Unknown Realms: A Fiction-Atlas Press Anthology

C.L. Cannon is a publisher, publicist, editor, author, designer, and lots of other occupations with the -er sound at the end! 

She is a woman of many talents who never gives up or stops improving. She enjoys writing about love and friendship. She loves it even more when she can add fantasy and science fiction aspects to those themes!

She’s a self-proclaimed Harry Potter freak (Slytherin Pride people), lover of anything Joss Whedon (Spuffy forever), Tolkien fiend (who enjoys second breakfast), an addict of classic literature (Social class struggles turn me on… literally ;) yah see what I did there?)

She spends her days trying to #bookstagram (and probably failing), helping other authors grow and succeed (I love my job), and loving on her two babes (velociraptors), Seth and Petey.

She writes about love that endures, magic that ensares, smirking mischief, and heart-hammering danger! 

She founded Fiction-Atlas in 2016 and later turned the author services business into a publishing company in 2017.

Her greatest joy is helping others. She mentors many authors and works inside the indie author community to get indie books seen! 

Kate Reedwood is a mild-mannered manager by day. At night, she trades in her high heels for bunny slippers and lets her imagination run wild. 

A trained artist and writer, Kate enjoys writing stories that combine humor with strong characters who know what they want and aren't afraid to go get it. Every story is an emotional journey where the characters must struggle to find their happily ever after. But they do always reach it in the end, no matter the time or place in the universe. 

She lives off of coffee and dreams and enjoys going for walks along the shores of Lake Ontario, taking pictures of whatever catches her eye. A romantic at heart, she loves to snuggle under a blanket with a good book to warm up the cold Canadian winters. 

When not dreaming up new worlds and books to write with Australian author Chris Heinicke, she can most often be found enjoying the quiet company of her husband and son.

Although working as a baker for many years, writing has been a passion for Chris for some time, starting in high school and reigniting again in 2006, when he first got the inspiration to begin writing 'The Man In Black.'

After completing that project eight years later, he took part in NaNoWriMo in November 2014, culminating into a project named 5PM. Deciding to self-publish, 5PM came out in February 2015, and then The Man In Black in August.

2016 saw the release of 7PM, and in that same year, his writing path met with that of Canadian author Kate Reedwood. A mutual respect of each other's work ignited an interest in working together, creating the Legacy Hunter series, the first of which to come out in July 2017.

Apart from writing, Chris enjoys travelling, reading, watching movies and all things geeky. He resides in Coffs Harbour with his wife and three children.

K. Matt is a graduate of Philadelphia, PA's University of the Arts. Her interests in sci-fi, fantasy, horror, comics, and anime have inspired her to both write and illustrate her own work. 

The books in the Hell Bent series are a combination of prose and graphic novels, and tend to be a mixture of (somewhat soft) sci-fi, urban fantasy, and horror. It is something of a pet project for her, a pet that she feeds with time, and that feeds on her sleep.

Her artwork can be found at kaylamatt.webs.com.

Erin graduated from Cornell College in 2009 with degrees in English and Secondary Education. She decided to expand upon her teaching knowledge by leading writing sessions at first for the Iowa Writers' House and now for The Writers' Rooms. She is the Communications and Student Relationships Manager at The Iowa Writers' House and one of two Directors of The Writers' Rooms. She writes children's poetry and stories for Whimsical Whiskers and volunteers at RARE, a raptor rescue center. 

She's also a devoted bird mom of 7 fids (feathered kids) who spend most of their waking hours sitting on her head or accidentally deleting text by jumping on her keyboard.

When not volunteering and working, she's writing her LGBT YA fantasy story, blogging about writing tips on wordpress (@erincaseyauthor), and sharing her literary journey on Instagram (@erincaseyauthor) and twitter (@erincasey09). 

She's released the first book of her urban fantasy series, The Purple Door District, on December 15th, 2018.

"What if?" Those two words all too easily send Devorah Fox spinning into flights of fancy.

Best-selling author of The Bewildering Adventures of King Bewilliam epic historical fantasy series including "The Redoubt," voted one of 50 Self-Published Books Worth Reading 2016, and "The Lost King," awarded the All Authors Certificate of Excellence. She also wrote "Detour," ranked in the Top Ten Thrillers in Preditor/Editors Readers' Choice Poll and "The Zen Detective," #34 of 50 Best Indie Books 2017. She co-authored the contemporary thriller, "Naked Came the Sharks," with Jed Donellie, contributed to award-winning Fantasy anthologies and has several Mystery Mini Short Reads to her name.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, she now lives in The Barefoot Palace on the Texas Gulf Coast with rescued tabby cats ... and a dragon named Inky.

Visit the "Dee-Scoveries" blog at http://devorahfox.com.

