Anaea Lay lives in Chicago, Illinois where she writes, cooks, plays board games, reads too much, and questions the benevolence of the universe. Her work has appeared in many places including Apex, Penumbra, Lightspeed, Daily Science Fiction, and Nightmare. She lives online at anaealay.com.

Ekari is a Malawian writer, working as an environmental risk officer by day, but by night she puts the worlds that live in her head into words. She enjoys stories in every form, reading and writing them, as well as watching and performing in them. She is currently writing her first full length afro-futuristic fantasy novel, and has short stories at Omenana, and on her blog.