Rosie has been in love with science fiction ever since she discovered a whole bookcase of yellow-covered Gollancz science fiction books in Chesterfield (UK) library. She was very disappointed when she read the last of those novels. Her only option then was to write science fiction. Which is what she eventually did after gaining two Masters degrees in mathematics, and a career in aeronautical turned systems engineering.

She was a Finalist in the Writers of the Future contest. Around fifty of her short stories have appeared in various magazines, anthologies and as standalone e-publications.

To help her along the way, she gained an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University, where her course novel was shortlisted for the Janklow and Nesbit prize as the most promising novel on the course. Her debut novel, Edge of Existence, was published by TWB Press in July 2023 and her second novel, A Truth Beyond Full, by Elsewhen Press in November 2024.

Having trained as an astronomer and subsequently managed various research projects in the defence and aerospace industry, Vaughan Stanger now writes speculative fiction full-time. He has seen fifty-seven of his short stories published, including in the BSFA Award-winning Best of British Science Fiction 2022, Nature Futures, Interzone, and Daily Science Fiction. Many of his stories have been reprinted, including ten in foreign translations, and recorded for podcasts. His most recent collection is "Those We Leave Behind and other stories".

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​Kate writes novels and short stories that range from humorous sci-fi to dystopian visions, cybercrime and urban horror, and also serious non-fiction (as Kate R Baucherel).

She has been embedded in sci-fi since childhood, from her first glimpse of the Daleks from behind the sofa aged five through listening to the BBC Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy broadcasts and being blown away by the first scenes of Star Wars on its original release. As a child she wrote her own Dr Who and Star Wars stories and occasional scripts for friends to act out in the park. She progressed to reading her dad’s collection of Wyndham, Bradbury, Clarke, Heinlein and Asimov before discovering Iain Banks, David Brin, Terry Pratchett and so much more. Kate works with emerging technologies and future visions and sometimes it's hard to separate the day job from fiction!

Stephen Oram writes near-future fiction which has been praised by publications as diverse as The Morning Star and The Financial Times. He also works with scientists, and technologists to explore possible future outcomes of their research through short stories. He has three published novels, three collections of sci-fi shorts, has co-edited four anthologies and is published in many anthologies and magazines, including The Best of British Science Fiction (2020 and 2022).