Pseudonym

Mariah Stillbrook

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1980

Birth City

Mt. Pleasant

Birth State

IA

Current Location

Colorado

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

SAHM and FT writer

Biography

Mariah Stillbrook, originally from Iowa, lives in Colorado with her white German shepherd, husband, and little girl. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). She spends most of her days writing, reading, and enjoying the occasional hike. In her late twenties she realized that her writing was missing something, magic. She now focuses her writing on horror and urban fantasy in both adult and young adult genres.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

BA in English, UCCS

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Interviews

Organizations

I am a member of a local book group.

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

My writing process, querying, being with a small press, and social media.

Current Location

Fountain, CO

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Biography

James Schannep is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) with a degree in English Literature and minor in General Engineering. After serving honorably, he left the service to write full time.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Self-publishing, interactive fiction

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1993

Birth City

Anaheim

Birth State

CA

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Writer - editor

Biography

Amber Herbert is a published author/poet living in Colorado Springs with her husband and two sons. She has a BA in English Literature and has worked as a freelance editor since 2018. She writes high fantasy, horror, science fiction, and YA and New Adult fiction. Lipstick Covered Magnet is her first novel.

Education/Training

BA in English Literature - developmental and copy editor since 2018 - judge for Colorado Book Awards and the Colorado Gold contest

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

I am more than happy to speak about writing, editing, or critiquing fiction.

Birth City

Colorado Springs

Birth State

CO

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Author, Solutions Architect, Engagement Manager

Biography

Christina Bergling has been writing since childhood. She has written a variety of styles. A blog from Iraq, software user guides for software, articles for a numismatist magazine. More than anything, she is a horror author. In college at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, she pursued a professional writing degree and started publishing small scale.

It all began with “How to Kill Yourself Slowly.” Crystal Lake released her latest novel, Followers. Limitless Publishing published her novel The Rest Will Come. HellBound Books published her two novellas, Savages and The Waning. She co-wrote Screechers with Kevin J. Kennedy. She is also featured in numerous anthologies, including Collected Christmas Horror Shorts, Demonic Wildlife, Colorado’s Emerging Authors, and Graveyard Girls. Bergling was born and raised in Colorado Springs. She lives with her family in Colorado and spends her non-writing time working in IT, hiking mountains, dancing, and sucking all the marrow out of life.

Education/Training

BA in English with an emphasis in Professional Writing from UCCS, 2005

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Interviews

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Anything though I have previously focused on the writing/publishing process and the horror genre

Birth City

Jackson

Birth State

MI

Current Location

Monument, Colorado

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Proposal Manager

Biography

Brian S. Converse is a writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and poetry. He lives with his wife, four kids, and two animals in the Front Range area of Colorado. Brian assists with the Teen Writing program at the Monument library every month. Brian is a US Army Veteran and grew up in Michigan.

Education/Training

BA, English, University of San Diego

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Writing - Self-publishing - Publishing

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Biography

I'm a writer, reader, blogger, podcaster, hiker, amateur photographer, wife, mom, fan of frights and flights of fantasy, and more.

My guilty pleasures include cheesy horror comedies, Garden of the Gods, true crime podcasts, anything clown related, unsolved mysteries, sarcasm, the Wild West, and chocolate. Lots of chocolate. Specifically frozen chocolate in ice cream form, but I'm not picky.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Horror Writers Association, Colorado Authors League, Pikes Peak Writers, and Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

I do workshops on short stories, business tips for writers, the building blocks of horror, critique groups, building suspense, self-publishing, and using the senses in writing.

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1985

Birth City

Vendenbergh Air Force Bace

Birth State

CA

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Paralegal

Biography

Nicholas S. Casale grew up in Palmer Lake, which is a small town in Colorado. Shortly thereafter, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and began working as a paralegal.

From a young age he was attracted to history, myth, religion, and spent several years searching for the religion that best matched his personal beliefs; he is now a practicing Messianic Jew and is happily married to the woman who taught him Hebrew.

He first started writing stories when he was 6 years old. He invented a simple character named "Mousey," who was a mouse and a wizard. While his stories have grown more sophisticated since then, he has always had a love for the themes of that original story; the idea that the weak may overcome the strong through cleverness and imagination.

Education/Training

Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

The Novels - History - Mythology - Religion

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1956

Birth City

Chickasha

Birth State

OK

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Entertainer and author

Biography

John Bryan is a writer, composer, musician, actor and illusionist. He has lived in Colorado Springs, CO since 1984 with his wife Michèle and is the proud father of two sons, Erik and Alex. He is the author of the novel Dark Brother and the short story collection entitled Side Streets and Dark Alleys.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

International Brotherhood of Magicians

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Making fiction real
Where ideas come from

Author's Website

Biography

Kevin Ikenberry still wants to be an astronaut. As an adult, he’s managed the U.S. Space Camp program and operated two Challenger Learning Centers, and is a retired Army space operations officer. His science fiction Sleeper Protocol, which Publisher’s Weekly called “an emotionally powerful debut,” was released in January 2016 and is the first of a series. Kevin writes mainly science fiction with a strong military bent, but he also writes horror and romance. He makes his home in Colorado with his family.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Software engineer

Biography

J. T. moved to Colorado Springs in 1998 with his beautiful wife. J. T. is originally from west Texas, and his wife is from northwest Montana. They found Colorado Springs to be a perfect place to live and it landed them halfway between their two home towns.

Education/Training

Master of Science in Information Assurance, Regis University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, Regis University

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Past President, Pikes Peak Writers - Past President, Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Computer security - Hero's Journey - Pitching, query letters, loglines