Soul Food Stories

ANNA BURKE holds degrees in English Literature and Studio Art from Smith College, and an MFA from Emerson College. She was the inaugural recipient of the Sandra Moran Scholarship for the Golden Crown Literary Society’s Writing Academy, which she now directs. Her novel Thorn was named 2019 LGBT+ Book of the Year by  Foreword Reviews.

ANN McMAN is the author of thirteen novels and two short story collections. She is a two-time Lambda Literary Award recipient, a six-time Independent Publisher (IPPY) medalist, a Foreword Reviews INDIES medalist, and a laureate of the Alice B. Foundation for her outstanding body of work. She splits her time between Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Grand Isle, Vermont.

JENN ALEXANDER holds an MS in Counseling from the University of North Texas. She is a graduate of the Golden Crown Literary Society’s Writing Academy, for which she was the recipient of the Sandra Moran Scholarship. She lives in Edmonton, Canada, with her partner, two beautiful daughters, and one sweet and amazing dog.

VIRGINIA BLACK (she/her) likes strong whiskey, loud music, and writing, though not necessarily in that order. When not penning dark speculative fiction, she is almost always reading. Born in California—where even green is brown—Virginia escaped to the rain showers and vibrant greens of the Pacific Northwest. She lives with her wife of twenty years and their savagely witty teenage daughter. Learn more at virginiablackwrites.com. 

CATHY PEGAU grew up in New York State reading horror, science fiction, and fantasy novels, and playing RPGs. Her science fiction romances have won RWA Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal (FF&P) Chapter Best Futuristic Romance and Best of the Best Prism Awards and a Golden Crown Literary Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy. She lives in Alaska with her spouse, two dogs, and numerous roaming moose.