STEVEN NOVAK: CONCEPT/SITE DESIGN/CONTRIBUTING WRITER: As a writer, illustrator, graphic designer and creator of all things useless and time consuming, Steven has spent the majority of his life bent over a desk and/or staring at a computer screen. Consequently his spine and eyes have suffered because of it. This bent and crooked shell of a man currently lives with his wife in California and is the author of the Breadcrumbs For The Nasties Series. He enjoys candlelight dinners and long walks on the beach. He is a Sagittarius. He also made up the stuff about candlelight dinners and walks on the beach.
JAMES MCSHANE: STORY ORGANIZER/CONTRIBUTING WRITER: James McShane is from Dublin, Ireland, a place where it only rains twice a year: once for five months, and again for seven months. The first chance he gets, he's emigrating. He is editing his first novel, a political thriller, is a steampunk romp through his hometown of Dublin, only set in the year 1904. It's got a clockwork aardvark in it, so it's got to be fun, right? He enjoys reading, critical debate and poking dead things with sticks.
TOMARA ARMSTRONG: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Tomara Armstrong juggles domestic heroism, Ultimate Ninja Warrior training, and her attempts to moonlight as a mild-mannered reporter/private detective. Formally trained in Computer Science and fabricated reality, she blames brainworms for her success—or lack thereof. While family tries to keep her grounded, they’re mostly unsuccessful.
WAYNE DEPRIEST: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: A tall, mustached and rarely serious man, Wayne flies in the face of convention. After convention brushes him away, Wayne flies in the face of adversity. When he isn’t flitting around annoying time honored concepts, he writes a poem or a hundred or shoots pool or kills someone in a book, "like "Angeltown" or "Selected" or the forthcoming "The Button Man"
NANDY EKLE: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Nandy Ekle writes from her little corner of the couch in her West Texas home. She leads her readers through worlds of thrilling dangers, psychological disturbances, and emotional upheavals, all while cooking dinner, washing clothes and catching up on old TV shows. Some of her publications include The Old House (arkhamtales.com), My Sweet Prince (houseofhorror.org.uk) and Maggie’s Wedding (also houseofhorror.org.uk), even though neither site exists any longer. However, she has also published The Epic Battle onflashesinthedark.com and From the Stands (her latest publication) on flashfiction5.com, which received first place in the flashfiction5.com May contest. Other award-winning stories are Hide and Seek (first place OWFI short story horror 2011) and The Carvers (first honorable mention OWFI horror novel 2012). Disturbing her readers’ sleep is one of her favorite hobbies. Also check out wordsmithsix.
ANNIE EVETT: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Annie is a prolific scribbler of characters, weaver of story lines, champion of the return of the short story and professional cat herder. She is addicted to her coffee machine, chases monkeys other people refer to as her children, attempts to ignore the voices in her head, is a contributing editor on a number of sites and publications and sleeps occasionally.
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JAX HIX: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Jax Hix prefers to remain anonymous, but if you feel you must stalk her, you can do it here:JAX AT LitUJAXHIX.COM
JAX HIX: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Jax Hix prefers to remain anonymous, but if you feel you must stalk her, you can do it here:JAX AT LitUJAXHIX.COM
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MANDY WARD: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Mandy thought she was a Teacher, until Life pointed out to her that she is actually a writer. As her Cats, Kids and Partner approved, she decided to agree with Life.Currently she working under the pen name of "Kira Morgana" on a five book Novella Series, as well as a number of other projects, including a Children's Rhyming Story Series collaboration with Maria K. She also publishes some of her darker toned stories under the pen name A.E. Churchyard. As if that weren't enough, she spends a week or two a month putting together the "Welcome to Wherever" webzine and volunteers at a local Guide Troop. She does all this from a body in South Wales, Uk. WHere her mind is, she hasn't yet worked out...
MANDY WARD: CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Mandy thought she was a Teacher, until Life pointed out to her that she is actually a writer. As her Cats, Kids and Partner approved, she decided to agree with Life.Currently she working under the pen name of "Kira Morgana" on a five book Novella Series, as well as a number of other projects, including a Children's Rhyming Story Series collaboration with Maria K. She also publishes some of her darker toned stories under the pen name A.E. Churchyard. As if that weren't enough, she spends a week or two a month putting together the "Welcome to Wherever" webzine and volunteers at a local Guide Troop. She does all this from a body in South Wales, Uk. WHere her mind is, she hasn't yet worked out...
