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Joshua Kern

My name is Joshua Kern and I have always loved reading and the escape books provided from everyday life. Writing stories was something that I always wanted to do, I just wasn't sure when. Now I have finally decided to take the plunge, and I couldn’t be happier for it.

I am currently writing several series that span a few different genres from LitRPG/GameLit, and Fantasy to even a bit of Romance.

I have written among others, The Game of Gods, The Dungeon Alaria, The Nameless Chronicles, DungeonFall, Realms & Runes, and several more series as well.

Aleron Kong

Aleron Kong is an African-American physician turned WSJ Best Selling Author.  His comedic fantasy opera, The Land, has eight novels and a main character that is an everyday kind of guy.  The series has over 100,000 five-star reviews and has sold over 1,000,000 copies.  Chosen as Audible’s Customer Favorite of the Year, it has wide appeal whether you are reading or listening.  He has recently converted his novels into a webcomic.   

The author is also extremely proud of his fandom, which has raised over $150,000 for various charities over the past few years.  Over 40 of his fans have also gotten tattoos of his artwork, and three babies have been named after his characters.  His fans are united by the words, “Through Service, Ascendance.  Through Dedication, Transcendence.”

Dakota Krout

Author of the best-selling Divine Dungeon, Completionist Chronicles, and Full Murderhobo series, Dakota Krout was chosen as Audible's top 5 fantasy pick of 2017, has been a top 5 bestseller on Amazon, and a top 6 bestseller on Audible.

He draws on his experience in the military to create vast terrains and intricate systems, and his history in programming and information technology helps him bring a logical aspect to both his writing and his company while giving him a unique perspective for future challenges.

Publishing my stories has been an incredible blessing thus far, and I hope to keep you entertained for years to come! -Dakota

Stephen Landry

Spinning chaos into art. Mostly chaos. Stephen Landry’s writing includes sci-fi, fantasy, horror, LitRPG, and post-apocalyptic fiction. Inspired by the works of Studio Ghibli, weird fiction, classic science fiction, LitRPG, dungeon core, video games, movies, and anime. Stephen’s work is usually filled with unbelievable monsters and characters. Stephen is also an award-winning graphic designer, producer, and musician whose goal is to encourage and inspire others through storytelling.  

Create. Inspire. Evolve.

Jeffrey “Falcon” Logue

Jeffrey "Falcon" Logue is a man of many talents: being an author, woodworker, and game designer. He is the originator of the dungeon core genre.

He first began writing his stories online while in college, an escape from the stresses of lab work. His first success, The Slime Dungeon, came about from a NaNoWriMo challenge with high praise and popularity, pushing him to continue writing. Since then, he has written 20 novels in 7 years and graduated college, with plans to write more novels and finish a video game based around his slime monsters. He is proud of his contribution to the dungeon core genre and gamelit/litrpg genre. 

Visit his site at https://slime-verse.com/ for more by Jeffrey "Falcon" Logue.

Visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/Dungeonstories/ to learn more about dungeon core stories.

TJ Lombardi

TJ grew up under a rock for the vast majority of his life. In the bowels of earth where there was very limited music, tv, and movie selection. He found comfort and solace within the depths of his imagination. Though many may say he has multiple personalities, TJ counters that each one has a distinct voice and attitude within their behaviors. Therefore, the voices are more than likely a vast array of demons rather than multiple manifestations of himself. Though the current estimates are mixed in regards to what the actual f*ck is wrong with him, the current restraining orders he has from Dr. Phill, and Oprah and placed him on a forever banned list from seeking their professional help and assistance.

TJ has taken his creative and somewhat demented energy deep within his soul, and has now applied it towards a vast array of stories and worlds. His primary series, “The Dying Breed” is an Epic, Progressive Fantasy series with his own take on a cultivation magic system. He currently has two books published in that series and is looking to have the third book in the series published, later this year. Additionally, TJ is currently working on “Project Monmouth”, the first LitRPG series under his belt and is his take on a mashup between Marvel’s Punisher and John Wick, with a slight amount of Deadpool humor thrown in. This series has also been defined as his IDGAF series. You either like it, or don’t like it, either way, HDGAF. TJ has also started to story board and begin to plan out a few other LitRPG’s series while simultaneously still devoting time to his primary series.

