Fantasy: General

Dr. Gregory A. Wilson is currently an Associate Professor of English at St. John's University in New York City, having also taught at Boston University after receiving his Ph.D. in English from Brandeis University.

Jim C. Hines has written four fantasy novels for DAW Books, as well as more than thirty short stories for markets such as Realms of Fantasy, Brutarian, and Sword & Sorceress. He is a member of Science Fiction Writers of America, and has facilitated a number of writing workshops at various conventions. Speaking fee is negotiable, depending on distance and audience.

Steven Harper Piziks was born in Saginaw, Michigan, but he moved around a lot. Currently he lives with his wife and sons in Michigan. He’s also lived in Wisconsin and Germany and recently traveled to Ukraine to adopt children with his wife. His short fiction has appeared in Sword & Sorceress, Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, Esther Friesner’s Chicks in Chainmail anthologies, and elsewhere. His novels include In the Company of Mind and Corporate Mentality, both science fiction published by Baen Books, and The Nanotech War, a Star Trek: Voyager novel.

Louise Marley is a former concert and opera singer who now writes science fiction and fantasy. Having taught college music courses for ten years, she now teaches creative writing at Bellevue Community College, and continues to add to her bibliography of novels and short stories. She speaks on the topics of social science fiction, science fiction (and fantasy) as literature, and writing for young adults. She conducts writing workshops for adults and teenagers, and frequently visits high schools and middle schools to discuss the art and the business of writing.

Alma Alexander is a Pacific Northwest novelist whose work appears internationally in 10 languages and more than 25 counties. She has written works of non-fiction as well as contemporary fiction, but her primary focus is speculative literature, ranging from YA and classical epic fantasy to historical fantasy. She is a full member of SFWA. She has taught the craft of writing at a number of international conferences, and is a seasoned panelist and speaker. Her appareances have ranged from lectures to weekend writing workshops, and she is happy to adapt her presentations to a client’s needs.