Alan M. Clark grew up in Tennessee in a house full of bones and old medical books. He has created illustrations for hundreds of books, including works of fiction of various genres, nonfiction, textbooks, young adult fiction, and children’s books. Awards for his illustration work include the World Fantasy Award and four Chesley Awards. He is the author of 14 books, including eight novels, a lavishly illustrated novella, four collections of fiction, and a nonfiction full-color book of his artwork. His latest novel, SAY ANYTHING BUT YOUR PRAYERS, was released by Lazy Fascist Press in August, 2014. He is an Associate Editor for Broken River Books, a Portland, Oregon publisher of crime fiction. Mr. Clark's company, IFD Publishing, has released 6 traditional books and 25 ebooks by such authors as F. Paul Wilson, Elizabeth Engstrom, and Jeremy Robert Johnson. Alan M. Clark and his wife, Melody, live in Oregon. www.alanmclark.com
Stephen C. Merritt has collaborated with his cousin, Alan M. Clark, on previously published short fiction. He is a native of Nashville, Tennessee where he lives with his wife, Cynthia. The Blood of Father Time is his first novel.
Lorelei Shannon was born in the Arizona desert and learned to walk holding on to the tail of a coyote. She now lives in the woods outside Seattle with her husband and two small land pirates, also known as her sons. Lorelei has two previous books out; a horror novel called Rags and Old Iron, and a collection of short stories called Vermifuge and Other Toxic Cocktails. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies.
