Hank Davis is Senior Editor at Baen Books. He served in the Army in Vietnam and has had stories in Analog Science Fiction, Th e Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , and anthologies If and Orbit . Sean CW Korsgaard is a US Army veteran, award-winning photojournalist and freelance reporter, and an assistant editor and media relations manager at Baen Books. As a reporter, he''s had over fifteen hundred articles published across dozens of newspapers in Virginia over the past seven years, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Daily Press , and nationally, in outlets ranging from The New York Times to io9 to VFW Magazine , and most recently, as a columnist for Analog Science Fiction & Fact . His work has seen him interview two U.S. Presidents, walk the grounds of Auschwitz beside Holocaust survivors, party with Swedish metal bands, get caught in the thick of riots, and even be attacked by a shark. He was a finalist for the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award and Writers of the Future, and recently saw the publication of his first anthology, Worlds Long Lost , and his first published short story, "Black Box.

" A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Sean lives in Richmond, Virginia, with his wife and son, and is always looking for his next great adventure and his next big byline. Poul Anderson (1926-2001) was one of the most prolific and popular writers in science fiction. He won the Hugo Award seven times and the Nebula Award three times, as well as many other awards, notably including the Grand Master Award of the Science Fiction Writers of America for a lifetime of distinguished achievement. With a degree in physics and a wide knowledge of other fields of science, as well as a passion for history and mythology, he was noted for building stories on a solid foundation of real science, as well as for being one of the most skilled creators of fast-paced adventure stories. He was author of more than one hundred science fiction and fantasy novels and story collections, and several hundred short stories, as well as historical novels, mysteries, and nonfiction books. He wrote several series, notably the Technic Civilization novels and stories, the Psychotechnic League series, the Harvest of Stars novels, and his Time Patrol series, along with novels such as The High Crusade , Three Hearts and Three Lions , and The Broken Sword . Anthony Boucher (1911-1968) began publishing stories in 1941. His first published story was "Snulbug," which was published in Unknown Worlds , and he was a regular contributor to that magazine and to Astounding Science Fiction for the next two decades.

As a writer and reviewer Anthony Boucher had a considerable effect on science fiction, but it was as cofounder (with J. Francis McComas) and longtime editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , which he edited until his retirement in 1958, that he really became a seminal influence on the field. Founded in 1949, F&SF soon became a showcase for the most literate and sophisticated work being done in the field, and Boucher earned himself a secure place in the pantheon of science fiction''s greatest editors. Boucher wrote one science fiction novel-- Rocket to the Morgue , under the pseudonym of H.H. Holmes--but as a writer he is best remembered for wry and ironic stories such as "The Quest for St. Aquin," "Barrier," "Snul-bug," and "The Compleat Werewolf." He also had a separate and very successful career as a writer and critic in the mystery genre, and was a recipient of the prestigious Edgar Allen Poe Award of the Mystery Writers of America, and became the namesake for the Boucher Award.

Steve Diamond is a horror, fantasy, and science fiction author for Baen Books, Wordfire Press, Gallant Knight Games, and numerous small publications. He is the author of Residue , a YA supernatural thriller, a collection of short fiction, What Hellhounds Dream , and his most recent work is a dark fantasy/horror novel cowritten with Larry Correia, Servants of War . He is also the cohost of the writing advice podcast, The WriterDojo . Steve lives in Utah with his wife and two kids. Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of books, short stories, films and graphic novels for adults and children. Some of his most notable titles include the novels The Graveyard Book (the first book to ever win both the Newbery and Carnegie medals), the Vertigo comic book series Sandman , American Gods , and the UK''s National Book Award 2013 Book of the Year, The Ocean at the End of the Lane . His latest collection of short stories, Trigger Warning , was an immediate New York Times bestseller and was named a NYT Editors'' Choice. Among his numerous literary awards are the Newbery and Carnegie medals, and the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner awards.

Zenna Henderson (1917-1983) published her first science fiction story, "Come On, Wagon!," in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in December 1951 and was quickly singled out for praise by Sam Merwyn in an essay celebrating what was then seen as a new boom of women science fiction writers. In 1959, her long story "Captivity" received a Hugo nomination. She is most widely remembered for "The People," a series of stories first published between 1952 and 1980 about a group of humanoid aliens stranded on Earth who represent our better selves. Along with Pilgrimage: The Book of the People (1961) and The People: No Different Flesh (1966), Henderson''s short fiction is collected in The Anything Box (1965) and Holding Wonder (1971). The People , a made-for-TV movie based on her series of the same name and starring Kim Darby and William Shatner, was released in 1972. Ingathering: The Complete People Stories (1995), including previously uncollected material, was published after Henderson''s death in Tucson at the age of sixty-five. Nina Kiriki Hoffman has sold novels, juvenile and media tie-in books, short story collections, and more than two hundred short stories over the past forty years. Her first solo novel, The Thread That Binds the Bones , won the Bram Stoker Award for first novel; her second novel, The Silent Strength of Stones , was a finalist for the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards.

A Red Heart of Memories (part of her Matt Black series), nominated for a World Fantasy Award, was followed by sequel Past the Size of Dreaming . Much of her work to date is short fiction, including "Matt Black" novella "Unmasking," nominated for a World Fantasy Award, and "Matt Black" novelette "Home for Christmas," which was nominated for the Nebula, World Fantasy, and Sturgeon awards. In addition to writing, Hoffman has taught, worked part-time at a B. Dalton bookstore, and done production work on The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction . An accomplished fiddle player, she has played regularly at various granges near her home in Eugene, Oregon. Richard Matheson (1926-2013) served with the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II, graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri, and was the author of many classic novels and short stories.

He wrote in a variety of genres including terror, fantasy, horror, paranormal, suspense, science fiction and western. His short stories appeared in magazines as diverse as Playboy , The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , Galaxy , Detective Story , Weird Tales , Western Stories , Stag and For Men Only . His novels, meanwhile, often blended science fiction and fantasy, be it the post-apocalyptic vampires of I Am Legend or the exploration of the afterlife in What Dreams May Come . In addition to books, he wrote prolifically for television (including The Twilight Zone , Night Gallery , Star Trek ) and numerous feature films. Many of Matheson''s novels and stories have been made into movies including I Am Legend , Somewhere in Time , and The Shrinking Man , and he worked with filmmakers ranging from Roger Corman to Steven Spielberg. His many awards include the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Awards for Lifetime Achievement, the Hugo Award, Edgar Award, Spur Award for Best Western Novel, and Writer''s Guild awards. Matheson received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 1984, the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Horror Writers Association in 1991, and the Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducted him in 2010. Larry Niven is known as an author for his hard science fiction, using big, but authentic scientific concepts and theoretical physics.

His Known Space series is one of the most popular "future history" sagas in SF and includes the epic novel Ringworld , one of the few novels to have won both the Hugo and Nebula awards, as well as the Locus and Ditmar awards, and which is recognized as a milestone in modern science fiction. Niven also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes his The Magic Goes Away series, which utilizes an exhaustible resource, called mana, to make magic a non-renewable resource. Niven created an alien species, the Kzin, which were featured in a series of collections, the Man-Kzin Wars. He co-authored a number of novels with Jerry Po.