Brave New Love

Amanda Downum writes dark fantasy and horror, often with a gritty edge. Her notable works include the novel The Drowning City and contributions to The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu. She

Carrie Ryan is the author of the young adult horror collection Slasher Girls & Monster Boys. If you enjoy dark, thrilling stories with a monstrous twist, you'll want to check out her work.

Carrie Vaughn writes fantastic fantasy and science fiction, with books like Unfettered and Dangerous Women showcasing her skill. If you enjoy epic stories with strong characters, you'll want to check out her work.

Diana Peterfreund writes popular YA fantasy, including Kiss Me Deadly and Shadowhunters and Downworlders, and co-edited the Athena's Daughters science fiction and fantasy anthology. Her other works span contemporary fiction like Brave New Love and the literary reflections of Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume.

Elizabeth Bear is a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author whose stories often explore science fiction and fantasy. You might know her work from The Best of Uncanny, a collection showcasing some of her fantastic short fiction. She's a writer who consistently delivers imaginative and thought-provoking tales.

Jeanne DuPrau is the author of the popular The City of Ember series, a science fiction adventure for young readers. Her stories often explore themes of survival and hope in challenging environments.

Jesse Karp is the author of Brave New Love, a book that looks at love in today's world. Readers enjoy his fresh perspective on relationships.

John (Patrick) Shirley is an American writer, primarily of fantasy and science fiction and songwriting. He has also written one historical novel, a western, about Wyatt Earp, Wyatt in Wichita, and one non-fiction book, Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas. Shirley has written novels, short stories, TV scripts and screenplays, and has published over 40 books and 8 short-story collections. As a musician, Shirley has fronted his own bands and written lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult and...

American writer of young-adult speculative fiction, born May 19, 1981, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She graduated from Radford University with a degree in History and Art. Cass is best known for The Selection series (2012-2016), a bestselling YA dystopian romance quartet plus companion novellas, followed by The Betrothed duology.

Maria V. Snyder is an American fantasy and science fiction author best known for her Study series (Chronicles of Ixia and Sitia), beginning with Poison Study (2005), which won the 2006 Compton Crook Award. She holds a B.S. in Meteorology from Pennsylvania State University and worked as an environmental meteorologist before turning to fiction. She later earned an M.A. in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University, where she now teaches in the low-residency MFA program. She lives in Pennsy...

Nina Kiriki Hoffman (born March 20, 1955 in San Gabriel, California) is an American fantasy, science fiction and horror writer. Source: [Nina Kiriki Hoffman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Kiriki_Hoffman) on Wikipedia.

Nisi Shawl is an African-American writer, editor, and journalist. They are best known as an author of science fiction and fantasy short stories who writes and teaches about how fantastic fiction might reflect real-world diversity of gender, sexual orientation, race, colonialism, physical ability, age, and other sociocultural factors. --Wikipedia Photo Attribution: K Tempest Bradford, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Paula Guran is the editor behind The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror. She's a trusted voice for readers looking for the best in dark fantasy and horror.

Seth Cadin is the author of Brave New Love, a book that looks at modern relationships. Readers enjoy his honest and engaging stories.

Steve Berman writes and edits dark fantasy and horror, including The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2011. His collections like Bad Seeds and Handsome Devil often explore queer themes within speculative fiction.

Trisha Telep writes across paranormal romance, steampunk, and urban fantasy. She's the editor of "The Mammoth Book Of Ghost Romance" and has penned popular titles such as "Cors

William Sleator wrote some fantastic young adult science fiction, like House of Stairs. His stories often explore unsettling themes and strange situations that really stick with you. If you like thought-provoking reads, you'll want to check him out.