Author Biographies

Beverle Myers

Beverle Graves Myers is a gifted storyteller based in a historic neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Her publications include the Tito Amato Mystery Series set in baroque Venice; Face of the Enemy, a World War II mystery co-written with Joanne Dobson; and numerous mystery and paranormal short stories and writing-related articles. Her work has been nominated for the Derringer, Macavity and Kentucky Book awards. Website: www.readbeverlemyers.com.

Henry Vinicio Valerio Madriz

Born in Atenas, Costa Rica, 1969, Henry Vinicio Valerio Madriz is a teacher -English Teaching and Linguistics and Literature. Photography lover. He has published poems, short stories, and photographs, both online and print (in the USA, Canada, UK, India, Philippines, Pakistan, Germany, Palestine, Israel, and Nigeria). Shortlisted in Voice of Peace: 1st Intercontinental Poetry And Short Story Anthology 2021, The League of Poets. He got an ‘Honourable Mention’ in Dark Poets Prize II, 2024. He is the Winner of the Literary Cocktail Magazine Enticing Shutterbug Award 2024 for photography. He is the Winner of The LoveQuest: A Celebration of Love 2025 poetry competition, under The Wordsmith Magazine, Pakistan. He became Finalist in the Lumen Art Gallery November 2025 FLOWERS Photography Competition. https://www.facebook.com/henry.valerio.58/

Abraham Aondoana

Abraham Aondoana is a writer, poet and novelist. He is a recipient of Idembeka Creative Writing Workshop 2026. His works has been published in Kalahari Review, Prosetrics Magazine, Rough Diamond Poetry, The Cat Poetry Anthology, IHTOV, The Literary Nest, Ink Sweat and Tears (UK), Rogue Agent, Ink in Thirds Magazine, Interwoven Anthology (Renard Press), Writing on the Wall, Alien Buddha, Blasphemous Journal, Rust Belt Review, Speculative Insights and elsewhere.

Elijah Frost

Elijah Frost is a tortured soul haunted by demons of his past but instead of fearing them he embraces them. Hiding his damaged psyche behind a tormented clown's mask he has made his home in Sheffield UK with his own brood of clowns and their ringmaster. Reveling in putting his dark thoughts to paper, his demons inspire the words to flow, he aspires to show the world and his readers the true meaning of fear as he introduces them to his Carnival of Dark dreams. His stories are his legacy for his children with his jester creation being the pinnacle in the evolution of terror.

Mickey Black

Mickey Black is an author and poet from Richmond, Virginia. She writes primarily romance and poetry but loves short stories as well. She is Co-Editor of The Cabochon Review. Be on the lookout for her anthology appearances in “The Greatest Holiday Romance Stories Ever Written” by Kissmet Quarterly, “Tread Lightly, Speak Gently” and "Kaleidoscopic Quill” by Wild Ink Publishing. Her debut novel, “When Mountains Crumble”, will be released in October of 2026.

Diane Lee

Diane Lee is based in Adelaide, Australia. A final year law student, she is interested in writing about everyday people and the everyday decisions that impact their lives in extraordinary ways. Her non-fiction has been published in Word Vietnam, PS I Love You, Entropy, Motorcycle Mojo, Get Lost and Flung. Her flash fiction has been published in The Victorian Writer, Pure Slush, A Plate of Pandemic, Flash Phantoms and made the Australian Writers' Centre Furious Fiction LONGLIST. Diane speaks better than basic Vietnamese, fosters timid-spicy cats for rehoming and writes best when constrained.

Lance Manion

Lance Manion is the author of twelve collections of flash fiction and his stories have appeared in 60+ publications and have been included in over a dozen anthologies. He has been posting daily stories on www.lancemanion.com since 2012.

