Frasier has been longlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Collection (A Stitch Between Worlds) and the Andromeda Award (Cage of Stars), and he’s a winner of the SciFidea Writing Contest (Cage of Stars). 

Ed Crocker hails from Manchester. The first book of his epic fantasy Lightfall, was published earlier this year in North America. As a freelance book editor his clients include award-winning indie authors, Sunday Times bestselling writers & acclaimed small presses. 

Rachel was born in a busy city, then travelled the world from shanty towns to the big apple, and is now settled happily in green and friendly Herefordshire with her husband and two daughters.

Simon Kewin has written over 100 short stories and is also the author of the Cloven Land fantasy trilogy, cyberpunk thriller The Genehunter, “steampunk Gormenghast” saga Engn, the Triple Stars sci/fi trilogy and the Office of the Witchfinder General books, published by Elsewhen Press.

Lauren is a British fantasy author of character-driven stories and epic adventure. Her books usually contain dragons, bucket-loads of magic, and are typically fun and hopeful. She has been a finalist and semi-finalist in SPFBO.

Phil is an indie author, his stories use British folklore, portal fantasy and feature broken characters in need of redemption. There are elements of noir storytelling and snarky dialogue too.

Patrick has worked as a teacher, an editor and publisher of physics journals, and a web designer. As well as writing, he works as a freelance editor and book cover designer. His first book for adults was Shadow of a Dead God.

Nick's books feature everything from all out heart pounding, fast-paced action to thoughtful, character driven twists on the fantasy and sci-fi genres. Genetics to Artificial Intelligence, Artifice Dragons to Soul-Eating enemies, nothing is off the menu.

Phil Williams is an author of fantasy, horror and dystopian fiction, including the Blood Scouts epic military fantasies, the Ordshaw urban fantasy thrillers and the post-apocalyptic Estalia series. He also writes bestselling reference books to help foreign learners master English.