Tonya Todd is an author/actress, invested in fair representation in the literary and cinematic worlds she inhabits. She has served as a black and queer sensitivity reader, DEI instructor, submissions reader for BMI’s Witness Magazine, education chair, and staffer for Las Vegas Writers Conference.

Diane Glazman (she/they) is a queer, agender author from San Francisco. Writing as Marie Sinclair, she is the author of eight books that explore queer identities and relationships, and seek to envision a more just and equitable future. She is a finalist for a 2023 Lambda Literary Award.

Syr Beker (they/them) is a hybrid writer and immersive experience creator. They are the cofounder of Queer Cat Productions Theater Co and The Escapery Collective. Their stories live in Michigan Quarterly, Joyland, Fairy Tale Review, Spunk, and Foglifter, as well as on stages, in cemeteries, and on ships.

Gregory A. Kompes (MFA, MSEd) is the author of the Broadway series and the Queer Planet series. He is the founder of The Writer Workshop. Gregory was a subject matter expert for the development of the fully online MFA at Southern New Hampshire University, where he teaches as an adjunct professor.

Brandon Mead is a bathtub writer and the founder of Queer Bewks, an organization dedicated to spotlighting and promoting LGBTQIA+ authors and publishers. As a former Orlando resident, his published work explores the impact of the Pulse tragedy and growing up as a queer person in a red state.