Mike Resnick es uno de los escritores más galardonados del género, por delante de autores como Isaac Asimov, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury y Robert A. Heinlein. Resnick ha ganado, entre otros, cinco premios Hugo, un premio Nebula y dos Ignotus, y ha sido nominado a veintisiete Hugos y once Nebulas. En 1993 obtuvo el premio Skylark de ciencia ficción por la obra de toda una vida, y tanto en el 2001 como en el 2004 fue elegido Autor del Año por Fictionwise.com.

Carrie Vaughn survived her air force brat childhood and managed to put down roots in Colorado. Her first book, Kitty and the Midnight Hour, launched a popular series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty who hosts a talk-radio advice show. Ms. Vaughn has also written many short stories. This is her first work for young readers. Ms. Vaughn lives in Colorado.

Ted Chiang is an award winning writer of science fiction. Over the course of twenty five years and fourteen stories, he has won numerous awards including 4 Nebulas, 3 Hugos, 3 Locuses, and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He freelances as a technical writer and currently resides in Bellevue, WA and is a graduate of the Clarion Writers Workshop.

MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL was the 2008 recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and a Hugo winner for her story "For Want of a Nail." Her short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Asimov's, and several Year's Best anthologies. She also writes the Glamourist History series, which began with Shades of Milk and Honey. A professional puppeteer and voice actor, she spent five years touring nationally with puppet theaters. She lives in Chicago with her husband Rob and many manual typewriters.

Rachel Swirsky is the author of A Memory of Wind; Eros, Philia, Agape; and The Monster's Million Faces, all available on Tor.com. Her short fiction has appeared in Weird Tales, Fantasy Magazine, and Subterranean Magazine, among others, and been collected in Year's Best anthologies edited by Rich Horton, Jonathan Strahan, and the VanderMeers. Swirsky earned her master's from the University of Iowa Writers Workshop. In 2011 Swirsky won the Nebula Award for her novella "The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen's Window," making her the first person in two decades to win a Nebula before turning thirty. She lives in Bakersfield, California.

Will McIntosh is the proud father of Ethan, an adorable little boy born with a rare genetic disorder called Kleefstra syndrome and autism. Will is the Creator of EthansLight whose mission is to encourage others while building worldwide awareness of Kleefstra syndrome and intellectual disability through their testimony told through original children's music and books, original faith-acoustic songs, blogs inspired by Ethan, and many valuable lessons learned on their heartfelt journey. Discover more about EthansLight on Instagram, YouTube, and WordPress.

Ken Liu's fiction has appeared in F&SF, Asimov's, Analog, Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, and Clarkesworld, among other places. He has won a Nebula, two Hugos, a World Fantasy Award, and a Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Award, and been nominated for the Sturgeon and the Locus Awards. He lives near Boston with his family.