Charlotte Poitras

Charlotte Poitras is a queer, neurodivergent multidisciplinary artist based in Montreal, active in literature, visual arts, theatre, and media. Her hundred-plus works circulate throughout Quebec and internationally. A former actress and host for a decade, she now develops a hybrid practice in constant evolution. Her work is rooted in the real and the autobiographical, which she reconfigures through documentary and experimental processes. She is drawn to narratives that escape official versions and to experiences people prefer to keep silent. Trained in communication, facilitation, and intervention, she approaches art as a space for awareness rather than comfort.

Basile LaBret

While he's French and lives south of Paris, Basile Lebret writes in English. Since it first sprouted in 2022, his work has now spread to over twenty publications in the US, the UK, France or Canada. The most recent include ROF Publishing's Season Grievings, Underland Arcana XII, Witch House 5 and God's Cruel Joke. Find him on any network: @evoripclaw

Stephanie Brackeen (Vykas)

Stephanie Brackeen, writing under the pen name Vykas, is a storyteller who thrives in the shadows where gothic mysticism meets sharp wit. Her hauntingly beautiful tales weave Filipino folklore, dark fantasy, and the bittersweet edges of romance into worlds that linger long after the last page. Known for her quirky humor and magnetic voice, she crafts narratives that are equal parts lyrical and unsettling. When not conjuring monsters or heartbreak, she connects with readers across platforms, always chasing the next unforgettable twist. Follow her work: Wattpad: @TalesByVykas Inkitt: @TalesByVykas TikTok: @TalesByVykas Facebook: Vykas

Willa Vale

Willa Vale writes from the in-between—between love and letting go, between memory and becoming. Her stories are rooted in emotional truth, shaped by lived experience, and guided by a belief that even the quietest moments carry meaning. She writes to understand, to heal, and to leave behind something honest.

Ojo Olumide Emmanuel

Ojo Olumide Emmanuel is a Minna-born Nigerian Poet, Educationist and Book Editor. He is the author of the Poetry Chapbook "Supplication For Years in Sands" (Polarsphere Books, 2021) and "How Flowers Pollinate Before the Arrival of Butterflies (Authorpaedia, 2022). He is the winner of the Nigerian Prize for Indigenous Language (Pidgin, 2025) and WeNaija Literary Contest (Non-Fiction, 2023). He is a best-of-the-net nominee. 

Jackie Chou

Jackie Chou is a poet from Southern California. Her poems have recently appeared in Lee Herrick's Our California Project. She is the author of two collections of poetry, The Sorceress and Finding My Heart in Love and Loss (cyberwit press).

LaVern Spencer McCarthy

LaVern Spencer McCarthy, has published eight books of poetry and six books of short stories plus three journals. Her poems have been published in Visions International, Poetry Society of Texas Book of The Year, Open Skies Quarterly, National Federation of State Poetry Society's Encore, Austin Poetry Society's Austin's Best Poets, A Texas Garden of Verses and numerous state anthologies and newspaper columns. Her poem, October’s Agenda was nominated for the Pushcart Award in 2023.

Denette Aton

Denette Aton was a reader long before she became a writer, and she believes stories owe their readers honesty and closure. Her fiction explores love under pressure and the truths it reveals. Writing across realistic drama, romance, suspense, fantasy, and darker worlds, she builds emotionally intelligent narratives grounded in psychological realism. She does not write fairy tales. She writes stories that linger, where loyalty is tested and consequences matter. Her work is deliberate, restrained, and meant to haunt long after the final page.

Linette Rabsatt

Linette Rabsatt is a Virgin Islands poet. Read her work in her Kindle book, "Be Inspired: Poems by Linette Rabsatt" and on her blog, Words of Ribbon. Her poems and short stories have been published in various journals, magazines, and anthologies, including Double Speak Magazine, Pulse Poetry Magazine, Syncopation Literary Journal, Zartaar Lit, Spillwords, and Micromance Magazine. She won the 2024 and 2025 (tied) Read Yuh Ting TOO Virtual Caribbean Poetry Contests and placed second in the 2025 Tell Yuh Story Contest.