TJ has classified himself as a pineapple. He tries to maintain a series, spikey, hard core exterior, but is rather sweet and juicy on the inside. He is sensitive, likes long walks on the beach, enjoys Disney movies, but will also think of 90 different ways to kill you and 10 different ways to f*ck you. One of the greatest compliments he ever got was, “TJ is a marine trapped in an Air Force uniform.” Which was a great compliment to receive with the exception that he was sadly never issued crayons to snack on. TJ is not the type of person you want with you in a dark ally or on a natural trail, for he is a survivalist and will push you towards the threat while doing his best to run away. Just like in Zombieland, Rule #1 Cardio.

Lars Machmüller

Lars Machmüller lives in Denmark with his wife and three kids. Family comes first, and as such, he spends a lot of time perfecting the art of packed lunches, cleaning food off the floor and delivering kids to and from school, kindergarten, playdates and whatnot.

Whenever somebody is not crawling on his shoulders, he dedicates every waking moment attempting to exorcize all those LitRPG plot bunnies that keep finding a place to live within his skull.

Whatever little time remains, he distributes evenly between his towering to-be-read pile, his trusty PC, and music.

Ahmed Mahmoud

When he isn’t bringing many of Soundbooth Theater’s production to life while managing their Sound Engineering Department, Ahmed can be found recording and producing with various artists. He recorded and mixed the current releases of the band, Ex Astra. With the Hobonauts, a group comprised of Ahmed and singer/songwriter, John Bis, Ahmed mixed, recorded, and played various instruments on their four-song EP, Sea Monkeys in Space. He still works with Nelson Downend on various projects, including the scores and soundtracks for various features. Ahmed’s first scoring experience was on a project called, Whatever Goes TV, for which he scored the Kickstarter ad with John Bis. He scored The Dia Method with Nelson and Ambershift Media. Ahmed and Nelson also scored The Other Man, a film written and directed by Columbia film student, Edwin Ho (release TBD) and Fred’s Little Voice, a short film directed by Bis, shot by Fred Molina, and starring Ahmed, himself!

Ryan Maxwell

Ryan Maxwell, author of Grand System Vending, was born in Fort Worth Texas, and currently resides in Arlington Texas. He now works in the IT field as a QA Engineer for a company called Nelnet working on school management software working to provide the best experiences for schools that utilize the School Information System to manage their data and daily needs. He has been an avid reader since a very young age, idolizing the likes of many great authors such as Steven King, J.R.R Tolkien, and Isaac Asimov. He has been reading the LitRPG genre for the last 6 years with some of his favorite series being The Land, Underverse, and Noobtown. He has been writing for the last two years and has multiple completed manuscripts. Ryan enjoys spending time with his wife, and three children as well as their many pets. He has been a volunteer foster parent to many dogs over the past 11 years and his hobbies include playing D&D with friends, traveling to the beach and mixed drink destinations, playing video games, reading, and listening to audiobooks.

Aaron J Morton

Aaron J. Morton is an award-winning composer and producer from Tulsa, OK. In addition to many of the musical scores behind Soundbooth Theater titles, his work also appears in feature films, live productions, podcasts, and educational TV. He serves as the Artistic Director for Zephyrus Arts Institute and designs large-scale productions for competitive marching bands and other ensembles.

Selkie Myth

I was led into the dark world of webnovels by the wild success of Solo Leveling. Devouring everything I could, I eventually stumbled upon Royal Road, where I proceeded to read everything I could. Like many people, I always had the idea rattling around in my head of 'maybe one day I'll write my own book.'

Running out of books to read came at the same time I was laid off, and I figured if nothing else, I could write a better book that the machine-translated works. I sat down, and started writing the first story I've ever written: Beneath the Dragoneye Moons.

Now I’m here!

Stephanie Németh-Parker

Stephanie is an Audie and SOVAS nominated Award-winning audiobook narrator, voiceover artist and actress. She narrates books in a variety of genres from Sci-Fi to GameLit and Thrillers, Romance to Horror and Fantasy. She just loves to be able to tell a good story. She works for Podium, Dreamscape, Macmillan and Audible to name a few publishers, and with lots of indie authors that she holds close to her heart. 

Rachel Ní Chuirc

Rachel Ní Chuirc is video game writer by day, LitRPG scribbler by night, and an all-round chaos gremlin. Hailing from Ireland, she’s spent the past five years working as a writer for critically acclaimed fantasy games and bemoaning the cost of a pint in Dublin. When she found LitRPG, it was love at first sight, and she poured (what was left of) her soul into her first novel, Knights of Eternity, which was picked up by The Legion Publishers. When not writing, she enjoys wrestling swans, kicking the moon, and lying about her hobbies.

