Amber Kennedy | Twitter: @dustyloves

Amber is an eighteen-year-old writer from the Orkney Isles, currently studying literature at the University of Edinburgh. She writes short stories and experiments with performance poetry. 

Andrew F. Sullivan | Twitter: @AFSulli

Andrew has an MA in English in the Field of Creative Writing from the University of Toronto. Andrew’s fiction has recently been published by Joyland, Dragnet Magazine, Riddle Fence and The Other Room. His story Bright Outside can be found on Little Fiction.

Casey Peterson | Twitter: @Case_Face

Casey lives in Saint Paul, MN. He is the Admin/Finance Assistant at Graywolf Press. Casey lives in a carriage house, rides a bicycle, and wears wingtips. He speaks Ukrainian and can handle his vodka. In a sense, Casey is a typical 29 year old Minnesotan.

Helen Sedgwick

Helen is the co-founding editor of Fractured West and review editor of Gutter. Her work has been published in Litro, Algebra, and Nature, among others, and she was recently shortlisted in the Spilling Ink fiction prize. She is currently celebrating the completion of her novel, Trust.

Jacqueline Valencia | Twitter: @JacqValencia

Jacqueline is a graduate of the University Of Toronto where she studied English Literature. Her art has appeared in Amelia’s Magazine and art exhibits in Toronto. Jacqueline has published two poetry chapbooks, and is currently working on her first novel.

Jessica Patient | Twitter: @JessicaP

When she was younger, Jessica wrote stories in notepads with illustrations of ponies with thin bodies and fat legs. Her  short stories have appeared at 3:AM Magazine, The View From Here Magazine and Metazen. She writes a blog and lives in Bedfordshire, England.

Kirsty Logan | Twitter: @kirstylogan

Kirsty’s fiction and poetry has been published in over 80 anthologies and literary magazines. She is currently working on a novel Rust and Stardust, and a short story collection, The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales.

Lacy Lalonde | Twitter: @lacylalonde

Lacy is a masters student living in Montreal. Her debut publication, a collection of short stories, comes out this April. You should also know, she drinks a lot of tea. A lot. 

Lailaka Bee

Lailaka found a love and need to write through poetry, journals and creating her own greeting cards. When motivated and inspired to do so she is working on a novel. 

Mairi Campbell-Jack | Twitter: @lumpinthethroat

Mairi lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with her daughter and works part-time in lobbying. Her poetry has been published in Poetry Scotland, Under the Radar and several anthologies. Mairi has only started writing fiction and has one previous publication in Duality 6.

Matej Novak | Twitter: @matejnovak

Matej is a writer who lives and works in Toronto. His hobbies include wishing he wrote more, wishing he read more and wishing he didn’t worry about those things so much. He’s happy to debate the finer points of grammar and punctuation with you at any time.

Nikki Magennis

Nikki is an author, artist and mother living in Scotland. She's published many stories and two novels, and if the days would just stretch a little she might get more stuff finished. She does not believe in mermaids.

Paul McQuade | Twitter: @pgmcq

Paul was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but now lives in Tokyo where he reads, writes, and teaches. His work has been featured in Fractured West, Goblin Fruit, Pulp Metal, and Specter, among others. His work also appears in Listerature Volume 2 here at Little Fiction.

Rebecca K. O’Connor | Twitter: @rebeccakoconnor

Rebecca has published a novel, a handful of animal/nature reference books and Lift, a memoir which was published by Red Hen Press in 2009. Her essays and stories have appeared in The Rumpus, LA Times Magazine, and divide, to name a few.

Sara Habein | Twitter: @sshabein

Sara’s work has appeared on The Rumpus, Persephone, and Used Furniture Review, among others. Infinite Disposable, a collection of microfiction will be released February 2012. Sara is the editor of Electric City Creative, and also writes book reviews and music commentary at Glorified Love Letters. |

Steven D. Stark

Steven is the author of four books and one e-book. He has written frequently for a number of publications including the NY Times and Atlantic Monthly. He recently won the Clapboard House short story contest.

Troy Palmer  | Twitter: @troy_palmer

Troy is the founder, Creative Director and Managing Editor of Little Fiction. When he’s not art directing, reading submissions or editing stories, he can be found writing, walking too fast, or thinking there’s more he needs to be doing. He currently lives and rarely sleeps in Toronto.