Last Drink Bird Head : A Flash Fiction Anthology for Charity

Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan (born 26 May 1964) is an Irish-born American paleontologist and writer of science fiction and dark fantasy works, including 10 novels, series of comic books, and more than 250 published short stories, novellas, and vignettes. Kiernan is a two-time recipient of both the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker awards. Source: [Caitlín R. Kiernan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitl%C3%ADn_R._Kiernan) on Wikipedia.

Ellen Kushner (born October 6, 1955) is an American writer of fantasy novels. From 1996 until 2010, she was the host of the radio program Sound & Spirit, produced by WGBH in Boston and distributed by Public Radio International. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Kushner)

Hal Duncan is a speculative fiction writer known for his experimental approach to storytelling. He edited the charity anthology Last Drink Bird Head and is the author of the collection Bad Seeds.

Jay Lake is a science fiction writer whose work includes the collection The Fifth Science Fiction MEGAPACK®. He's a solid choice for anyone looking for imaginative stories in the sci-fi genre.

Jeffrey Ford is the author of the gripping Western novel Dead Man's Hand. His work often explores the darker corners of human nature and the American West.

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...

Sarah Monette is an American fantasy and horror author born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in 1974. She holds a PhD in English literature from the University of Wisconsin, where she specialized in Renaissance revenge tragedy, and lives near Madison. Under her own name she wrote the Doctrine of Labyrinths series and the Iskryne novels co-authored with Elizabeth Bear. In 2009, after her publisher balked at her sales numbers, she began releasing fantasy under the pen name Katherine Addison, starting with...

Stephen R. Donaldson is a master of fantasy, known for works like The Power that Preserves. He also explores darker themes in books such as I Shudder at Your Touch and contributes to short fiction collections like Last Drink Bird Head.

Tanith Lee was a British writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. She was the author of over 90 novels and 300 short stories, a children's picture book (Animal Castle), and many poems. She also wrote two episodes of the BBC science fiction series Blake's 7. She was the first woman to win the British Fantasy Award best novel award (also known as the August Derleth Award), for her book Death's Master (1980). Source: Wikipedia