Thea James is the author of Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons and editor and Hugo Award-winning co-founder of The Book Smugglers (a science fiction and fantasy book review blog). She is a passionate advocate for diverse voices in SFF and a full-time book nerd. She resides in Astoria, Queens. Pamela Wiznitzer is the beverage consultant for NYC rooftop bar The Lookup, and has been named by Forbes one of America's top female mixologists and is a Hall of Femme honoree. She has worked at Big Apple venues like Dead Rabbit, Seamstress and The Henry, and featured in The New York Times, Glamour, Shape and others.