A.J. Van Belle is a Rhysling finalist and Best of the Net nominated author, scientist, and literary agent. Their work appears in the latest volume of Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction. With a PhD in biology, they have a blast drawing on their science background to inform the world building in their fiction. As Alexandra Vivelo, A.J. has three nonfiction books coming in 2027 and 2028: From Mushrooms to the Moon on how fungi influence technology and A Dozen Dystopias and How to Dodge Them on the science behind fictional dystopias, both from Bloomsbury; and Hot Cities, from Orca Books. They can be found across social platforms @ajvanbelle and at www.ajvanbelle.com.