A.C. Wise is a Canadian-American speculative fiction and horror writer who grew up outside Montreal, earned a BA in History from McGill University, and now lives near Philadelphia, where she works as an arts-nonprofit fundraiser. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, Uncanny, Tor.com, and numerous Year's Best anthologies, and has been a finalist for the Nebula and Lambda Literary Awards and won the Sunburst Award. She is the author of the novels Wendy, Darling and Hooked, and the colle...
Alex Dally MacFarlane writes speculative fiction, fantasy, and weird tales. Their work is featured in anthologies such as Mythic Delirium, Clockwork Phoenix 5, and Women Writing the Weird II: Dreadful Daughters. They have also contributed to Crossed Genres Magazine and Sybil's Garage.
Barbara Krasnoff is a writer and editor of speculative fiction, known for her novel Such a Pretty Face and the collection Fat Girl in a Strange Land. She has also edited several anthologies, including Clockwork Phoenix 5, Menial: Skilled Labor in Science Fiction, and Resist Fascism. Her stories often blend social commentary with imaginative worlds.
Benjanun Sriduangkaew is a Thai writer of science fiction and fantasy. She was a finalist for the 2014 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and the 2014 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction, for Scale-Bright.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjanun_Sriduangkaew, February 4, 2022
Beth Cato writes fantasy and science fiction, often with a touch of the fantastic. Her work appears in collections like "Coffee: 14 Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic" and "Clockwork Phoenix 5," as well as "Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 2." She is also known for "Oomph" and her contribution to the "Giftmas 2018 Advent Anthology."
Carlos Hernandez is the author behind the spooky collection The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities. If you enjoy tales that blend the unsettling with the strange, you'll find a lot to like here.
Cassandra Khaw, born August 31, 1984, is a Malaysian writer of horror and science fiction who also works as a video game scriptwriter for studios including Ubisoft Montreal, and has written for tabletop RPGs and as a games journalist. Their fiction has appeared in Tor.com, Clarkesworld, Fireside Fiction, Uncanny Magazine, and Nature. Their novella Hammers on Bone was a British Fantasy and Locus Award finalist, and their novel The Salt Grows Heavy and USA Today bestseller Nothing But Blackened Te...
C.S.E. Cooney writes fantasy, with stories appearing in Clockwork Phoenix 5 and Year's Best Fantasy. She is also the author of the collections Corvidae and A Sinister Quartet.
Gray Rinehart writes imaginative stories, often in the realm of speculative fiction. He has contributed to anthologies like Clockwork Phoenix 5 and published his own collection, Walking on the Sea of Clouds. Look for his unique take on fantasy and science fiction.
Holly Heisey writes speculative fiction, with work featured in Clockwork Phoenix 5 and Tales from the Canyons of the Damned 31. She also contributed to Transcendent: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction.
Jason Kimble is an author known for his work in speculative fiction and mystery. His stories have appeared in anthologies like Clockwork Phoenix 5, and he is also the author of The Fatal Photographs of Philip Frowley.
Marie Brennan writes across fantasy and science fiction, from the adventurous Lady Trent series, A Natural History of Dragons, to dark fiction in Shroud 6. Her work also appears in anthologies like Clockwork Phoenix 5 and includes unique stories such as Turning Darkness Into Light.
Patricia Russo is an author recognized for her contributions to speculative fiction. Her work can be found in anthologies like Clockwork Phoenix 5 and Lore: Vol. 2, No. 5.
Rachael K. Jones writes short fiction across the science fiction and fantasy genres. Her stories appear in collections such as Clockwork Phoenix 5, Every River Runs to Salt, and The Long List Anthology.
Rich Larson writes science fiction and fantasy. His short stories have appeared in major anthologies like The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 and The Year's Best Science Fiction Vol. 1, as well as magazines such as Clarkesworld.
Sam Fleming is the editor of Clockwork Phoenix 5, a collection that brings together some of the best in speculative fiction. Readers can expect unique and imaginative stories from her curated anthologies.
Shveta Thakrar writes young adult and adult fantasy drawing on South Asian mythology and folklore. Her debut novel, Star Daughter, was a finalist for the Andre Norton Nebula Award, and her short fiction has appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Enchanted Living, and anthologies including A Thousand Beginnings and Endings. The Dream Runners and Divining the Leaves continue the Star Daughter universe.
Sonya Taaffe writes speculative fiction, with stories featured in Mythic Delirium, Clockwork Phoenix 5, and People of the Book. She also contributed to Heiresses of Russ 2016, an anthology of lesbian speculative fiction.
Sunil Patel is a writer of speculative fiction. His work appears in the anthology Clockwork Phoenix 5, offering readers a taste of his distinct storytelling.