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Charles Stross (born 18 October 1964 in Leeds, England) is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy, now based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He worked as a pharmacist, software developer and technology journalist before becoming a full-time writer in 2000. He is best known for the Laundry Files series of Lovecraftian spy novels and the Merchant Princes series, alongside standalone novels such as Accelerando and Glasshouse. His fiction has won three Hugo Awards, plus Locus Awards for Best Novel...

John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969, in Fairfield, California) is an American science fiction author best known for the Old Man's War series. His debut novel, Old Man's War (2005), was a Hugo Award finalist, and Redshirts (2012) won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel. He served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 2010 to 2013 and has written the long-running blog Whatever since 1998.

Ken MacLeod is a Scottish science fiction writer who focuses on hard science and political themes. He is the author of books like Particulates, War and Space: Recent Combat, and

Sylvia Day is a #1 New York Times and #1 international bestselling author, best known for the Crossfire series (Bared to You, Reflected in You, Entwined with You, Captivated by You, One with You), which has sold over 13 million English-language copies and been licensed in more than 40 territories. Born in Los Angeles, California, she is a former U.S. Army linguist, co-founded the writers' organization Passionate Ink, and served as president of Romance Writers of America.