Eliane Boey is a writer of speculative fiction, with stories in Clarkesworld, the Penn Review, Galaxy, Solarpunk, and others. She is a member of the SFWA and BFS. Her latest book is Club Contango, a space-set murder mystery. Her previous work, Other Minds, is a duology of cyberpunk and space horror novellas. Eliane read Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, and Interdisciplinary Humanities at New York University. She also has a business degree from SMU in Singapore, which was probably what got her a job at all. She has a working knowledge of bulk cargo ships and ports, which continues to inspire her writing. Eliane lives in Singapore.

Valory Pierce is a bilingual Asian-American actress. From a young age, her desire to perform and entertain stemmed from her love of reenacting scenes from late night TVB dramas and animation shows she grew up watching. While taking theatre classes in 2011, she fell in love with film acting and hasn’t looked back since. In 2016, she made her voiceover debut in the anime SKIP BEAT! directed by Taliesin Jaffe (Critical Role). She made her video game debut as “Tanina” in HoYoverse’s globally popular online game GENSHIN IMPACT. She has worked on PATH TO NOWHERE (2022) as the original English voice of Cassia, DIESEL LEGACY: The Brazen Age (2024) as Eleanora, VIKING RISE (2023) as Varka and Cecia, DIGIMON ADVENTURE film (Sound Cadence Dub), DIGIMON ADVENTURE: OUR WAR GAME! (Sound Cadence Dub), HERO INSIDE (2024) as Skull Crusher airing on Cartoon Network UK, POLLIWOG (2024) as Idra by Chimera Bunny Animations, GREY HERITAGE: Noble Duty (2025) as Rachel, ATLANTIS ROCKS (2024) as Jenn & Talk Show Host by Coty Galloway alongside Phil LaMarr and Tara Strong.