About the Collective Fantasy Authors

Elizabeth Suggs is co-owner of the indie publisher Collective Tales Publishing, owner of Editing Mee, and is the author of a growing number of published stories, two of which were in a podcast and poetry journal. She is the president of two writing groups, one being part of the LUW. She’s a book reviewer (EditingMee.com) and popular bookstagramer and cosplayer (@ElizabethSuggsAuthor). When she’s not writing or reading, she’s playing video/board games or making cookies.

She wrote “The Trees Have Eyes” in Collective Fantasy.

Jonathan Reddoch is co-owner of Collective Tales Publishing. He is a father, writer, editor, and publisher. He writes sci-fi, fantasy, romance, and especially horror. He has been working on his enormous sci-fi novel for over a decade and would like to finish it in this lifetime if possible. Find him on Instagram: Allusions_of_Grandeur_

He wrote “Day of Miracles” in Collective Fantasy.

Marshall J. Moore is a writer, filmmaker, and martial artist born and raised on Kwajalein, a tiny Pacific island. He has traveled to nearly thirty countries, sold a thousand dollars' worth of teapots to Jackie Chan, and was once tracked down by a bounty hunter for owing $300 in overdue fees to the Los Angeles Public Library. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Megan and their two cats.

He wrote “Caveat Emptor” in Collective Fantasy.

Writing has always been an important part of Mabel Ginest’s life, and she knew at a very young age that she wanted to be an author. One of her earliest attempts at creating the next bestseller was at seven years old when she wrote an amalgamation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the Greek myth of the Minotaur. Since that time, she has greatly enjoyed using her fertile imagination to craft innumerable stories, all with a quirky, fantastical bent to them—she still hopes to hit the bestseller list someday, but as long as she can write she’s happy. During the summer months, Mabel works in a local greenhouse and has amassed quite a bit of information about a variety plants…which she often uses to her advantage in her writing. She currently lives on her family’s farm with her cat, Polly, and far more books than she has bookshelves.

She wrote “Of Things Not Spoken” in Collective Fantasy.

W. J. Lewis is an actor and writer based in London. He recently co-created and co-wrote Itv2/Hulu tv series
Zomboat! As a writer/performer he owned Radio 4 series, Strap In It’s Clever Peter, with his award-winning sketch group. He has most recently performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and toured Brazil with his one-man comedy Western show, GUN, which received many favorable reviews and which he is currently transforming into an audio project. Whilst he is working on his debut fantasy novel, this is his first published short story.

He wrote “Lean Pickings” in Collective Fantasy.

Writing has a unique power, and Alex Child is just smart enough to know that he's nowhere near smart enough to accurately describe it. Between working half as hard as he should and twice as hard as required at his day job, he continues pursuing that indescribable emotional swell from relating to a literary character and sharing their experiences. He hopes his story brings you even just a portion of that rush.

He wrote “Poached Caladrius Eggs” in Collective Fantasy.

Jesse Chen is a walking Asian-American stereotype trying his darndest to shoulder two generations of immigrant expectations. You’ve heard this story before: piano lessons, math competitions, teacher’s pet—tack on an insecurity complex and nonexistent social skills, and you’ve almost got the full picture. He graduated from Harvard and sold his soul to a bank in New York, but everything changed when he began writing in the fall of 2019. It began with crafting stories on Reddit. It grew into contest entries and finally led to penning a full manuscript. The rush of developing a story, honing the prose, and sharing that emotion—it was something else. His heart became set on a new dream; to write life-changing books for kids.

He wrote “Aspect of Hunger” in Collective Fantasy.

H.R.R. Gorman fashions dark stories by night and makes drugs by day as a pharmaceutical process engineer. He grew up in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina and was the first person in his family to attend and graduate college. He obtained his bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD in chemical engineering and now has come back to North Carolina with his nuclear engineer husband and vicious attack-Pomeranian. In between processing pharmaceuticals and delving into fiction, Dr. Gorman likes playing Dungeons and Dragons. You can find more of his writing in the Dark Divinations and Lethal Impact anthologies, at www.hrrgorman.wordpress.com, or on Twitter @hrrgorman.

He wrote “Come and in my Chamber Lye” in Collective Fantasy.

E.G. Thompson writes under several names and has published short stories and books in the fantasy, science fiction, romance, and satire genres. Some of her shorter works can be found in magazines such as Broadswords and Blasters, MYTHIC Magazine, and SQ Mag, and Flame Tree Publishing’s Heroic Fantasy and Bodies in the Library anthologies. She works as a librarian during the day.

She wrote “The Blackest Death” in Collective Fantasy.

Jordan Service a husband, father, and amateur writer. Many people say of him “He talks too much about music, math, and philosophy,” to which he replies “Wanna hear about a fractal symphony I just learned about? I'm pretty sure it’s beautiful.”

He wrote “Liar’s Tax” in Collective Fantasy.

Allison Tebo is a Christian writer committed to creating magical stories full of larger-than-life characters, a dash of grit, and plenty of laughs. She is the author of the Tales of Ambia, a series of romantic comedy retellings of popular fairy tales and her flash fiction and short stories have been published in Splickety, Spark, Inklings Press, Rogue Blades Entertainment, and Pole To Pole Publishing. When not creating art with words or paint, she enjoys reading, baking, and defending her championship title of Gif Master. You can find out more about Allison on her website, www.allisonteboauthor.com or via Facebook.

She wrote “Joust Between Friends” in Collective Fantasy.

Zoë Freeman is a writer based out of Pleasant Grove, Utah. She works professionally as a marketing copywriter and copy editor, but her passion has always been for fiction and fantasy. Her interest in wordsmithing took root at a young age and she attempted her first novels at ages nine and ten—tales of pirate capture and dragons. Her skills have since matured, but she keeps those manuscripts as a reminder of her original dreams. Zoë loves character-driven stories that explore relationships and the complexities of human hearts. She uses her writing to support herself, her husband, and their cat, Tuna.

She wrote “A Silent Vengeance” for Collective Fantasy.

Avery (Ava) Davis is an author who was born, raised, and grew up in the city of Bountiful. She still lives there today, with her two dogs and a whole lot of cats. In her free time, she loves to travel to interesting places and has a longstanding love for Swiss chocolate. She writes most days and her first book, A Thief's Lies, is a medieval dark fantasy book containing both intrigue and action. You can contact Avery Davis or follow her at: Twitter - @AvaDavisWriter Tumblr - @FaeFoolery

She wrote “Bewitching Allures” in Collective Fantasy.

Alex Turner-Cohen is a 21-year-old creative writing student and journalist from Sydney, Australia. She’s currently working on a fantasy novel with her twin sister involving dragons. Alex can spoil any party by going on a long rant about everything that was wrong with the ending of Game of Thrones.

She wrote “Dirty Secrets” in Collective Fantasy.

Anne Gregg is a 17-year-old writer and poet from Northwest Indiana. She started writing when she was in elementary school and hasn’t stopped since. Currently, she is her high school creative writing club’s 3-time editor-in-chief. Right now, she's working on a series of political fantasy novels and a Dungeons and Dragons musical (although it's not going well) But, as an increasingly nihilistic person, she has decided to put her work out in the world sooner rather than later.

She wrote “Games” In Collective Fantasy.