David Debord is the author
of fantasy adventure The
Silver Serpent.
When not writing, Debord  
coaches youth sports and is
an avid fan of minor league
hockey. He and his family
reside in the  Atlanta area
where he teaches  seventh
grade English.
His second novel,  Keeper
of the Mists
, continuing the
Absent  Gods series, will be
released in 2009.
UK-based science fiction
author Ryan A. Span is the
creative mind behind the
popular online cyberpunk
serial Street.
Ryan runs the Woods writing
group on the Gryphonwood
forums, and aside from
reading and writing he is a
dedicated (and deadly!)
sport fencer.
His Street trilogy so far
consists of Empathy, with
Clairvoyance to be released
in Q3-4 of 2009.
David Wood is the author of
action-adventure novel
Dourado and the
new hit Cibola.
David is also the Senior
Editor at Gryphonwood,
making him a very busy
man.
In his free time he is both a
pastor in the United
Methodist Church and a
martial arts instructor, but
not always at the same time.
One of the top award
winners in the 2006 Genesis
writing contest, Seabird is
the debut novel for author  
Sherry  Thompson. Her
work has appeared in F/SF,
The Best of Gryphonwood,
and The Inkslingers.
Recently retired from the
University of Delaware
Library, Thompson is now at
work on Earthbow, the
sequel to Seabird.
James Weidman is the
author of An Old-
Fashioned Christmas Story
.
He is also a fantasy artist
who has provided covers for
several issues of
Gryphonwood, including
The Best of Gryphonwood
2006 and 2007
anthologies. Weidman
resides in Virginia with his
wife Barb.
Jim Bernheimer lives in
Chesapeake, Virginia with his
wife Kim and two daughters,
Laura and Marissa. Somehow,
they put up with his
foolishness.
By day he is a Network Admin
and runs his own computer
consulting firm. Amazingly
enough he also finds time to
write.

Visit his website at
www.jimbernheimer.com
Terry W. Ervin II is an
English teacher with a taste
for sci-fi and fantasy.
He is an editor for MindFlights,
a guest columnist for
Fiction Factor and a well-
published short fiction author.
Flank Hawk is his debut novel.
When Terry isn't writing
or enjoying time with his
wife and daughters, he can
be found in his basement
raising turtles.
John E. Bailor is a successful
banker, with more than twenty
years' experience in the
financial industry.
His first professionally
published work was the
short story Operation: Desert
Destroyer,
included in Warren
Murphy's anthology Destroyer
World: New Blood
.
He is currently working on
several projects, including
the second Trevor Byrne
novel, A Devastating Death.
David Wood's Website
David Wood's Blog
Sherry Thompson's Website
David Debord's Website
David Debord's Myspace
Jim Weidman's Gallery
Ryan Span's STREET Online
Jim Bernheimer's Website
John Bailor's Website
Terry Ervin's Website
Terry Ervin's Blog