Gathering Dark

Allison Saft is an American author of romantic fantasy, born in Philadelphia in 1993. She holds an MA in English literature from Tulane University and teaches creative writing at Wilkes University. Her novels, including Down Comes the Night and the #1 New York Times bestseller Wings of Starlight, are known for gothic atmosphere and slow-burn romance.

Chloe Gong is a #1 New York Times bestselling novelist born in Shanghai in 1998 and raised in New Zealand from early childhood. A University of Pennsylvania graduate in English and international relations, she is best known for the These Violent Delights duology, a Romeo-and-Juliet-inspired reimagining set in 1920s Shanghai, and its sequel series. She was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 in 2024.

Erica Waters is an American author of young-adult horror and dark fantasy, raised in the pine woods of rural Florida and now living in Salem, Massachusetts. She holds a master's degree in English and has worked as a college writing tutor. Her novel The River Has Teeth won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel; her other books include Ghost Wood Song and Restless Dark.

Hannah Whitten is an American fantasy author who lives in an old farmhouse in Tennessee with her family. Her New York Times-bestselling debut, For the Wolf, launched the Wilderwood series, a dark romantic fantasy about a young woman sacrificed to the Wolf of the Wood, followed by For the Throne. She has also written The Foxglove King and its sequels.