David Mazonda

David Mazonda is a Zimbabwean poet based in South Africa , spiritual thinker, and transformational practitioner whose work bridges mysticism, consciousness, and human development. Founder of Saffron Blueberry, he designs retreats, workshops, and reflective training that integrate poetic insight with personal awakening. His writing explores presence, empathy, transcendence, and the alchemy of self-realization, often crafted as a poetic grimoire of inner wisdom. With a background in data centre management and a passion for structured transformation, Mazonda blends analytical precision with soulful expression. Through poetry, chaplaincy concepts, and alchemical branding, he guides individuals and organizations toward clarity, purpose, and awakened leadership.

Gary McCallum

Gary McCallum is a semi-retired litigation lawyer practising in Toronto, Ontario. He has previously published fiction in Event, the Mystery Tribune, the MockingOwl Roost, amongst others, as well as reviews and articles in the Armchair Detective, the Mystery Review, amongst others.

Nwefuru Chiadikobi

Nwefuru Godstime Chiadikobi is a Nigerian poet and final-year Clinical Medicine student at Ebonyi State University. His poems appear in FWS Journal, WordPeace, Haiku Shack, March Penn, Feathered Stag, The Mag, The Endoscope, and Shared Drafts, with essays in The Gateway Mirror, Carnegie Magazine, and NiMSA SCOME Magazine. His poems are featured in the anthologies A Celebration of Trees (Orenaug), Poetry of the Dark Ages, and Tales of the Bedside (Code Blue publishing). He is a Gold Medalist of the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, finalist of the World Youth Essay Competition and WSICE, and received honorable mention in the International Sijo Competition.

J. Agombar

J. Agombar resides near the treacherous waters of Southend-On-Sea, Essex, UK where visions of the speculative, criminal, and supernatural have taken over his mind (usually alongside a bottle of whisky). He holds a BA Hons in Humanities where the creative writing module inspired his first published work with Luna Press. He is a fan of the short story and inspired by classic authors such as Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, and H.P Lovecraft. His work has been printed with over thirty publishers to date including two short story collections of his own. His third collection is due for release (at some point) in 2026. You can find him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/j.agombar.author/ and on Twitter/X: @J_agombarAuthor.

Linda M. Crate

Linda M. Crate (she/her) is a Pennsylvanian writer whose poetry, short stories, articles, and reviews have been published in a myriad of magazines both online and in print. She has seventeen published chapbooks the latest being: only the future knows (Alien Buddha Press, November 2025).

Nancy Waddell

Nancy Waddell is the editor and publisher of The New Canadian Stories literary magazine, and she also contributes her own short stories. She is a multi-genre author who recently published An Orb Over the Strawberry Moon and Other Sci-Fi Tales, a collection of suspenseful stories available on Amazon Kindle and paperback. Her short story made the short list in DarkWinter literary magazine’s short story contest. Another short story was recently published in a romance anthology, KissMet Quarterly's The Greatest Holiday Romance Stories Ever Written, available on Amazon. You can find her at nancywaddellauthor.com.

Isabel Boeira

Isabel Boeira is a Brazilian teacher and writer. She graduated in Languages at Unisinos (Brazil) and holds a Master's degree in Lusophone Studies at University of Évora (Portugal). Isabel has published in Brazil and the United States. She dedicates herself to writing poetry, short stories, novels, and children's books. Isabel currently lives in Ripley, New York.

Juleigh Howard-Hobson

Her poetry has appeared both online and in print, including in NonBinary Review, Amazing Stories, The Deadlands, Anti-Heroin Chic, 34 Orchard, Think Journal, Autumn Sky Poetry, Lift Every Voice (Kissing Dynamite), Under Her Skin (Black Spot), Stained (Querencia Press), Alternative Liberties (B Cubed), and many other venues. Her most recent collection is Curses, Black Spells and Hexes (Alien Buddha Press).

