Gouw, Lian

Lian Gouw, author of Only A Girl, a novel, was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her work has appeared in several literary magazines and the 2006 anthology of the SF Writers Conference.

Stewart, Matt

Matt Stewart's debut novel, The French Revolution, has been called “wildly imaginative,” “brilliant,” and “an excellent achievement.”  He’s mildly infamous for releasing the novel on Twitter first. Grab his free FrenchRev iPhone app on matt-stewart.com.

Acosta, Marta

Marta Acosta is the author of the award-winning Casa Dracula books, including just released Haunted Honeymoon; Nancy's Theory of Style (as Grace Coopersmith); and The Shadow Girl of Birch Grove, to be published in 2012. martaacosta.com

Fitzgerald, Kathleen

Kathleen Fitzgerald is Senior Marketing Manager at Scribd. She is responsible for content promotions, trends, and author relations. Prior to joining Scribd, Kathleen worked at Google handling communications for YouTube TV, film, and music partnerships.

Molander, Hyla

Writer, photographer, mother of four, widow, and wife, Hyla Molander is currently working on her forthcoming memoir, Drop Dead Life: A Pregnant Widow’s Heartfelt and Often Comic Journey through Death, Birth, and Rebirth.

James, Luke

Luke James is co-editor with Alan Black of Public House. His work has been published in Aethlon, Razors Edge, and Soma Literary Review. His latest book, Stairway To Nowhere, is available via print-on-demand from lulu.com