GlitterShip Creators & Guests

Charles Payseur is an author and reviewer of speculative fiction. He also runs the blog Quick Sip Reviews, where he reviews speculative short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. He is an editor of the anthology series "We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction."Payseur's fiction and poetry has appeared at Nightmare Magazine, Lightspeed, Unlikely Story, and Strange Horizons. His first book, the collection "The Burning Day and Other Strange Stories," was published in 2021.

Alison Campbell-Wise is an author and reviewer of speculative fiction. Except for a few early stories, she writes under the pen name A. C. Wise.Wise's work has appeared in Uncanny, Tor.com, Shimmer, and several Year's Best anthologies. With Bernie Mojzes, she co-edited the e-magazine "Unlikely Story" from 2011 to 2015 and the anthology "Clowns: The Unlikely Coulrophobia Remix."Wise writes the review columns; "Women to Read" and "Non-Binary Authors to Read" for The Book Smugglers blog, and "Words for Thought" for Apex Magazine.Wise's first book, the collection "The Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves the World Again," was published in 2015. Her first novel, "Wendy, Darling," was published in 2021.

Amanda J. Fitzwater is an author of science fiction and speculative fiction. Their work, self-described as "genderpunk," focuses on feminist and queer themes.Fitzwater has a background in radio, and also contributes narration to audio dramas and podcasts, including for the Escape Artists universe.Fitzwater's work has appeared in science fiction and fantasy magazines. Their first book, the collection, "The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper," was published in 2020. Their first novel, "No Man's Land," was also published in 2020.Fitzwater is a Sir Julius Vogel Award winner, and a graduate of the Clarion SFF Writers Workshop. In 2021, they were the Artist in Residence at The Christchurch Arts Centre.

Vajra Chandrasekera is an author and editor. Currently, he is a Fiction Editor at Strange Horizons.Chandrasekera has published over fifty short stories. His first novel, "The Saint of Bright Doors," will be published in 2023.Chandrasekera is a co-judge for the Dream Foundry Writing Contest for beginning writers.

Aimee Ogden is an author of speculative fiction. She also the co-edits the speculative fiction magazine Translunar Travelers Lounge.Ogden's work has appeared in Analog, Shimmer, Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show, and The Dark.Before becoming a full-time writer, Ogden was a science teacher and software tester.

Dr. R.B. Lemberg is an author, poet, and editor of speculative fiction. Previously, R.B. published under the name Rose Lemberg. Many of their stories are situated in the same world, LGBTQIA+-focused universe called Birdverse.Lemberg's work has appeared in Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Sisters of the Revolution and Uncanny Magazine. Their first novel, "The Four Profound Weaves," was published in 2020 and was a finalist for the 2021 World Fantasy, Nebula, Locus, and Ignyte awards for Best Novella.

Kat Howard is an author who writes fantasy, science fiction, and horror.Howard has written books, novellas, and short fiction collections. She wrote the first 18 issues of the DC comic book The Books of Magic.

David D. Levine is an author of science fiction.Levine's first novel, "Arabella of Mars," was published in 2016. He received the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2006 for his story "Tk'tk'tk".

Izzy Wasserstein teaches writing and literature, and writes poetry and fiction. She is an English Lecturer at Washburn University.Wasserstein is the author of the poetry collections "This Ecstasy They Call Damnation" and "When Creation Falls." Her poetry and fiction have appeared in publications such as Prairie Schooner, Clarkesworld, and Crab Orchard Review. Her first book, "All The Hometowns You Can’t Stay Away From and Other Stories," was published in 2022.Wasserstein received her M.F. A. from the University of New Mexico.

Joyce Chng is an author of science fiction and fantasy fiction under their own name and under the pseudonym J. Damask.Chng's work has appeared in We See A Different Frontier, The Apex Book of World SF II, Accessing the Future, and YA's Best Speculative Fiction 2013.Chng founded and manages Umbel & Panicle, a poetry journal and ezine about and for plants and botany.

Dr. Jenny Blackford is a writer of science fiction, historical fantasy, and horror fiction and poetry.

Rachel Swirsky is an author of literary, speculative, and fantasy fiction and poetry, and an editor. She was the founding editor of the PodCastle podcast and was its editor from 2008 to 2010. She was vice president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2013.Swirsky's work has been published in PANK, the Konundrum Engine Literary Review, and the New Haven Review. Her speculative fiction work has appeared in Tor.com, Subterranean Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Fantasy Magazine, Interzone, Realms of Fantasy, and Weird Tales, and collected in a variety of year's best anthologies. Her novella "The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window" won the 2010 Nebula Award. Her short story "If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" won the 2013 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.

Cat Rambo is a writer and editor, largely of science fiction and fantasy. She was co-editor of Fantasy Magazine from 2007 to 2011.Rambo's stories have appeared in Asimov's, Clarkesworld Magazine and Tor.com. In 2012, her story "Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain" was a Nebula Award finalist. Her first novel, "Beasts of Tabat," was published in 2015. She also writes articles about gaming, and has done technical writing for Microsoft and Security Dynamics.Rambo served two two-year terms as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America form following one year as Vice President.Rambo graduated from the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars.

Bogi Takács is a poet, writer, psycholinguist, editor, and translator.Takács is an intersex, agender trans Jewish writer who has written Torah-inspired Jewish-themed work, and uses e/em/eir/emself or they/them pronouns.Takács received eir undergraduate degree, M.Sc. in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and M.A. in Theoretical Linguistics, from ELTE University of Budapest.

Nick Mamatas is an author of horror, science fiction and fantasy.Mamatas's fiction and editorial work has been nominated for a number of awards, including the Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and Hugo Awards. His first novel, "Northern Gothic," was published in 2001.Mamatas is also the editor for Haikasoru's line of translated Japanese science fiction novels for Viz Media.Mamatas attended Stony Brook University and New School University, and received his M.F.A. in Creative and Professional Writing from Western Connecticut State University.

Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam is a fantasy fiction author. She also coordinates the annual Arts & Words Collaborative Show in Fort Worth, Texas.Stufflebeam's work has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld Magazine, Hobart, Lightspeed, The Masters Review, Monster Verse, and The Toast. Her first book, the collection "Where You Linger," was published in 2022. She collaborated on the 2016 fiction-jazz album Strange Monsters.Stufflebeam received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine.

Sarah Pinsker is a writer of science fiction and fantasy fiction, and a musician.Pinkser's work has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Uncanny Magazine, Apex Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, PodCastle, Lightspeed, Shattered Prism, Strange Horizons, and has been collected in anthologies. Her first novel, "A Song For A New Day," was published in 2019, and her second novel, "We Are Satellites," was published in 2021.

Claude Lalumière is a fantasy fiction author and book reviewer. He writes the "Fantastic Fiction" column for the Montreal Gazette. He also owned and operated two independent book stores in Montreal. He is a co-creator of lostmyths.net.Lalumière's first book, the collection, "Objects of Worship," was published in 2009. He has published three collections and two novels, and has edited or co-edited fourteen anthologies in multiple genres.