Romantasy

Freya Marske writes queer SFF and romance. Her debut novel A Marvellous Light became an international bestseller and won the RNA Award for Romantic Fantasy. She is also an Aurealis Award winner and has been nominated for two Hugo Awards. She lives in Canberra.

Born into a family of book collectors, Lily Crozier has been a bookseller, BookToker, book publicist and marketer. She has a Bachelor in Asia-Pacific Studies and a Master in Publishing and studied in Australia and Japan. Vow of Eternal Night is her first novel.

Stacey McEwan is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of romantic fantasy. Her high school English teacher once called her writing "above year level standard” and she took that B+ very seriously. Stacey received a bachelor's degree in education in 2012 and worked as a classroom teacher for eleven years. She is a content creator on multiple platforms, including Tiktok and Instagram, and the cofounder of the Found Family Podcast. Stacey was born and raised on the Gold Coast, Australia, and still resides in her hometown with her husband, two children and one questionable dog.

Kieren Scougall is a recovering English and History teacher, now taking refuge in events and arts administration. He is currently a member of the Brisbane Writers Festival programs team as Programs & Logistics Manager. Kieren is a University of Queensland alum with a BA/BEd (secondary) and a Master of Writing, Editing and Publishing—which he refuses to use against his growing TBR pile.