She served as the 2025 Elgin Award Chair for the Science Fiction Poetry Association. A former poetry editor of Able Muse, she is a Million Writers Award “Notable Story” author and has been multiply nominated for the Best of the Net, the Rhysling Award, the Elgin Award, and the Pushcart Prize. She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and the Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA).

David Hagerty

David Hagerty has published more than 50 short stories online and in print. He is also the author of the Duncan Cochrane mystery series, which chronicles crime and dirty politics in his hometown of Chicago. Real events inspired all four novels, including the murder of a politician’s daughter six weeks before election day (They Tell Me You Are Wicked). Read more about him and his work at https://davidhagerty.net/. 

Leya Hunter

Leya Hunter is an Australian author who has penned two e-books, appeared in several literary magazines, and has contributed to three published anthologies. Now crafting her third novelette, Leya explores the human condition through philosophical, psychological, and existential perspectives. Inspired by visionaries like Andrei Tarkovsky and Ingmar Bergman, she investigates the inner self, inviting readers to ponder the contradictory and enigmatic mysteries of existence. 

Krista Sawyer

Krista Sawyer (she/her) is a fiction writer with an interest in genres such as romance, magical realism, and "whimsical horror." Her work spans poetry and prose and is driven by an interest in formally experimental storytelling. She is currently an MFA candidate in Creative Writing and Poetics at the University of Washington, Bothell. Her work has appeared in Silly Goose Press, Hyperfocus Horror, and The Corvus Review. As a queer writer, Krista is committed to telling stories that center voices and experiences often excluded from dominant narratives. You can find her on Instagram: @krista_corinne

Della Michelle

Born and raised in Western Massachusetts, Della Michelle as an associate’s degree in business and worked in corporate for forty-four years. She then pivoted to dance—competing and teaching, specializing in teaching wedding choreography until Covid when she decided to write a book.

Justin Hunter

Justin Hunter is the author of fifteen novels and has over forty stories published in anthologies. He is an award-winning screenwriter. His publishers range from Severed Press to Chicken Soup for the Soul. He lives in Missouri, USA, with his wife, Dr. Crystal Hunter, and their five children. 

John Steele

John Steele, a North Carolina poet and writer, has studied creative writing at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He has been a teacher, a nonprofit tutor, a logistics coordinator, a high-ropes-course director, a warehouse technician, and, for one fateful day in the deepest, darkest, coldest recesses of January in southern Indiana, an arborist assistant. Poetry is the loose thread of sanity at which he cannot stop tugging.

Matt McGee

MATT McGEE writes in the Los Angeles area. His new one-act 'Girls on Film' opens at Hollywood's Hobgoblin Theatre February 19th. In 2025 his work appeared in Zyzzx, Four Feathers and the Non-Binary Review. When not typing he drives around in rented cars and plays goalie in local hockey leagues.

Lynn White

Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She has been nominated for Pushcarts, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award. You can find more of her work at https://lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com and https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077/

J. Rosina Harlow

J. Rosina Harlow/J R Harlow is a regular contributor to the Dark Lane anthology series. She has also appeared in ‘Stygian Lepus’ magazine (AUS), ‘The Ghastling’ magazine (UK), US anthologies ‘Grimm Retold’, ‘Strangely Marvelous Creatures’ and ‘The Joining’ and British anthologies ‘Infernal Mysteries’ and ‘Tales of Folk Horror’. She was longlisted for the ‘To Hull and Back’ competition in 2019 and won third prize in the CAS short story competition in 2022. She is a professional musician (under the name Jo Harlow) and lives in Kent, England, with her husband and just the right number of cats. Find her at: facebook.com/JrosinaHarlow.

May Garner

May Garner is an author and poet residing in rural Ohio. She has been writing for nearly fifteen years and has been sharing her writing online for over a decade. She is the author of two poetry collections, Withered Rising (2023) and Melancholic Muse (2025). Her work has appeared in Querencia Press, Cozy Ink Press, Arcana Poetry Press, Livina Press, Speckled Trout Review, among others. Find her work on Instagram @crimson.hands.

