Tom Leins is a crime writer from Paignton, UK. His books include Boneyard Dogs, Ten Pints of Blood and Meat Bubbles & Other Stories (all published by Close to the Bone) and Repetition Kills You and The Good Book: Fairy Tales for Hard Men (both available from All Due Respect). His next book, Sharp Knives & Loud Guns, is coming soon from All Due Respect. For more details, please visit: Things To Do In Devon When You’re Dead.
Katrina Moinet writes short fiction and poetry that explores female experiences, both personal and political. She won the 2021 Globe Soup Short Story prize with ‘Nowhere Else I need to be’. Her work is included in the Poetry Marathon Anthology 2021 and she’s been longlisted for Cranked Anvil’s Short Story competition.
Katrina is completing a Creative Writing Masters at Bangor University and The Open University. She lives in Wales with her husband and daughter. You can follow her on Twitter @KMoinetwrites. She is also on the Flash Fiction shortlist!
Greg Beatty lives in Bellingham, Washington, USA, where he walks dogs and takes care of kids.
When those two special interest groups give him a break, he also writes. Greg has published everything from jokes about cows to reference work entries, but specializes in short fiction. If you’re interested, you can find more of Greg’s stories here: https://payhip.com/GregBeatty
I guess you could say I’m “homegrown”, having lived in Indiana all my life. I haven’t worked for compensation in a number of years, although in the past I’ve worked as a cashier, a postal clerk, a secretary, and a cleaning lady.
I like writing contests; it gives me a theme, a word limit, and a deadline. In 2017 I received an Honorable Mention in the Memoir category of Writer’s Digest’s Annual Competition. In 2019 I received Honorable Mentions in Institute For Writers Fantasy First Pages and Institute For Literature’s Lost and Found Poetry Contest.
Arendse Lund is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in The Asahi Shimbun, Audeamus, and Alchemy: Journal of Translation, among others. Her world building has been called “vividly imagined and genuinely creepy,” which is the highest praise she can imagine. She earned her doctorate researching medieval manuscripts and the law at University College London, which continues to give her inspiration for her short stories while simultaneously solidifying her belief that truth is (often) stranger than fiction. She is currently working on her first novel. You can find her at www.arend.se
