DreamForge Magazine Authors & Illustrators | Issue 2 It takes a lot of talent from a wide range of people to put together a magazine. Here's a bio of all of the authors and illustrators from Issue 2. |
Authors
 | Adam Fout We Are Cherished Adam Fout is a writer masquerading as a marketer in the suburban wasteland of North Texas. He has been published in Factor Four Magazine and Breath & Shadow, and he has upcoming work in DreamForge. Read some of his stories free at adamfout.com, and connect with him on Twitter. |
 | Alyssa Eckles Home Alyssa Eckles is a speculative fiction writer with stories in Shoreline of Infinity, The Nature of Cities anthology, and Bad Dream Entertainment (forthcoming). She also writes for American Greetings, mostly funny birthday cards you can't send to Grandma. When she's not putting pen to paper, Alyssa likes running, grabbing a bowl of pho, or planning elaborate vacations she'll never take. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio with too many books and her cats, Libel and Poe. Follow her on Twitter or at www.alyssaeckles.com. |
 | Andrew Jensen Sid Andrew Jensen lives in Braeside, Ontario with his family and a half-dozen dogs and cats. He is the minister at Knox United Church, Nepean. Over a dozen of his speculative short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies, including Abyss & Apex, Space Squid, and The Centropic Oracle. Andrew is also the author of a book of Church humor called God: The Greatest User of Capital Letters, published by Wood Lake Books. When not writing or ministering or walking dogs, Andrew plays trumpet, impersonates Kermit the Frog, and performs in musical theatre. You should have seen him as Henry Higgins . . . |
 | Blake Jessop I See Punk Elephants Blake Jessop is a Canadian author of science fiction, fantasy and horror stories with a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Adelaide. You can read more of his optimistic speculative fiction in "Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers" from World Weaver Press, check out his back catalog at at Amazon or follow him on Twitter. |
 | Davide Mana Sapiens Born in Turin, Italy, Davide is a former environmental scientist currently paying his bills as a writer and translator. His stories have been translated both traditionally and independently, both in Italian and English. Davide writes mostly genre fiction - science fiction, fantasy, and historical adventure. |
 | David Weber A Certain Talent David Weber is an accomplished science fiction author best known for his Honor Harrington series. His novels range from epic fantasy (Oath of Swords, The War God’s Own) to breath-taking space opera (Path of the Fury, The Armageddon Inheritance) to military SF with in-depth characterization. HIs "A Certain Talent" in Issue #2 is a reprint of a story set in Jack Williamson's Legion of Space universe and first appeared in "The Williamson Effect," a tribute anthology to the late, great Jack Williamson. David has supported himself one way or another as a writer since he was 17 years old, with the exception of one year he spent working as a hotel desk clerk. Learn more about David on his website. |
 | Deborah Davitt Arcology Deborah L. Davitt was raised in Nevada, but currently lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and son. Her poetry has received Rhysling, Dwarf Star, and Pushcart nominations; her short fiction has earned a finalist showing for the Jim Baen Adventure Fantasy Award (2018) and has appeared in InterGalactic Medicine Show, Compelling Science Fiction, and Galaxy’s Edge. For more about her work, including her Edda-Earth novels, please see www.edda-earth.com. |
 | Emily Mah Wrath of a Lightweight Emily has published short stories with Analog, The Black Gate, and anthologies such as The Change (published by Roc), The Dragon and the Stars (published by DAW), and Shanghai Steam. The last two anthologies in that list are collections of works by authors in the Chinese diaspora. Emily is half-Chinese, the granddaughter of Muslim Chinese immigrants to the US. |
 | G. M. Periera Sudan A South African of Portuguese descent. Born and raised in Johannesburg, he spent 5 years in the South African Military from 1980 to 1985, during what the world called the South African border war, we called it the “bush war.” Currently, co-owner in a Tanzanian company frequently traveling between South Africa and East Africa. “Africa with all its warts and bumps is a treasure trove of inspiration–I could not imagine living and writing anywhere else.” Favorite genres are Historical, and Adventure fiction–preferably with an African twist. Currently resides in Durban–South Africa with life-long partner Elizabeth, son Matthew, two cats, and three dogs. His first book manuscript, “SINS,” is in the final stages of writing. A story of Africa in turmoil and the interactions between good and bad men at war, and the woman they attract. |