Chris Gamboa Arcangel

A Data Analyst by profession and a storyteller by heritage, Chris Gamboa Arcangel holds a B.S. in Computer Science and resides in Santo Tomas City, Batangas. His writing journey began in the newsrooms of his college papers, eventually leading to a unique stint in Philippine television, contributing to two horror anthology shows. Following in the footsteps of his mother—a writer for the iconic Liwayway magazine — he is currently refining his craft through a concept writing workshop led by one of the Philippines’ most renowned screenwriters.

Ramey Channell

An award-winning poet and author, Ramey Channell's stories and poems have appeared in Aura Literary Arts Review, Alalitcom, Ordinary and Sacred as Blood: Alabama Women Speak (1999), Belles’ Letters 2: Contemporary Stories by Alabama Women (2017), North/South Appalachia, Well Read Magazine, and many other journals and collections. She has received numerous awards including the Barksdale-Maynard Award for her short story, Voltus Electricalus and Strata Illuminata, and the Thomas Brown Award for Poetry. Ramey’s published novels are Sweet Music on Moonlight Ridge (2010) The Witches of Moonlight Ridge (2016) and The Treasure of Moonlight Ridge (2021).

Danielle Marie Cahill

Danielle Marie Cahill writes from leafy North London (UK), where she lives with her family and two enchanting cats. She studied English at the University of Cambridge, and she won The Caledonia Novel Award in 2024. Danielle’s credits include (amongst others) Witches, Suburban Witchcraft, Witchology, The Wild Umbrella, Full House Literary, Quarter Press, and Micromance magazines, she contributed to The Little Book of Positive Birth Stories (Virago Press), her debut poetry collection, Burnt Offerings was recently published (Alien Buddha Press), and her short fiction has been shortlisted for The Bridport Prize (for The Palace of Moths) and nominated for The Pushcart Prize (for Fir-Ever Yours). Twitter: @dannihoo Instagram: @daniellecahillwriter

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Bernard Pearson

Bernard Pearson’s work appears in over one hundred and fifty publications worldwide, including; Aesthetica Magazine, The Edinburgh Review, and Crossways and The York Literary Review. In addition, he is the author of three published novels. In 2017, a selection of his poetry ‘In Free Fall’ was published by Leaf by Leaf Press. In 2019, he won second prize in The Aurora Prize for Writing for his poem Manor Farm.

Norman Goodman

Norman Goodman is the author of five novels, all written in Serbian and published for the Serbian market. His short fiction has earned both national recognition and growing international attention. In 2022, his short story “Line 54(4)” won the annual competition of the Mirko Petrović Library in Negotin, East Serbia. In 2024, “The Right to Die” received first prize in the prestigious “Miodrag Borisavljević” annual competition in Serbia. His work has since appeared in international publications. “Belgrade Butcher” was published in Dark Harbor (US) in 2025. That same year, “Samsara – The House of Pain” appeared in Gothic Gazette, Pulp Cult Magazine’s Withered Love edition; “Gospel of Ashes” was featured in Laughing Man House’s Smitten Land, Issue 3 (themed “Televangelism Horror”); “An Advertisement” was published in Horrific Scribblings Magazine (October 2025); and “The Stain” appeared in the Hellbound Books Anthology of Pandemic Horror (December 2025). He writes across dark literary and horror traditions, building a body of work that bridges the Serbian and international speculative fiction scenes. For more information, visit www.nenadmitrovic.rs

Luci Foxxe

Luci Foxxe writes dark, emotionally charged poetry and fiction that explore love, power, and the consequences of impossible choices. Her work often centers on characters forced to confront the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary. Blending psychological tension with supernatural undercurrents, Foxxe crafts stories that are intimate, unsettling, and unflinching in their presentation of the human condition when faced with the supernatural. Her debut novel, Carousel, a contemporary paranormal suspense releasing in late 2026, delivers a gripping exploration of the supernatural, sacrifice, and the cost of being the hero.