Visit the Small Publishing in a Big Universe Marketplace at WorldCon 2025!
Meet the authors and purchase personally signed editions!
Wednesday, August 13, 2024 – Sunday, August 17, 2024
Seattle Convention Center, Washington
Steven D. Brewer
(attending)
Steven D. Brewer has been a fan of science fiction and fantasy stories for as long as he can remember. He still remembers getting scolded for not reading chapter books in fourth grade because he was avidly consuming The Hobbit late at night, by flashlight under his covers. And he probably got his copy from his older brother and most important mentor.
James Lloyd Dulin
(attending)
James Lloyd Dulin grew up in Grand Rapids, Mississippi, spending an excessive amount of time at a local community theater where he developed his affinity for storytelling. This affinity grew into a deep admiration for language and spoken word poetry while studying mathematics and education at the University of Michigan. A few hundred mediocre poems and lackluster performances later, he decided his dream of writing a novel might not be as ridiculous as he once thought. He firmly believes that art—even silly books about magic, or maybe especially silly books about magic—has the ability to tell stories that sink beneath the surface.
L.S. Franco
(attending)
Best-selling and award-winning author L.S. Franco writes YA science fantasy and adult speculative fiction spanning magical realism, science fiction, and fantasy. While her primary focus is on older teen and adult audiences, she also pens select children’s books. She is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and Friends of Worldcon, supporting the global sci-fi and fantasy community through its most iconic convention.
Rebecca Inch-Partridge
(attending)
Rebecca Inch-Partridge first wrote her YA science fantasy, Escaping the Dashia when she was 15. After decades of leading various writing critique groups, Rebecca became a freelance editor in 2017. She’s loved helping authors bring their rough drafts to a final draft, ready for publication.
Kim Smuga-Otto
(attending)
Kim Smuga-Otto is the author of the humorous portal fantasy Our Comeback is Slaying Monsters, the first book in her series Boy Bands & Dragons published by Riverfolk Books. Her short sf story, “Triptych”, was awarded a Silver Honorable Mention in Writers of the Future 2025. In addition to writing fiction, she has published nonfiction articles in numerous publications, including the San Jose Mercury News and Science Magazine, and co-hosts of the writing advice podcast, Words to Write by. She lives in Santa Cruz, California.
Joshua Walker
(attending)
Mark London Williams
(attending)
Mark London Williams wrote the Los Angeles Times best-selling Danger Boy time travel series, among other books and anthology contributions. Mark is also the author of Max Random and the Zombie 500. He covers show business, its content and discontents, as a columnist in Los Angeles.
Aynsley J. Fraser & Lita Hunt
Aynsley J. Fraser is the louder half of the Moonlight in Glenwood author duo, known for weaving intricate tales of mystery and warm stories.
Lita Hunt is the quieter half of the Moonlight in Glenwood author duo, known for being the resident pedantic secretary keeping the train on its tracks.
Sheryl R. Hayes
Sheryl R. Hayes (she/her) can be found untangling plot threads or the yarn her three cats have been playing with. She is equally likely to be shooing one of them off the keyboard as she is working on her novels and short stories. In addition to writing, she is a cosplayer focusing on knit and crochet costumes.
Kelley York
Kelley York can be found with her wife playing video games and D&D in the redwoods of the Northern California coast. Her stories are a mishmash of queer characters, mental health issues, dark twists, bittersweet endings, and the macabre. In addition to writing, Kelley is the mastermind behind Sleepy Fox Studio, creating book covers for other authors like her.
Kelley York and Rowan Altwood
Kelley York can be found with her wife playing video games and D&D in the redwoods of the Northern California coast. Her stories are a mishmash of queer characters, mental health issues, dark twists, bittersweet endings, and the macabre. In addition to writing, Kelley is the mastermind behind Sleepy Fox Studio, creating book covers for other authors like her.
