Host: R. B. Wood

Poet Laureate of New Bedford, Massachusetts from 2014 to 2021, author and playwright Patricia Gomes is published in numerous literary journals and anthologies. Gomes is the author of four poetry chapbooks. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee (2008, 2018, and2021) as well as a 5-time Rhysling Science Fiction Award nominee. Recent publications include Poem Alone, Horror Writers Poetry Showcase X, Potter’s Field 8, and the soon to be published anthology The Lycanthropicon.

Host: R. B. Wood

L. Marie Wood is a Golden Stake Award and two-time Bookfest Award-winning, Ignyte Award and two-time Bram Stoker Award® nominated author. She is also a MICO Award-winning screenwriter, a Rhysling nominated poet, and accomplished essayist. Wood is the Vice President of the Horror Writers Association, founder of the Speculative Fiction Academy, an English/Creative Writing professor, and a horror scholar. Learn more at www.lmariewood.com.

Host: R. B. Wood

A bookworm since childhood, Belinda Brady is passionate about stories and after years of procrastinating, has finally turned her hand to writing them, with a preference for supernatural and dark themes; her love of both often competing for her attention. She has had several stories published in a variety of publications, both online and in anthologies. Belinda lives in Australia with her family, one very grumpy cat and two super spoiled and super cute dachshunds. Belinda enjoys reading, writing, music and cocktails - often enjoyed together - and working out when she can have her next nap.