Megan Bontrager is an author of SFF and horror currently based in Ireland, where she is a PhD candidate at NUI Maynooth. She received her MA from Johns Hopkins and BFA from the University of Central Florida, and has published short fiction with Quill & Crow Publishing House, Cypress Dome Literary Magazine, Frontier Poetry, and 30 North Literary Magazine. Her indie debut, Eye of the Ouroboros, was released with Quill & Crow in 2024, and her traditional debut, The Sea Hides Its Dead, is forthcoming in Summer 2026 with Orbit US/UK. When she isn’t frantically scribbling down her next big idea, Megan enjoys playing TTRPGs and volunteering with animal rescues. She is responsible for two furry children, and hopes to support their lavish lifestyles with her books.