 | Gregory L. Norris Hysterical "Gregory L. Norris is a full-time professional writer, with work appearing in numerous fiction anthologies, national magazines, novels, and the occasional TV episode (and, so far, one produced feature film -- Brutal Colors, which appeared on Amazon Prime in 2016). He once worked as a screenwriter on two episodes of Paramount's Star Trek: Voyager series and is a former writer for Sci Fi, the official magazine of the Sci Fi Channel (before all those ridiculous Ys invaded). Three times now, he’s garnered mentions in Ellen Datlow's Best Of The Year books, and two of his paranormal romance novels were published by Home Shopping Network for their "Escape With Love" line, the first time HSN has offered original novels to their global customers. He won Honorable Mention in 2016's The Roswell Award in short SF fiction, and last year saw the publication of INTO INFINITY: THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, which he was hired by Anderson Entertainment in the UK to pen based upon the classic Gerry Anderson TV movie (and which he watched when he was eleven). Next month, his original sequel, INTO INFINITY: PLANETFALL, releases. with a third novel planned for the franchise in 2019. Follow his literary adventures on his blog." |
 | L. Deni Colter Weight of Mountains Liz has followed her heart through a wide variety of careers, including farming with a team of draft horses and working as a field paramedic, Outward Bound instructor, athletic trainer, and roller-skating waitress, among other curious choices. She also knows more about concrete than you might suspect. Her novels written under the name L. D. Colter explore contemporary fantasy, and ones written as L. Deni Colter venture into epic fantasy realms. She's an active SFWA member with multiple short story publications. Her debut novel “A Borrowed Hell” was the winner of the 2018 Colorado Book Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy and While Gods Sleep is a current finalist. Following a long interlude in Southern and Northern California, she returned some years ago to her home state of Colorado where she spends her time with her husband, dogs, horses, and writing (according to her husband, not always in that order of priority). |
 | L. P. Melling Luna’s First Eclipse L. P. Melling currently writes from the East of England after living around the UK. A Writers of the Future finalist, his short fiction has appeared Write Ahead/The Future Looms, Tales to Terrify and Kraxon magazine among other places and is forthcoming elsewhere. When not writing or being emotionally blackmailed for treats by his elongated hound, he works for a legal charity in London that advises and supports victims of crime. He is an accomplished musician and has a BA in English and Philosophy from the University of Liverpool, where he won their short story competition, and an LLB in Law from the University of Law, London. Aside from a love for the written word, he enjoys globetrotting, dabbling with other languages, and the great outdoors. You can find out more about him on his website. |
 | Lif Strand Being Me Lif Strand lives in New Mexico, USA, called the Land of Enchantment for good reason: the place practically demands spending time in other realities. Lif writes of the place where what is meets what could be as if it were fiction. Lif worked as a freelance writer for government entities and non-profits for the better part of two decades, thereby proving to herself that she could write to any tune she needed to. Now she listens for the whispers of her Muse – less profitable but infinitely more rewarding. Lif is working on sequels for two as yet unpublished novels. In her spare time she blogs about music and magic, creates fabric art, hikes, and takes photos -- always with an eye out for what could be. |
 | Lucy Stone Haunting the Present Lucy Stone is a freelance writer, lexicographer, and mother of one. Her work has appeared in Electric Spec, BFS Horizons, Unfading Daydream, Every Day Fiction, Flash Fiction Magazine, Tigershark, and Between These Shores. She has also completed a lavish, meandering Harry Potter fanfic entitled Sympathetic Magic. Her major preoccupations are folklore, romance, and mental illness. Her stories contain many villains, but the ultimate one is usually despair, and she will fight it with every word she writes – even prepositions. She studied at Oxford, with which she has a love-hate relationship, and now works on a dictionary, which has a love-hate relationship with her. She lives in Banbury with her partner and her three-year-old son, and writes stories in her head when she really ought to be doing other things. |
 | Marie Vibbert Loitering with Mathematical Intent Besides selling thirty-odd short stories, twenty-some poems and a few comics and games, Marie Vibbert has been a medieval (SCA) squire, ridden 17% of the roller coasters in the United States and has played O-line and D-line for the Cleveland Fusion women’s tackle football team. |
 | Mark Gallacher Pioneer Mark Gallacher is a Scottish writer who lives in Denmark with his wife and two sons. His stories have been shortlisted twice for the Fish Short Story Prize, longlisted (final 25 stories) for the 2017 Retreat West Short Story Competition, published in New Writing Scotland, an anthology that publishes the best of new writing by emerging and established Scottish writers and in print and online magazines (Chapman, Barcelona Review, etc.) Poetry published in print and online (Acumen, Monday Night, Magma, Orbis, 3:A.M. Magazine, etc.) Newly published or forthcoming in 2019: Causeway - Magazine of Irish and Scottish Writing (Aberdeen University Press) Dark Lane Anthology: Volume Seven (Dark Lane Books) Flash: The International Short-Short Story Magazine (University of Chester) Mark has recently completed his science-fiction short novel called ‘Chronicles Saved From The Fire’, for which he seeks agency representation/a publisher. Mark sometimes posts writing on Tumblr. |
