A Jordan Lambert is a fantasy writer, pop culture and lifestyle blogger, and fashion merchandise professional from Los Angeles, California. She studied at the University of La Verne and earned her Masters in Media Studies from The New School. Jordan creates several different forms of internet content, including award winning TTRPG actual plays. She loves live music, museums, theme parks, pulp movies, subcultures, and mismatched Chuck Taylors.

B. Iman is a fashion, fantasy and femininity digital creator, researcher and storyteller, crafting enchanting worlds devoted to glamour, girlhood and feminine power. Her work blends fairy-tale sensibilities with cultural reflection, creating narratives and essays that feel both romantic and deeply reflective. 

Christian Emecheta is a Nigerian writer and computer scientist. He is an Obsidian Foundation Fellow 2025. His fiction and poetry grace prestigious publications including Arts Lounge Magazine, Step Away Magazine, and The Decolonial Passage. He is also a published contributor to Cranked Anvil Press, Walden's Poetry and Reviews, and Mocking Owl Roost, among other publications too numerous to mention. Christian finds inspiration through reading, film, and the boundless landscapes of his imagination.

John North graduated from Georgia State University, where he definitely didn’t spend thousands of dollars just to study Film & Media. John’s love for media inspired his love for writing. What started as an after-school hobby became a deep passion, one he wanted to share with the world. John brought new worlds to life with his imagination, fully inspired by the anime and films he consumed during his youth. John learned so much from the stories he grew up with. They taught him perseverance, empathy, friendship, family, and loving one's own skin. These messages show throughout all of his stories, highlighting the importance of community, improvement, and self-love, while sharing space with all things fantastical, and brutal. When he's not crafting fantastical worlds where black witches throw hands with vampires or black boys fight alien overlords, you may find him playing ultimate frisbee, watching football, or consuming even more amazing stories alongside his lovely wife.

Mallory is a storyteller born and raised in North Carolina. Pink has been her signature color since birth. Her writing journey began in middle school where she made her closest friends to read and critique her stories. Once she graduated high school she headed to Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Though it was a culture shock, she is grateful to have grown personally and creatively. She graduated with a Bachelor in Science in Diplomacy and International Relations where her love for traveling and exploring new cultures grew deeper. She is passionate about creating new worlds and finding beauty in every situation. When not writing she makes beautiful jewelry, dreams of being a mermaid, and travels meeting new people and exploring new places.

MultiMind resides in her hometown, Baltimore City, Maryland. She writes books that are fairly Black, usually queer, and very much embedded in the world of Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror. Her short fiction has previously appeared in award-winning Nightlight Podcast and in Yemoja Tears: An Anthology of Water, Bodies and Bodies of Water. Her works also include Dreamer, The Glassman, Kinetics and The Harlequin. 

Valentina Yospe is a Black queer writer in the US. She writes fantasy with Black / BIPOC female leads who are usually somewhere on the rainbow spectrum. She likes warm weather, meadowscaping, snuggling with cats, and various flavors of sparkling water.

Winnifred or Winnie, as most know her by, is an artist, writer, and author of her debut novel: The Gods' Scion: Child of Tempus. As a military child, Winnie has traveled extensively around the US East Coast and Germany, learning about the history, lore, and culture of each region.

Yaya is an award-winning, neurodivergent author and artist from the Midwest. A narratologist and former professor, she holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Kentucky. She founded her entertainment company Wide-Brim Productions after leaving academia during the pandemic. She is the author of the John Exodus series and the talent behind Pearly Sweet Stories. Learn more about Yaya’s work here: https://beacons.ai/blkmdnna