Kurt Andersen is a novelist and host of the public radio program Studio 360. A cofounder of Spy magazine and former editor in chief of New York magazine, he has also written for Vanity Fair, Time, the New York Times, and the New Yorker.
Michael Moorcock has published science fiction and fantasy novels, as well as more overtly literary works. As editor of New Worlds magazine, he helped foster the new wave movement in science fiction, which helped bring it into the literary mainstream.
Elizabeth Hand grew up in New York and currently lives in Maine. She is the winner of the World Fantasy, Shirley Jackson, and International Horror Guild awards. Among her novels are Illyria and Generation Loss.
New England native Joe Hill’s first novel, Heart-Shaped Box, was a best-seller. He has won many awards. His first short-story collection, 20th Century Ghosts, was published in 2005, and his most recent novel is Horns.