Brian J. Nordon

Brian J. Nordon is a LitRPG Author from Dundalk, Ireland. He got his break on Royal Road, where his debut story, Wildcards: The Dread Pirate, hit the top ten in the site-wide rankings. After learning more about writing as a craft, and making a lot of mistakes throughout, Brian created a side-project just for himself.

It was a story that would incorporate the invaluable feedback he gained from his readers, and would finally quiet the voices in the back of his head that demanded he write it. Quest Academy was born, and got picked up by The Legion Publishers. It’s Brian’s first proper foray into publishing, and he’s so proud of it, he’s putting his own name on it.

Outside of writing, Brian works as a Recruiter for a video game company in Dublin. He spends his time interviewing writers and designers of some of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games in the world. He lives alone and is constantly torn between traveling the world, or getting a dog. If everything works out, he may very well do both.

Mike Noris

Michel (Mike) Noris is an exciting new voice in the literary world, making his mark as a first-time author in the realms of LitRPG and Cultivation genres with his first novel Awoken book One of his Primal Age Series. Residing in Southern Missouri, he draws inspiration from the tranquil countryside and the vibrant community around him. As a lifelong reader and avid fan of fantasy and science fiction, Mike's love for immersive storytelling led him to embark on his own writing journey.

 Influenced by literary giants like Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Aleron Kong, Will Wight, and Michael Chatfield, Mike sought to create captivating narratives that seamlessly blend intricate world-building, rich character development, and exhilarating action. Their works served as beacons of inspiration, igniting his imagination, and fueling his passion for crafting epic tales.

With a keen eye for detail and a knack for creating compelling storylines, Mike transports readers to realms where virtual realities collide with ancient arts of cultivation. His debut novel showcases his unique style, immersing readers in a world brimming with immersive adventures, epic battles, and mystical powers waiting to be unleashed.

With his boundless imagination and deep admiration for the literary greats, Mike is poised to leave an indelible mark on the LitRPG and Cultivation genres, captivating readers with his innovative narratives and enchanting worlds.

Troy Osgood

Born and raised in the granite state of New Hampshire, Troy, proud dad of two daughters, is a lifelong and avid reader of comic books and novels (mostly in the fantasy, sci-fi and adventure/thriller genres) and self-professed geek collecting action figures and building LEGO. He enjoys creating adventures that entertain and hopes to see his works appear in all forms of media. Don’t expect to bother him during football season, especially when the Patriots are playing.

He still lives in New Hampshire.

Sean Oswald

Sean was born on Krypton, Zenn-La, or Planet Vegeta, depending on which one of his kids is asking and what mood he is in. He served in the USMC straight out of high school before going on to obtain a highly useful degree in ancient languages. Then, onto the mission field to work at an orphanage in India with his wife and 2.5 kids before returning to the US and surrendering to the dark side. Some say Sith, but his business card reads attorney. Now he lives with his wife and nine (yes 9) children in central Illinois. Although to be fair, some of the kids are moved out and now he has version 2.0 called grandkids—which are even more fun, despite still having an 8 year old of his own. As of 2021 he left his law practice and is now making up stories full time. When he isn't moving furniture for his wife, or playing with his kids, he is busy trying to force all the stories in his head onto a piece of paper.

Andrea Parsneau

Andrea Parsneau is an award-winning narrator focused on bringing a story to life via unique and identifiable character voices, emotionally genuine portrayals, and a unique theatrical flair. Her range of characters and hard-hitting emotional style have become nearly as well known as her dedication to making an audiobook as great as possible.

David Petrie

Hi there! I’m a fashion and food-obsessed writer of fantasy with a comedic twist. My first book (Party Hard) was published in 2018 and I’ve been hitting the keyboard ever since. Currently, I’m working on a post-apocalyptic comedy series called, Necrotic Apocalypse. If you like magic zombies, ridiculous battles, and quirky characters, give it a try.

Cale Plamann

A lifelong fan of Fantasy and Science Fiction, I usually spent my nerdy energy creating overly elaborate homebrew RPG campaigns. As it became harder and harder to juggle schedules for a half dozen players, I eventually made the logical choice and just cut them out of the picture entirely.

Now I write novels. They whine a lot less about critical failures.

Nick Podehl

By day, Nick Podehl gives voice to a multitude of characters that heretofore only existed on the page. By night he balances time as husband, dad, and amateur armchair general. His castle stands proudly in The Mitten State where he hopes for snow each and every day.