Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature Jonathan Maberry (Rot & Ruin series), David Brin (Kiln books), Jason Hough (Dire Earth Cycle) , Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files), Marie Lu (Legend), Rachel Caine (Prince of Shadows), Henry L. Herz (Beyond the Pale)
Fairy Tale Remix Shannon Hale (Ever After High series) Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles series) Katherine Harbour (Thorn Jack) John Peck (Charming Series) Cornelia Funke (Mirrorworld Series) Tony DiTerlizzi (Search for WondLa) Ben Tripp (The Accidental Highwayman) Danielle Page (Dorothy Must Die)
Pop Culture Anti-Bullying Coalition Chase Masterson, actress (Doctor Who Big Finish, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) Carrie Goldman, author (Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear)
End of Series ... or Not? Laini Taylor (Dreams of Gods & Monsters / Daughter of Smoke & Bone Trilogy); Lev Grossman (The Magician's Land / The Magicians Trilogy); Leigh Bardugo (Ruin & Rising / The Grisha Trilogy); Jonathan Maberry (Fire & Ash / Rot & Ruin Series); Ben H. Winters (World of Trouble / The Last Policeman Trilogy); Lynn Flewelling (Shards of Time / The Nightrunner Series); Kresley Cole (Dark Skye / Immortals After Dark Series)
Illustrators of the Art Directors Guild Tim Burgard (Jurassic World, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Donna Cline (Bones), Stephen Platt (Oblivion, Iron Man), Trevor Goring (Thor: The Dark World, X-Men) and Darrin Denlinger (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron)
When Myth and Magic Meet Main Street Jim Butcher (Skin Game) Seanan McGuire (Sparrow Hill Road) Richard Kadrey (The Getaway God) Thomas Sniegoski (The Remy Chandler Series) Amber Benson (Calliope Reaper-Jones series) Greg van Eekhout (California Bones) Anton Strout (Incarnate)
Putting the Epic in Epic Fantasy Patrick Rothfuss (The Slow Regard of Silent Things), Robin Hobb (Fool's Assassin), Joe Abercrombie (Half a King), Raymond E. Feist (Magician's End), Django Wexler (The Shadow Throne), Morgan Rhodes (The Falling Kingdoms series), Sam Sykes (The City Stained Red), Brent Weeks (The Way of Shadows)
