| 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. |
