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Ellen Datlow is a leading editor in horror and science fiction, known for anthologies like Final Cuts, Christmas and Other Horrors, and Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories. She also edited The Second Omni book of science fiction and the Women Destroy Horror! special issue of Nightmare Magazine.

"Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She is the author or editor of more than 280 books. Her short story Sister Emily's Lightship won the Nebula Award." - Wikipedia

Patricia Collins Wrede (born March 27, 1953) is an American author of fantasy literature. She is known for her Enchanted Forest Chronicles series for young adults, which was voted number 84 in NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels list.

Peter Straub (1943-2022) was an American novelist and poet who wrote horror and supernatural fiction with a literary bent. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he studied at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University and broke through with Julia (1975) and Ghost Story (1979). His Blue Rose novels, Koko, Mystery and The Throat, follow a group of Vietnam veterans and a series of murders. He co-wrote The Talisman (1984) and its sequel Black House (2001) with Stephen King. He also edited the Libra...

Terri Windling is a writer and editor known for her work in fantasy, myth, and folklore. She has edited anthologies such as Silver Birch, Blood Moon, Black Swan, White Raven, and Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers. Windling also co-edited the Women Destroy Fantasy! special issue of Fantasy Magazine.