Speculative Spaces Podcast Creators & Guests

Nicole Givens Kurtz is an author of horror and fantasy fiction, especially weird west fiction. She is the founder of the publishing house Mocha Memoirs, which specializes in speculative fiction from diverse authors.Givens Kurtz's fiction has appeared in Crossed Genres Quarterly, Genesis Science Fiction Magazine, Black Girl Magic, Nightlight, and Apex Magazine, and has been collected in anthologies. Her first book, "The Soul Cages," was published in 2004.

Dr. Anna Smith Spark is a writer of dark fantasy fiction.Smith Sparks's work has appeared in the Fortean Times, BFS Horizons, Three Crows Magazine, on the poetry website Great Works, and in anthologies. She has published seven novels.Smith Spark received her B.A. in Classics from University College London, her M.A. in History from University of Essex, and her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of London.

Anna Stephens is a fantasy fiction author.Stephens's work has appeared in Grimdark Magazine and in anthologies. Her first book, "Godblind," was published in 2017.