Quests of Mirstone

Richard Fierce is an award-winning fantasy author of over 30 books, which have sold over 100,000 copies globally. He lives in northwest Georgia and has 3 daughters, 3 grandkids, 3 dogs (huskies!), and two ferrets. Basically, he has a zoo.

pdmac spent a career in the US Army before transitioning to education as a university Academic Dean. He transitioned again and now writes fulltime. He has a MA in Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in Theology. He is a member of the Blue Ridge Writers Guild, the Steampunk Writers and Artists Guild, and the Georgia Writers Association. A diverse author, writer, and editor, he has also edited a Literature anthology, served as managing editor of an archaeology magazine, ghost-written an autobiography, and has had poems, short stories, articles, and editorials published in various literary journals, magazines and newspapers. His most recent short stories appear in the Short Story America anthologies III and IV, Poets in Hell, The Mulberry Fork Review, and the Fantasy Anthology Chronicles of Mirstone. He has also sung back-up for Broadway plays, provided voice for radio plays, and acted and directed theater stage productions. In his off time, he and his wife enjoy cycling, kayaking, and occasionally backpacking sections of the Appalachian Trail. Additionally, he and his wife love to travel, their favorite place so far being Crete, Greece.

Alison Reeger Cook (A.R. Cook) is the author of THE SCHOLAR AND THE SPHINX young adult fantasy novels, THE SCALE SEEKERS high fantasy series, and short stories found in CHRONICLES OF MIRSTONE (Dragonfire Press), WOMEN OF THE WOODS (Fabled Collective), WILLOW WEEP NO MORE and SHADOWS OF THE OAK (Tenebris Books), and THE KRESS PROJECT (Georgia Museum of Art). 

Her theater plays have been performed and work-shopped at the University of Iowa in Iowa City; Western Springs, Illinois; and Atlanta, Georgia. She has placed as a finalist in various screenwriting competitions, including the Austin Film Festival, Screencraft, The Script Lab, and The Launch Pad. She resides near Chicago, IL, with her husband Dave and their furry diva, Daisy May.

Jeremy Hicks is an archaeologist, author, and the co-founder of Broke Guys Productions. Alongside long-time friend Barry Hayes, he co-authored Finders Keepers and Sands of Sorrow, the initial installments of the Cycle of Ages Saga, first as screenplays and then novelizations. Delve Deep, the third installment, is Jeremy’s first novel as a solo author. He has published a number of short stories in various anthologies, including the Amazon #1 best-seller The C.A.M. Charity Anthology – Horror & Science Fiction. 

David Alan Jones is a veteran of the United States Air Force where he served as an Arabic linguist. A 2016 Writers of the Future silver honorable mention recipient, David’s writing spans the science fiction, military sci-fi, fantasy, and urban fantasy genres. He is an author, a husband, and a father of three. David’s day job involves programming computers for Uncle Sam.

Selah J Tay-Song is living proof that if you persevere, you’ll catch your dreams. She decided to be an author at the age of six. Today she is the author of the Dreams of QaiMaj series, an epic fantasy series described as magical, poetic and engrossing. When she’s not writing, she’s stalking the urban river otters that live less than a mile from her home in the Pacific Northwest.

Craig A. Price Jr. is a USA Today bestselling author of Claymore of Calthoria Trilogy, Dragon's Call Trilogy, Dragonia Empire Series, Space Gh0st Adventures Series, and several other titles available in alternate realities. He loves to read, write, cast spells, and spend time with his beautiful wife and three children. He dreams to one day become a full-time wizard, but until then, he'll settle for being an author. With more than a dozen novels under his belt now, it's only a matter of time before he settles for world domination, but until then, you can follow his author journey as he takes over one reader's soul at a time.

Keith Robinson is the author of 30+ fantasy, sci-fi, and spooky supernatural books primarily for middle-grade readers but suitable for all ages. Though best known for the Island of Fog fantasy books, he's also the author of the Sleep Writer sci-fi adventures and, more recently, the Darkhill Scary Stories. He wrote the dark fantasy Quincy's Curse, and co-wrote the two-book Fractured tale with Brian Clopper. He typically writes three books a year while drinking hot tea.

A.G. Porter is the author of The Darkness Trilogy, a YA Paranormal Thriller, and two poetry collections, Pieces of My Heart and Pieces of My Soul. She is currently writing a spin-off of her The Darkness Trilogy characters, as well as a new YA Paranormal series, The Sacrifice of Ava Black, and her next poetry book. When she isn’t writing, she’s either busy being the coolest mom on the planet, crafting, or reading. Mrs. Porter lives in Alabama with her husband, Billy, and her amazing boys, Brenton, William, and Garrett.