Fred Patten (1940-current) joined the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society in 1960 while in college, and has been an active s-f & fantasy fan ever since. He began writing for and publishing fanzines in 1961 (see http: //www.zinewiki.com/Salamander), and has written over a thousand reviews of anthropomorphic literature since 1962, irregularly for s-f fanzines in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s; for Yarf! from 1990 to 2003, for Claw & Quill in 2004-2005, for Anthro from 2005 to 2008, for Renard's Menagerie in 2008, for Flayrah from 2011 to 2014, and for Dogpatch Press since 2014. He has written three non-fiction books and edited fourteen anthologies of furry fiction. He founded the Ursa Major Awards and has been on its administrative Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Association since 2001. He is a member of the Furry Writers' Guild and the Furry Hall of Fame. He co-founded Japanese anime fandom in 1977, and was awarded the Comic-Con's Inkpot Award in 1980 for helping to introduce anime to America. He wrote a weekly column on animation, Funny Animals and More, for Jerry Beck's Cartoon Research from 2013 to 2017. A stroke in 2005 has left him hospitalized, from which he carries on his fanac. Amy Fontaine has studied hyenas, wolves, and other creatures as a wildlife biologist since earning her bachelor's degree from Humboldt State University in 2015. Her work has taken her to beautiful places, including Yellowstone National Park, the Sierra Nevada, the Gila National Forest, and the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Exploring new places is one of her favorite things to do. Amy's experiences with animals in the wilderness influence much of her fiction and poetry. Since she loves to daydream, fantasy and science fiction are her preferred genres. She enjoys imagining what the world could be and hopes to inspire a sense of wonder in her readers. In addition to writing, traveling, and conducting research on wild animals, Amy likes to play guitar and draw. Her fiction has been nominated for two Leo Literary Awards and one Cóyotl Award. You can find more of her published work at https: //amyfontaine.wordpress.com.