STEFAN BACHMANN was born in Colorado and now lives with his family in Zurich, Switzerland, where he attends the Zurich Conservatory. He began writing his first novel, The Peculiar, in 2010, when he was sixteen years old. Stefan was homeschooled for most of primary school; he graduated from high school in 2010. He started classes at the Zurich Conservatory in 2004, became a junior student in 2008, and was admitted into the young talent program in 2009. Stefan plays the organ, piano, violin, recorder, and harmonica, and he is studying composition. His hobbies include writing words, writing music, practicing instruments, reading books, watching movies, scouring iTunes for melancholy pop tunes, and lying on sofas and blabbering to friends. He is very interested in English folklore, which inspires much of his writing.KATHERINE CATMULL is a writer and actor in Austin, TX.

She also sometimes writes for the Austin Chronicle, acts on stage in various Austin venues, and does voice work for games like DC Universe Online (Oracle) and Wizard 101 (Myrella Windspar). Follow her on twitter @kmcatmull , or visit her at kcatmull.tumblr.com .CLAIRE LEGRAND used to be a musician until she realized she couldn't stop thinking about the stories in her head. Now a writer, Ms. Legrand can often be found typing with purpose at her keyboard, losing herself in the stacks at her local library, or embarking upon spontaneous adventures to lands unknown. Claire lives in New Jersey with a dragon and two cats.

Visit her at claire-legrand.com .EMMA TREVAYNE is a full-time writer. She is an avid music collector, a lover of computer code languages, and a photographer. She has lived in Canada, England, and America. Follow her on Twitter @EMentior.