Roseanne “Rosie” A. Brown was born in Kumasi, Ghana, and immigrated to the wild jungles of central Maryland as a child. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s in journalism and was also a teaching assistant for the school’s Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House program. Her debut novel, A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, was an instant New York Times bestseller, an indie bestseller, and received six starred reviews. She has worked with Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney, among other publishers. Shazleen Khan is a London-based Illustrator, writer, and designer, specializing in narrative and sequential illustration. Khan began self-publishing their graphic novel work in 2011 and has since gone on to achieve a first-class bachelor’s (hons) degree in illustration (2017) and a master’s in children’s books and graphic novels (2018). Khan currently works as a freelance illustrator while doing part-time teaching work. Bill Masuku is a Nommo Award–nominated Zimbabwean comic book artist and writer known for creating comics such as Razor-Man, Welcome to Dead World, and Captain South Africa. He works as an editor for Kugali Media, a pan-African comic book company. Masuku has also worked as a storyboard artist for Triggerfish on a Netflix project and Disney x Kugali’s animated series Iwaju. Gigi Murakami is an NYC native manga artist, illustrator, writer, content creator, and small creative business owner at the intersection of horror media, alt and nerd culture, and (schlocky) film. Her work blends Japanese manga art and vintage American comic and pulp aesthetics. She specializes in traditional ink and color illustrations, and manga art focusing on dark, fantastical, and dramatic themes.