Tanya Huff lives in rural Ontario, Canada with her partner Fiona Patton and, as of last count, eight cats. Her 27 novels and 72 short stories include horror, heroic fantasy, urban fantasy, comedy, and space opera. She's written four essays for Ben Bella's pop culture collections. Her Blood series was turned into the 22 episode BLOOD TIES and writing episode nine allowed her to finally use her degree in Radio & Television Arts. Her latest novel is THE WILD WAYS (DAW, November 2011) and her next will be an untilted created world fantasy with werewolves and a Napoleonic tech level. When not writing, she practices her guitar and spends too much time on line.
From book cover illustrations, to personal and unique commissions for collectors and the business sector, Jael's lush use of color and gorgeous images combine with unparalleled vision and whimsical perspective. Her originals and limited edition prints are in consistently high demand, and she has received frequent awards and recognition for her work.
Candace Pulleine is a long-time Houston fan (and long-time cat person), who first found fandom through Doctor Who. Active for many years as a Friends of Fandom/Houston Science Fiction Association board member, Candace was also a concom member for both MysteryCon and CONTEX. She is the founder of REVELcon, Houston's long-running media/fanzine convention.