P Moss is author of Blue Vegas, a collection of short fiction which explores the clash between the old and new Las Vegas, and the quest for scraps of love and dignity amid the ruins of the lives of has-been showgirls, desperate killers and degenerate gamblers.  He studied journalism at the Universality of Minnesota and worked as a screenwriter in Los Angeles.  His fiction has appeared in Circle Magazine, Opium Magazine, Prose Toad and Unlikely Stories.  His short story Time Machine is featured in the science fiction anthology Doom Town: Tales Of Near-Future Las Vegas, due to be released this fall by the University of Nevada Press.  He currently lives in Las Vegas.

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Emily St. John Mandel was born on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. She studied dance at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre and lived briefly in Montreal before relocating to New York. Her first novel, Last Night in Montreal, was recently released in paperback. Last Night in Montreal was a June 2009 Indie Next pick and was a finalist for ForeWord Magazine’s 2009 Book of the Year. Her second novel, The Singer’s Gun, was released last month and was a #1 Indie Next pick. She is married and lives in Brooklyn.

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Patty Nasey moved to New York from California in 1989 to intern for SPY magazine. In the early ’90, she chronicled her adventures in pop culture –  including a “dream date” with ‘70s teen idol David Cassidy, a brief stint as a home-shopping hostess for QVC and her weekend at the O’Hare Hilton attending an Elvis impersonator convention – for Paper Magazine.  She has since worked for a variety of publications including New York, Mademoiselle, Time Out New York, Jane, Teen Vogue, Lucky and WWD.  Patty lives on the upper west side with her husband, two daughters and a dog.