What is Utility Fog Press?

UFP developed as a natural extension of The Farspace 1 anthology, a project begun by EH Rydberg on Writing.Com and featuring, exclusively, Writing.Com authors.

Who We Are

EH Rydberg

Founder and Editor-in-Chief

EH Rydberg currently lives in Harrogate, UK with his Italian wife, British daughter and Israeli cat where he enjoys writing speculative fiction and compiling anthologies. He resides online at the edwinhrydberg.com and Writing.Com, where excerpts from some of his writing and art can be found.

A biochemist by training, EH Rydberg is the published author of numerous scientific papers. He was also the recipient of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Science Writing Prize (2005) for Through the Illusions - a story that presents the relationship between schizophrenia and smoking at a publicly accessible level. 'Through the Illusions' was subsequently translated into Italian and published as 'Attraverso il Illusioni' by the Italian popular science journal KOS. His recent publications include a short story (The Last Time!) in Wanderings and a 3D digital image (Attack!) in the first issue of Crossed Genres.

Alice Shevitz (aka 'Kat')

Assistant Editor

Alice Shevitz is the author of several poems and short stories published by Long Story Short. The URL to the story is http://www.alongstoryshort.net/Memory.html. She has also written some humor, published by The Saturday Evening Post and is a Preferred Author and Rising Star Sponsor at Writing.com, a website dedicated to and supported by authors worldwide. Learn more about Alice Shevitz at "Kat's Korner for Writers and Readers at: katkola.ning.com and at http://katkola.writing.com.

Sarah E. Holroyd

Copy Editor

Sarah Holroyd turned her early love of reading into a technical writing and editing career, but writing fiction was always a goal. Inspired by the works of authors such as Piers Anthony and Madeleine L'Engle, she joined the Writing.Com community and began perfecting her writing style. Sarah's first short story, Dark Chocolate Dreams, was published in the ezine Bewildering Stories in 2008.

She lives in Germany with her husband and two very talkative cats. When she's not writing, Sarah tries to fill her schedule with freelance copy editing work (sarah-holroyd.com).

Charlotte Bond

Marketing Manager

Amanda Irazusta

Reader

Amanda Irazusta currently lives in Tasmania, Australia, she enjoys writing short stories and novels while is currently attempting to finish her first book of the science fiction/ fantasy genre.

Currently studying at the University of Tasmania, she has won several small poetry and short story contests at a district level.

Nicole Smith

Reader

Nicole has been a member of Writing.Com since 2005 where she is an ardent reviewer. Mainly a poet, she has had her poems featured in various anthologies. Graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor's of Business, her main passion is words.

Stephanie Cassey

Reader

Stephanie Cassey began writing for fun, but now uses writing to earn brief respites from the voices. Long before that, though, she developed her love for reading. Though she will read almost any fiction, and an occasional non-fiction book, her main interests are in science fiction and dark fantasy.

While working toward a BFA in English, Stephanie lives in Texas and at Writing.Com. Most of her time online is spent working with a group called WYRM, which focuses on speculative fiction writing and reviewing. Offline, she leads a secluded nocturnal life with her husband, always looking forward to rare visits with friends and events such as the Texas Renaissance Festival.