Tales of the Lost Citadel Anthology

Hailed by Booklist as "one of the most clever and original talents in contemporary horror," Kealan Patrick Burke was born and raised in Ireland. Since then, he has written numerous novels, among them the popular southern gothic Kin, and over two hundred short stories and novellas, many of which are in various stages of development for film/TV. In 2005, Burke won the Bram Stoker Award for his coming-of-age novella The Turtle Boy, the first book in the acclaimed Timmy Quinn series. 

More recently, he wrote the screenplays for Sour Candy (based on his novella), and the remake of the iconic horror film The Changeling (1980), for the original film's producer, Joel B. Michaels. He also adapted Sour Candy as a graphic novel for John Carpenter's Night Terrors.

He lives in Ohio with a Scooby Doo lookalike rescue named Red.

Natania Barron is an award-winning fantasy author long preoccupied with mythology, monsters, and magic. Her often historically-inspired novels are filled with lush description and vibrant characters. Publications include her 2011 debut, Pilgrim of the Sky, as well as These Marvelous Beasts, a collection of novellas. In 2020, Barron's Queen of None was hailed as "a captivating look at the intriguing figures in King Arthur's golden realm" by Kirkus, and won the Manly Wade Wellman award the following year. Her shorter works have appeared in Weird Tales, EscapePod, and various anthologies, RPG, and game settings. In addition, she's also known for her ThreadTalks, which dive deep into the unseen, and often forgotten, world of fashion history. Barron lives in North Carolina, USA, with her family and two dogs. When she's not writing, you can find her wandering the woods, tending her garden, and collecting rocks.

Erin was born and raised in Utah. She left the comforts of home to chase her dreams in the big city of New York, where she received a degree in fashion merchandising from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Encouraged by friends to write about how she coped with the most traumatic time of her life, she penned her family's memoirs as a salve for others who are simultaneously battling a terminal illness and addiction. While working as a director at a prestige art gallery in Park City, Erin also produced and hosted several segments for a local television station. She covered the highly publicized Women's March in Park City and interviewed Jane Fonda, Jim Parsons, Priyanka Chopra Jonas as well as several other celebrities during the Sundance Film Festival. You can usually find Erin enjoying nature or traveling with her husband, Mike and their rescue dog, Bella.

Jaym Gates is an acquiring editor for Nisaba Press and Falstaff Books, as well as a freelance editor and author.

Chris Morris (ChrisMorrisWrites.com) is a writer and an advocate for the mental health community who is passionate about redefining normal and building hope in the face of chronic illness and special needs. The author of three books, his articles have appeared in numerous media outlets, including Fathom Magazine, Stigma Fighters, CrossWalk, MH Stories, Prodigal Magazine, and The Mighty. By day, Chris is the founder and managing partner of the creatively named accounting firm, Chris Morris CPA, so he brings a unique analytic perspective to deeply emotional topics.