John Joseph Adams is the editor of John Joseph Adams Books, a new imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He is also the series editor of BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY, as well as the bestselling editor of many other anthologies, including BRAVE NEW WORLDS, WASTELANDS, and THE LIVING DEAD. Recent books include PRESS START TO PLAY, LOOSED UPON THE WORLD, and The Apocalypse Triptych. Called "the reigning king of the anthology world" by Barnes & Noble, John is a two-time winner of the Hugo Award and a seven-time World Fantasy Award finalist. John is also the editor and publisher of the digital magazines LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE, and is a producer for WIRED's The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast.
Science fiction and fantasy author Lois McMaster Bujold was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1949. After graduating from Ohio State University, she worked as a pharmacy technician at Ohio State University Hospitals. Her first short story was published in Twilight Zone Magazine in 1984 and her first three novels were published in 1986. She received the Nebula Award for Falling Free and The Mountains of Mourning and the Hugo Award for The Vor Game, Barrayar, Mirror Dance, The Mountains of Mourning, and Paladin of Souls. She also received the Locus award for Mirror Dance and Paladin of Souls, the Minnesota Book Award for Komarr, the Mythopoeic Award for The Curse of Chalion, and a Romantic Times 2003 Reviewers' Choice Award for Paladin of Souls. She is best known for her series featuring Miles Vorkosigan. She currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
