• ADAM CHRISTOPHER is a novelist and comic writer. In 2010, as an editor, Christopher won a Sir Julius Vogel award, New Zealand's highest science fiction honour. His debut novel, EMPIRE STATE, was SCIFINOW's Book of the Year and a FINANCIAL TIMES Book of the Year for 2012. In 2013, he was nominated for the Sir Julius Vogel award for Best New Talent, with EMPIRE STATE shortlisted for Best Novel. Born in New Zealand, he has lived in Great Britain since 2006.
• CHUCK WENDIG is a novelist, screenwriter, and game designer. He is the author of the novels BLACKBIRDS, MOCKINGBIRD, UNDER THE EMPYREAN SKY, BLUE BLAZES, DOUBLE DEAD, BAIT DOG, DINOCALYPSE NOW, BEYOND DINOCALYPSE and GODS & MONSTERS: UNCLEAN SPIRITS. With writing partner Lance Weilerhe has written the film PANDEMIC, showed at the Sundance Film Festival 2011, and their feature film HiM is in development. Together they co-wrote the digital transmedia drama COLLAPSUS, which was nominated for an International Digital Emmy and a Games 4 Change award. Much of his writing advice has been collected in various writing- and storytelling-related e-books.