The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities

Garth Nix is a best-selling, multiple award–winning Australian writer best known for his young adult fantasy novels. He has also written for RPGs and magazines and journals. His latest book is Lord Sunday.

Naomi Novik is a New York Times best-selling writer. She was awarded the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2007. Her latest book is Tongues of Serpents.

Helen Oyeyemi is a Nigerian writer living in the United Kingdom. Her latest novel, White Is for Witching, was nominated for the Shirley Jackson award.

Cherie Priest is the author of seven novels published by Tor and Subterranean Press, including the Nebula Award nominee Boneshaker, Dreadful Skin, and the Eden Moore trilogy. Her short stories and nonfiction articles have appeared in such fine publications as Weird Tales, Subterranean Magazine, Publishers Weekly, and the Stoker-nominated anthology Aegri Somnia published by Apex.

Ekaterina Sedia has published three novels—The Secret History of Moscow, The Alchemy of Stone, and The House of Discarded Dreams. Her short stories have been published in Analog, Baen’s Universe, and Clarkesworld.

Rachel Swirsky has had short fiction appear in venues including Tor.com, Subterranean Magazine, Fantasy Magazine, Weird Tales, and the Konundrum Engine Literary Review. Her latest book, Through the Drowsy Dark, is a mini-collection of feminist poems and short stories, available from Aqueduct Press.

Carrie Vaughn is the author of the popular urban fantasy Kitty Norville series. She has published over forty short stories in magazines such as Weird Tales, Strange Horizons, Realms of Fantasy, and Asimov’s Science Fiction.

Tad Williams is a best-selling writer who lives in California. His latest book is Shadowheart, the fourth book in his Shadowmarch series.

Charles Yu is an American writer whose first novel, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, has been added to many year’s best lists for 2010. His short fiction has been published in a number of magazines and literary journals, including Oxford American, The Gettysburg Review, Harvard Review, Mid-American Review, Mississippi Review, and Alaska Quarterly Review.

Artists

Aeron Alfrey creates unique imagery inspired by strange fantasy worlds filled with monsters, magic, and death. His art has been published in numerous books and shown in galleries around the world.

Kristen Alvanson is an American artist based in Malaysia and Iran. She has participated in group/solo shows in New York, Tehran, London, Istanbul, Berlin, Belgium, and Vilnius, including a solo exhibition of her work at Azad Gallery (Tehran) and at the International Roaming Biennial of Tehran.

Greg Broadmore is a New Zealand illustrator, writer, and conceptual designer for Weta Workshop and has designed for the motion pictures District 9, King Kong, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Black Sheep, among many, many others.

John Coulthart is a world-recognized illustrator, graphic designer, and comic artist, who lives in Manchester, England. He has designed and provided art for several classic books, including The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases. Find more of his work at johncoulthart.com.

Scott Eagle is a professor of painting and drawing at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. His paintings have graced the covers of many books, including City of Saints and Madmen and Secret Life by Jeff VanderMeer. His illustrations have appeared in a number of national magazines.

Vladimir Gvozdariki, a Russian artist who also works under the moniker Gvozd (which means “Iron”), is known for his whimsical and mechanical illustrations and sculptures. His Web museum can be found at gvozdariki.ru.

Yishan Li is a professional manga artist living in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has been published internationally, including in China, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Her latest book is The Complete Shojo Art Kit.