The Authors Quill Barbara Lund_ author second hour Sheila Dohmann

Award-winning speculative fiction author Barbara Lund has several indie-published novels, dozens of short stories, and has been traditionally published in Daily Science Fiction and L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future, Vol 37. She won the Writers of the Future Golden Pen Award (2021) along with a First Place, three Silver Honorable Mentions, and two Honorable Mentions. Her winning story, “Sixers", won the 24th Annual Critters Readers Poll’s Best Magical Realism Short Story. Her recent publications include a cops-in-space omnibus, Platform Eight; a programmer-in-space short story, Reboot; an epic fantasy, Dragonscale Throne; and a fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast… where he’s the beauty, she’s the beast, and a goddess will burn down the city if she finds out what’s going on, Lost Priestess. She is currently (and always) working on another novel and a couple short stories. Add a husband, two kids, and a martial arts obsession, and she keeps pretty busy. Find out more at: https://barbaralund.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraLundAuthor https://twitter.com/BarbaraJLund https://www.instagram.com/barbarajlund Sheila Dohmann has spent 20+ years working at the intersection of media, sports and technology — from ESPN and Qatar Foundation to the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, where she has helped deliver social impact programs for the 2022 FIFA World Cup™. Those experiences taught her the power of culture and storytelling to connect people across borders. Currently, she serves as Chief Marketing Officer at Book.io and Stuff.io, where she has worked since 2022. Book.io and Stuff.io are media platforms giving true digital ownership with a new technology, beyond all other platforms only allowing fans a license to consume media. Building on work at Book.io, which introduced blockchain-powered books to the world, Stuff.io is expanding that vision to music, film, podcasts and beyond. Patented technology gives creators new ways to protect and monetize their work while allowing audiences to truly own, share and collect the media they love. For Sheila, it’s about more than technology — it’s about preserving stories, art, and culture in their truest form for generations to come. Find out more at: Book.io & Stuff.io United Public Radio & UFO Paranormal Radio