland, Michigan is young adult fantasy author, Mackenzie Flohr. A storyteller at heart, she loves to inspire the imagination. She is the author of the popular series The Rite of Wands, which has caught the attention of Doctor Who and Harry Potter fans worldwide. Readers agree that Mackenzie has crafted a robust tale of secrets, mystery, and uncertain destiny that rivals the works of Tolkien, Lewis, and Rowling.
Mackenzie grew up in Cleveland, OH, chasing leprechauns and rainbows and dreaming of angels. Her parents nurtured a love of fantasy and make-believe by introducing her at a very young age to the artistic and cultural opportunities that the city had to offer. Yet, it wasn't until she was on a trip to Indiana, viewing a Lord of the Rings exhibit, that the innermost desire of her heart became clear to her. Fans have become enchanted by Mierta McKinnon, describing him as an innocent, rambunctious, trouble-seeking, realistic, and believable character whom has quickly become a fan favorite. The Rite of Wands follows the young warlock as he seeks to fulfill his destiny and cure the land of Iverna of a horrendous disease called The Shreya. Readers will find themselves immersed into his story and feel like they are a part of his journey. Cleveland ConCoction - Authors Alley 2018 Linda Robertson is an internationally published author with, currently, two novel series: the Persephone Alcmedi series (Urban Fantasy), and the Immanence series (Dark Fantasy). Once upon a time she was the lead guitarist in a hard rock/metal cover band, so it’s no surprise that she wrote, performed, created, produced, mixed and mastered a full orchestral score/CD for the first Immanence title: Jovienne.
She won the 2006 OSU Mansfield's Florence B. Allen writing competition, has earned a cum laude Associate of the Art’s Degree in English, worked as a graphic artist, and dabbled in costuming/sewing, crafting and furniture renovation. She attends various writing conventions, blogs, and gives workshops about the craft of writing. A mother of four boys, Linda is married and lives in northeast Ohio. Cleveland ConCoction - Authors Alley 2018 K. M. Herkes is mostly quiet with a thirty-percent chance of loud. The rest is subject to change without notice. Creating imaginary worlds has been a passion since childhood. Professional development has included lab work, classroom teaching, animal training, aquaculture, horticulture, retail operations, and library service. Personal development is ongoing. Cats, cookies, and flowers are involved.
Her favorite stories dance in the open spaces between genres, so her books play in the literary traffic, dodging between science fiction, fantasy, thrills, and suspense. Cleveland ConCoction - Authors Alley 2018 J.W. Troemner was born in Germany and emigrated to the United States. Since then, she's spent most of her life orbiting around Indiana, where she can be often found gazing longingly at caverns and abandoned buildings.
Cleveland ConCoction - Authors Alley 2018 By day, J. L. Gribble is a professional medical editor. By night, she does freelance fiction editing in all genres, along with reading, playing video games, and occasionally even writing. She is currently working on the Steel Empires series for Dog Star Books, the science-fiction/adventure imprint of Raw Dog Screaming Press. Previously, she was an editor for the Far Worlds anthology.
Gribble studied English at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She received her Master’s degree in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where her debut novel Steel Victory was her thesis for the program. She lives in Ellicott City, Maryland, with her husband and three vocal Siamese cats. Find her online (www.jlgribble.com), on Facebook (www.facebook.com/jlgribblewriter), and on Twitter and Instagram (@hannaedits). Cleveland ConCoction - Authors Alley 2018 J.D. Blackrose loves all things storytelling and celebrates great writing by posting about it on her website, www.slipperywords.com. She has published The Soul Wars series and the Monster Hunter Mom series, both through Falstaff Books, as well as numerous short stories. When not writing, Blackrose lives with three children, an enormous orange cat, her husband and a full-time job in Corporate Communications. She’s fearful that so-called normal people will discover exactly how often she thinks about wicked fairies, nasty wizards, homicidal elevators, treacherous forests, and the odd murder, even when she is supposed to be having coffee with a friend or cheering her daughter on during a soccer game. As a survival tactic, she has mastered the art of looking interested. She credits her parents for teaching her how to ask questions, and in lieu of facts, how to make up answers.
Cleveland ConCoction - Authors Alley 2018 J. Thorn is a Top 100 Most Popular Author in Horror, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure and Fantasy (Amazon Author Rank). He has published over one million words and has sold more than 170,000 books worldwide. In March of 2014 Thorn held the #5 position in Horror alongside his childhood idols Dean Koontz and Stephen King (at #4 and #2 respectively). He is an official, active member of the Horror Writers Association and a member of the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers. He is a full-time writer, adjunct university professor, co-owner of Molten Universe Media, podcaster, musician, and a certified Story Grid nerd.
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