Tag: Author (Page 2 of 7)

Rebecca Gibson

March 29, 2026 / ravenchair

Rebecca Gibson is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Virginia Commonwealth University, and recipient of the university’s Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Award. Her published works include Desire in the Age of Robots and AI: An Investigation in Science Fiction and Fact (Palgrave Macmillan 2019); The Corseted Skeleton: A Bioarchaeology of Binding (Palgrave Macmillan 2020); and The Bad Corset: A Feminist Reimagining. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from American University, and when not writing or teaching can be found reading mystery novels amidst a pile of stuffed animals.

A.M. Giddings

March 29, 2026 / ravenchair

A.M. Giddings is a writer, scientist, cellist, independent filmmaker, and aspiring swamp hag from North Carolina. She has a PhD in Microbiology and has authored multiple scientific articles in virology, cell line design, and gene therapy. She enjoys writing stories that live within the murky boundaries between genres. She is the author of the futuristic dark fantasy series Dance of Ages, which begins with Shadow into Light and has short stories in various anthologies. She recently wrote and directed her first short horror film with Sick Chick Flicks. She is also the co-director of the Sick Chick Flicks Film Festival.

Nicole Glover

March 29, 2026 / ravenchair

Nicole Glover is the author of the acclaimed historical fantasy series, Murder and Magic, the latest which includes The Starseekers. She’s won the 2024 Webster Award and is a Locus bestseller. When she’s not writing, she’s working as a UX researcher where her knowledge about murder and other mysteries is surprisingly useful.

Steve Grant

March 29, 2026 / ravenchair

Steve Grant has spent over twenty-five years as a marketing consultant and behavioral economist, working with Fortune 500 companies including Puma, IBM, Prudential, Jaguar Cars, and Burger King. He ran the Applied Behavioral Science Lab at Prudential and received a Gold Lion from Cannes for his brand strategy work. He served as an industry expert in financial security at the Aspen Institute and led the rebranding effort that transformed the Boy Scouts of America into Scouting America.

A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop with an MFA in Poetry and Fiction, Grant was part of the film collective that created the 1998 indie film The Delicate Art of the Rifle. He lectures as an Adjunct Professor of innovation and consumer behavior for the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. Born in New Orleans and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Grant is an Eagle Scout who returned to his hometown of Blacksburg, VA, where he lives with his family. He is an avid fly-fisherman—and controversially believes that the New River may be the greatest Smallmouth Bass water on the planet.

Jason Hansa

March 29, 2026 / ravenchair

Always interested in science fiction, Jason Hansa began writing while serving on active duty in the U.S. Army. Retiring from the Army in 2018, he currently has multiple published science fiction stories set in the BattleTech (MechWarrior computer game) universe, most of them in collected anthologies available on Amazon or the Catalyst Game Labs store. Originally from Illinois and an eternal Cubs fan, Jason now lives in Virginia with his wife and two children.

John G. Hartness

March 29, 2026 / ravenchair

John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love. He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles, the Bubba the Monster Hunter comedic horror series, the Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter dark fantasy series, and many other projects.

In 2016, John teamed up with several other publishing industry professionals to create Falstaff Books, a small press dedicated to publishing the best of genre fiction’s “misfit toys.” Falstaff Books has since published over 350 titles with authors ranging from first-timers to NY Times bestsellers, with no signs of slowing down any time soon. He is also the founder of the SAGA Genre Fiction Writers’ Conference, where students hone their business and craft skills to write better books and make more money.

In his copious free time John enjoys long walks on the beach, rescuing kittens from trees and playing Magic: the Gathering. John’s pronouns are he/him.

Morgan Hazelwood

March 29, 2026 / ravenchair

Morgan Hazelwood writes from her lair in Northern Virginia. She’s been sharing Writing Tips & Writerly Musings since 2015, first as a blogger, then as a streamer and podcaster as well. With nine fully drafted manuscripts and a stack of rejection letters, she does have one published short story, “Just a Hike In The Woods” by the Dark Recesses Webzine in January of 2022. When not writing, you can find her devouring book series on her kindle, learning to scroll saw, or feeding her webcomic addiction. She is also a volunteer for local writing conventions and was a voice actor for Anansi Storytelling—a fairytale audio drama podcast.

Heather Curatola Heckel

March 28, 2026 / ravenchair

Heather Curatola Heckel is a role-playing game author and designer. She is best known for her contributions to several White Wolf Publishing RPG sourcebooks and supplements, including the Children of Gaia Tribebook , Umbra: The Velvet Shadow, and Digital Web. She is known for creating Alexis Hastings, the narrator of the first edition Sons of Ether Tradition Book. She has been actively involved in the role-playing community for over 35 years and takes great pride in her extensive role-playing game collection (including the game Rus, which most people have never seen).

She has been an editor, independent publisher, and cover designer and is working on writing her first novel. She currently teaches sociology at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA, focusing primarily on popular culture, fandom, AI, social media, and virtual communities.

Terry Hooker

March 28, 2026 / ravenchair

Terry, also known as M.E. Anderson, is a freelance writer and editor, a Jersey girl from the shore turned Florida farm girl soon to be a Virginia farm girl. She has a BA in anthropology, an AAS in Culinary Arts, and an MA in Library Science. She has worked as a congressional archivist, historian, teacher, and professional chef and has presented her research on the history and iconography of southern cemeteries throughout the Southeast United States. She has edited several children’s books, full length novels, dissertations, and academic papers; Terry, herself, has published scholarly papers, magazine articles, fictional stories, and books. She lives with her husband, two kids, and a plethora of critters.

E.J. Isaacs

March 28, 2026 / ravenchair

E.J. Isaacs is a new writer with Space Wizard Science Fantasy after spending decades in Information Technology. He is a futurist and likes to talk about
where technology will take us. Currently living in South Carolina, you can meet him at various local conventions. He loves science fiction, ballroom dancing, and curling up with a good book and a cup of tea. You can find him at solinterests.com, or as E J Isaacs – Author on Facebook.