Brian Herbert, the son of Frank Herbert, is a multiple "New York Times" bestseller in his own right. He has been nominated for both the Hugo and the Nebula Awards. In 2003, he published "Dreamer of Dune," a Hugo Award-nominated biography of his father.
GENE WOLFE is the author of two dozen novels and hundreds of shorter stories. He is best known for the three multi-part series "The Book of the New Sun, The Book of the Long Sun," and "The Book of the Short Sun," as well as for his recent duo logy, "The Wizard Knight," Over his forty-year career, he has won the Nebula Award, the John W. Campbell Award, the British Science Fiction Award, the "Locus" Reader's Poll, the Rhysling (for poetry), and many others. In 1996, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Fantasy Convention. He lives in Barrington, Illinois, with his wife Rosemar
John Scalzi is a science fiction novelist and non-fiction writer as well as the author of The Rough Guide to the Universe.
Cherie Priest recently moved to Seattle, Washington, after spending most of her life in the southern US.
Brandon Sanderson is an instructor at Brigham Young University.