Jay Lake lives in Portland, Oregon, where he works on numerous writing and editing projects. His 2009 novels are Green [ Amazon ] from Tor Books, Madness of Flowers [ Amazon ] from Night Shade Books, and Death of a Starship from MonkeyBrain Books. His short fiction appears regularly in literary and genre markets worldwide. Jay is a winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and a multiple nominee for the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards.

Jay’s stories in Shimmer:

• “Shedding Skin; Or How the World Came to Be,” in The Clockwork Jungle Book (Issue #11) (Hear Jay read this story! 12mb, mp3 format)
• “The Black Back-Lands,” in Issue #2

Rajan Khanna is a graduate of the 2008 Clarion West Writers Workshop and a member of NY-based writing group, Altered Fluid. His work previously appeared in Shimmer’s Pirate Issue and is forthcoming in GUD. He has an inordinate love of wine, beer, zeppelins, and the creatures that live in the deepest part of the ocean, though not necessarily all at the same time. His website is www.rajankhanna.com.

Rajan’s stories in Shimmer:

• The Emperor’s Gift, in The Clockwork Jungle Book (Issue #11)
• The Furies, in The Pirate Issue (Issue #7)

Nir Yaniv is an Israeli writer, editor, and musician. His stories appear in several languages, his story collection, One Hell of a Writer, came out in 2006, and his collaboration with Lavie Tidhar, The Tel Aviv Dossier, will be published by the Chizine Publications (Canada) in 2009. Nir’s home site, including stories, articles, and free music: www.nyfiction.org.

Marissa Lingen lives on land atop the oldest bedrock in the U.S. She used to study physics but has been recovering for several years. Current obsessions include hockey, Finnish mythology, and Woody Guthrie music. You can peer into her mind on LiveJournal. To read more about Marissa, please visit her website or write her an email!

Marissa Lingen’s Shimmer stories:

• “Pirates by Adeline Thromb Age 8,” in The Pirate Issue (Issue #7)
• “Kay’s Box,” in The Clockwork Jungle Book (Issue #11)