Matthew Kressel is a multiple Nebula and World Fantasy Award nominated author and coder. His most recent books are: The Rainseekers (Tordotcom, Feb '26), Space Trucker Jess (Fairwood Press, July '25), and his short story collection Histories Within Us (Senses Five Press, Feb '25). His many works of short fiction have appeared in Analog, Asimov's, F&SF, Lightspeed, Clarkesworld, Tor.com/Reactor, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and many other publications and anthologies, including multiple Year's Bests. Alongside Ellen Datlow, he runs the Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series in Manhattan. He co-hosts The Nerd Count podcast with Mercurio D. Rivera. And he is the creator of Moksha, the submissions system used by many of the largest publishers today. More at www.matthewkressel.net.