Authors

Renee April

Molten Crown

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.

Nathan Greaves

Seven Systems

Like most children, Nathan was a storyteller, constantly conjuring up strange, fantastic new worlds to play in. But unlike most children, he never grew out of that.

This fixation with creation led to him pursuing writing as both career and hobby. He has been a journalist, gamer, game master, reader, and role-player, encountering unique characters, exploring unfamiliar locales, and engaging with new perspectives, each experience helping enrich his writing.

And now, that writing has allowed him to finally earn the one title that has eluded him for so many years: author.

Jonathan Maloney

The Method of the Kill & The Timepiece (Tales of Ale and Chainmail)

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.

jonmaloneyauthor@gmail.com

Kate Longstone

The Casket (Tales of Ale and Chainmail)

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.

Crystal Roles

The Golden Bells (Tales of Ale and Chainmail)

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

Grit and Glimmer (Tales of Ale and Chainmail)

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

This Terrible Paradise (Tales of Ale and Chainmail)

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 Bravington

Brewing Storm (Tales of Ale and Chainmail)

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.

Alan K.

The Teetotaller (Tales of Ale and Chainmail)

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.