Rob St.Martin

A Montrealer by birth and by inclination, Rob earned a BA in History in nineteen ninety something from Concordia University and has worked in numerous mildly interesting and occasionally amusing jobs.

His first published work, "The Mysterious Case of Spell Zero", appeared in Julie Czerneda’s anthology "Misspelled" and he had the honour of working alongside Julie to co-edit "Ages of Wonder", an anthology of fantasy stories set in historical periods beyond the more traditional medieval or modern settings, which later was nominated for a prestigious Aurora Award for Best English Work - Other.

His "Squirrelman" series of superheroic action has achieved an international following, and the question he is most often asked about "Truthseekers" is not "What’s the big secret of Blackriver?" but rather, "When is the next one coming out?!"

"Sunset Val" is his first novel with Weird & Wondrous Books.

He can be found at www.talyesin.com.

Derwin Mak

Derwin Mak lives in Toronto, Canada. He is a chartered accountant and an Officer of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. He has Master’s degrees in accounting (University of Waterloo) and military studies (American Military University). He is also a member of the Royal Canadian Military Institute and gave a lecture about Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine and Yushukan War Museum there.

His science fiction stories include “The Siren Stone”, which was a finalist for a 2004 Aurora Award, Canada’s science fiction award; and its sequel, “Transubstantiation”, which won the 2006 Aurora Award for Best Short-Form Work in English. His novel The Moon Under Her Feet was a finalist for the 2008 Prix Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work in English. He co-edited, with Eric Choi, The Dragon and the Stars, an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories written by ethnic Chinese outside China.

Derwin’s website is www.derwinmaksf.com.