PseudoPod Creators & Guests

Marguerite Kenner is a California transplant living in the UK city named after her favourite pastime.With her partner Alasdair Stuart, she runs Escape Artists, streams on Twitch, and practices as a technology lawyer in London. She loves to do voice work for podcasts and audiobooks, and is always on the lookout for an exciting new project.Her contributions to genre fiction include editing Cast of Wonders from 2013 to 2019, project groups for SFWA, WSFS and the BFS, community organising, and teaching business skills to artists.

Mary K. Hobson is a speculative fiction and fantasy writer. She is known for her Veneficas Americana historical fantasy series, which is in a genre she describes as "bustlepunk." She is also a frequent host of the fantasy podcast "PodCastle." Hobson's short fiction has appeared in Sci Fiction, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, Strange Horizons, and ChiZine, and in anthologies such as "Polyphony 5," "Polyphony 6," and "Medicine Show." Her first novel, "The Native Star," was published in 2010 and was nominated for the Nebula Award.Previously, Hobson was co-editor of the surrealist/anarchist zine Diet Soap.

Graeme Dunlop is a co-editer and co-host of the PodCastle podcast.

Laura Pearlman is an author, primarily of speculative fiction. She is editor of the podcast CatsCast.Pearlman’s short fiction has appeared in Nature, Shimmer, Flash Fiction Online, and a handful of other places. Her LOLcat captions have appeared in McSweeney’s. She’s a former associate editor at Escape Pod and has guest-edited episodes of Escape Pod and Cast of Wonders.

Alasdair Stuart is a professional enthusiast, pop culture analyst, and writer behind the award-nominated weekly newsletter, The Full Lid. He is a Hugo, BFA and Audioverse Award finalist, and co-owns the Escape Artists podcast network.For information on more of Alasdair’s projects, and other audio appearances such as Journey Into…, Angry Robot, and further Escape Artists episodes, please see his website: http://alasdairstuart.carrd.co/

Rachael K. Jones is an author and editor of science fiction and fantasy. She is a former editor of PodCastle.Jones's fiction has appeared in Uncanny, Lightspeed, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Strange Horizons, and all four Escape Artists podcasts, as well as several Year's Best anthologies. She is a World Fantasy Award nominee and Tiptree Award honoree.Jones has also hosted and narrated for PodCastle, Escape Pod, PseudoPod, and Cast of Wonders.

Karen Bovenmyer is an author and teacher. She teaches and mentors students at Iowa State University and Western Technical College. She is a co-creator of CyCon Science Fiction Convention. She is the Assistant Editor of Escape Artists’ Pseudopod Podcast.Bovenmyer has published more than 40 short stories and poems. Her first novel, "Swift for the Sun," was published in 2017.Bovenmyer received her B.A. in Anthropology, English, and History from Iowa State University and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing Popular Fiction from the University of Southern Maine.

Alison Campbell-Wise is an author and reviewer of speculative fiction. Except for a few early stories, she writes under the pen name A. C. Wise.Wise's work has appeared in Uncanny, Tor.com, Shimmer, and several Year's Best anthologies. With Bernie Mojzes, she co-edited the e-magazine "Unlikely Story" from 2011 to 2015 and the anthology "Clowns: The Unlikely Coulrophobia Remix."Wise writes the review columns; "Women to Read" and "Non-Binary Authors to Read" for The Book Smugglers blog, and "Words for Thought" for Apex Magazine.Wise's first book, the collection "The Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves the World Again," was published in 2015. Her first novel, "Wendy, Darling," was published in 2021.

Sarah Gailey is the Hugo award-winning best-selling author.

Science and Fiction editor/writer. Chemistry PhD. Writer at The Crash Course Organic Chemistry. Assistant Editor PseudoPod podcast. ChronicleFlask & FictionPhial blogs.

Barry Haworth works as a Statistician and Data Scientist in the Australian Public Service. He holds a Masters degree in Statistics. Outside of work he is a keen reader of science fiction and enjoys choral singing and taking part in amateur theatricals, having performed such roles as Prospero in The Tempest, Fester in The Addams Family Musical, Major-General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance, and Ebenezer Scrooge and Marley's Ghost in two different versions of A Christmas Carol.

Elie Hirschman is a native son of New York City, but you can find him in much farther lands these days. He's been called a "vocal chameleon" with a penchant for accents and has been the voice of many horror, sci-fi, and fantasy stories in various fiction podcasts. A tech-head at his core, he has also voiced several how-to videos on advanced computer software and other sciency stuff.

Dave Robison is an avid Literary and Vocal Alchemist who pursues a wide range of creative explorations. A Brainstormer, Relentless Optimist, and “Keeper of the Buttery Man-Voice”, Dave's efforts to boost the awesomeness of the world can be found through his work at Wonderthing Studios. He’s currently shepherding multiple projects in the world: • ARCHIVOS, a story mapping and presentation tool• Manifest, a board game combining the positional strategy of chess with the fantastical diversity of Magic: The Gathering. • Story narration for numerous audio fiction podcasts and endeavors, including work with The Escape Artists series of podcasts (Pseudopod, Podcastle, EscapePod, and Cast of Wonders) as well as narrating books for J. Daniel Sawyer, James Silverstein, and more!• The Archivos Podcast Network featuring interviews and brainstorms with veteran authors

Brian is a voice actor living in Colorado. He narrates short fiction, audiobooks, and hosts the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. Reach out to him to narrate your next project at TheVoicesInMyHead.com

Tonia Ransom is the creator and executive producer of NIGHTLIGHT, an award-winning horror podcast featuring creepy tales written by Black writers. Tonia has been scaring people since the second grade, when she wrote her first story based on Michael Myers. She lives in Austin, Texas, and is set to premiere her second audio drama, Afflicted, on Halloween of 2022. You can follow Tonia @missdefying on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram.

A creative from Victoria, Australia. Creator and Producer of the Night's End podcast. Voice-actor and writer.

Heather N. Thomas is a voice actor who narrates horror stories for a number of podcasts.

Ben Meredith is a game designer and voice actor.