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K.A. Wiggins writes YA Fantasy with an edge for ages 14 and up.

Expect more blood than kissing. #monstersandmagic

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Kaie has been creating urban legends about witches in the back wood and fairies in the snow melt since she was seven years old. She writes prickly misfits challenging the borders of the mundane, inspired by current stars Brenna Yovanoff, Kendare Blake, and Laini Taylor, and fantasy legends J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Madeleine L'Engle.

Her debut novel, Blind the Eyes, was selected by Barnes & Noble Press as one of their "20 Favorite Indie Books of 2018."

Her short side story, also in the Threads of Dreams series, Letter from the End of the World, has been translated into Italian and released by international publisher Virgibooks, Inc. as Lettera dalla fine del mondo.

In 2019, she was invited to present a masterclass and sessions on writing, publishing, and storytelling at Mumbai's first (and the world's largest) Children's Literature Fest sponsored by ORCHIDS The International School.

She's a registered speaker and member of Children's Writers and Illustrator's of British Columbia Society (CWILL BC) and can be booked for events through that site.

Born in Vancouver, BC, she freelances as a business writer and marketing consultant in the Fraser Valley (Pacific Northwest/BC, Canada).

2018 Literary Classics Awards Gold Medal Winner: Best Young Adult Fantasy Novel

2018 Imadjinn Award for Best Fantasy Novel

2018 International Book Awards Finalist in the Fiction: Fantasy

2017 Foreword INDIES Book of Year Awards Silver Medal Winner: Fantasy

Mackenzie is the award-winning author of the young adult fantasy series The Rite of Wands. A storyteller at heart, she loves to inspire the imagination. Mackenzie makes her home in Michigan, where she is currently penning her next adventure.

You can follow her on her publisher's page at:

http://www.bhcpress.com/Author_Mac

Melissa has been writing books since before she had learned to read, in the form of picture books, and planned to be an author at age 4. She spent her youth penning short stories, poems and writing in her diary. At nineteen she married her high school sweetheart and started her family. She has spent her adult life raising her three children and teaching herself the business and craft of writing. Born and raised in beautiful Southern California she and her husband now live along the Ohio River in Indiana to be near their beloved grandson, Bryar.

Melissa enjoys the outdoors and nature, especially camping. She has an interest in the natural world, particularly the wonder of birds and bugs. She can’t grow plants to save her life, though she likes to try. She loves art and paints a little herself. She has a great interest in history and plans on trying her hand at historical fiction in the future. Someday she hopes to travel the world starting with Scotland, Ireland, Africa and Australia.

Melissa loves to listen to heavy metal, Irish rock, and Celtic music…well, anything Celtic really. She loves dangly earrings, big rings, bright clothes, the color red, yellow roses, orange cats, and little dogs, like her fuzzy Shih Tzu, Abby.

Most days you will find her tapping away at her keyboard, doing research for her next great novel, or catch her with her nose stuck in an epic fantasy or historical fiction story.

Award winning author, C.A. King, was born and raised in Halton County. She currently resides in Brantford Ontario, Canada with her two sons.

After the loss of her loving parents and husband, Ms. King was devastated. She decided to retire from the workforce for a year or two to do some soul searching. It was during this time that writing became her passion. She found she was able to redirect her emotions through her writing and decided to publish some of her works.

Awards include:

Hamilton Spectator Readers' Choice Award: Best Local Author 2017 & 2018

Brant News Readers' Choice Award: Best Local Author 2017 

Readers' Favorite International Book Awards: Best Novella/Short Story 2017 Silver medal

2018 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards: Gold Medal in the Fiction - Supernatural genre

2018 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards: Bronze Medal in the Fiction - New Adult genre

2019 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner in the Fiction - Supernatural genre

2019 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner in the Young Adult - Fantasy - Urban genre

2017 SIBA Awards - Best Novella

2017 SIBA Awards - Best New Adult

Carol Ann King is proud to have her name join the list of Canadian born authors. She hopes her writing will help inspire another generation of Canadians to continue adding to the literary heritage and rich culture Canada already has to offer

Trish Beninato is a young adult author who writes fantasy, sci-fi and paranormal with a little romance novels with strong female leads that kick ass all on their own. She lives in Colorado currently, but who knows where she will end up next. Even she doesn't know. She holds a master's in Education with an emphasis in Reading Literacy, but instead writes the literature she once sought to teach. She is a wine and coffee enthusiast who over indulges way too much. A proud nerd to the core, you'll find Star Wars and Marvel characters littering the shelves of her office; which she uses influence from as she writes her stories. Her debut novel, Acceptance: The Jewel Trilogy is described as X-men meets Percy Jackson. Want a free eBook? Sign up for some free eBooks and other goodies on her website, www.trishbenbooks.com!