Meet Our Authors

Renee April is the author of the young adult Molten Crown fantasy series (Her Crown of Fire #1 and His Throne of Embers #2).

In addition to being an avid reader and writer, she streams on Twitch and works full time in the video game industry. As a result, she spends far too much time in fantasy realms.   

She spends most of her time making YouTube videos and lurking in her Discord server instead of writing.

Cursed from a young age from picking up a copy of Lord of the Rings without proper authorisation, Jonathan has long pursued a career in writing.   

He lives nominally in rural Australia but prefers to dwell in either his own head or the internet, neither of which is any better.  

He has a cat named Biscuits who is far more interesting than he is.

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Afflicted with an avid imagination at a young age, Nathan has pursued writing as both career and hobby for many years, embracing any outlet through which to unleash the words whirling within him.

In his past roles as journalist, reader, gamer, Game Master, and role-player, Nathan has encountered unique characters, explored unfamiliar locales, and engaged with new perspectives, each experience helping enrich his writing.

Rumoured to reside in a reclusive lair somewhere in rural Queensland, Nathan continues to labour away at his laptop, scrawling his stories…

Kate Longstone is a writer of fantasy and other fiction.   

She has a passion for telling the stories of strong female protagonists overcoming adversity, drawing  inspiration from her interests in myth, folklore, history and nature.  

Kate lives in Essex in the United Kingdom with two adorable cats, and when not writing can be found  enjoying the local countryside, or exploring fantasy realms in books and games.

Born to the Tasmanian coast, Crystal has always had stories swirling around her, pushing and pulling like the tide. 

Devouring any book she could get her hands on and writing her own worlds, she spends any free time she gets playing in or running Dungeons and Dragons.  

Crystal hopped the ditch from Australia to the New Zealand shores where she now lives with her ever perfect match, the mini-person they created together and two furballs of chaos just outside of  Christchurch.

Lucina Nyx is a fantasy writer from Australia. She has an undying thirst for including gender diverse characters and themes within her stories.

She can usually be found within the darkness of her home, avoiding the sun and covered in paint.

Dave Deickman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and currently resides in York, Pennsylvania, USA. 

By trade, he is a journeyman machinist in hydroelectric generation. He enjoys punk rock and metal, collecting books, records, and spices, cooking in all of its forms, and spending time with his sweet pitbull Junebug.

Ashley is a lover of coffee and black/navy clothing as befits a Melburnian. 

He enjoys fantasy and sci fi works of overcoming adversity, especially if orcs or dwarves are involved. Ash is also a volunteer firefighter and - when no other alternative presents itself - pretends to be an accountant.

Having blundered his way into middle age, Alan Kent has now got it into his head that he is some kind of writer.

Alan was born in London but was raised in Scotland. He has travelled widely, even going so far as to live in Siberia for a brief period of time. His favourite book genres include historical fiction and sci fi and he retains an unhealthy fascination with bad puns and dad jokes. 

He currently resides in Glasgow.