Persephone

Kevin J. Anderson has published more than 190 books, fifty-eight of which have been national or international bestsellers. He has written numerous novels in the Star Wars universe including the Jedi Academy trilogy and the Young Jedi Knights series. With Frank Herbert's son Brian, he wrote many internationally bestselling novels in the Dune universe, including Dune: House Atreides, The Butlerian Jihad, and Sisterhood of Dune, which is the basis for the HBO series Dune: Prophecy (Anderson is co-producer on the show). He worked on all three of the recent Dune films from Legendary Entertainment and is Executive Producer on Dune: Part Three. Anderson also wrote the unique Clockwork Angels steampunk trilogy with legendary Rush drummer Neil Peart, based on the last studio album from Rush.

His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series, the Wake the Dragon and Terra Incognita fantasy trilogies, and the humorous Dragon Business series. His Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. novels are currently being developed as a TV show, with Anderson serving as Executive Producer.

He has edited numerous anthologies, including Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, Tales from Jabba's Palace, and Tales of the Bounty Hunters, which are the three best-selling science fiction anthologies of all time. He has written comics and graphic novels for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, BOOM!, IDW, and others—including Dr. Strange, Batman, Superman, Justice Society of America, Star Wars, Predator, X-Files, and Dune. His adaptation of Dune: The Graphic Novel was a New York Times bestseller and named one of the 100 greatest graphic novels of all time by Comic Book Authority.

Anderson is the director of the graduate program in Publishing at Western Colorado University, and he and his wife Rebecca Moesta are the publishers of WordFire Press. He is a long-time resident of Colorado and is an avid hiker and mountain climber.

JEFFREY MORRIS is a writer, director, and production designer focused primarily on the creation of hard science-fiction films. His projects include the forthcoming deep-space adventure PERSEPHONE and the animated techno-fantasy PARALLEL MAN. He also serves as the co-writer, narrator, and director of the new documentary THE EAGLE HAS LANDED which explores the legendary spacecraft showcased in the classic sci-fi series Space: 1999.

Morris has directed short films, commercials, music videos, and documentaries. Additionally, he has published graphic novels and award-winning science curricula. For nearly a decade, as founder of the former nonprofit Project Universe, Morris brought Hollywood-style storytelling and visuals to educational initiatives at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, and the International Space University.

As a lifelong science-fiction enthusiast, Morris has built a career that unifies his interests in futurism, art, education, and entrepreneurship. His role models include undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau, astronomer Carl Sagan, TV creator Gene Roddenberry, and futurist film designer Syd Mead. Early in his career, Morris worked with the musician Prince as a dancer/choreographer and eventually moved on to directing and producing for Paisley Park Studios.

Jeffrey established the 'FutureDude' monicker in 2012. It began as the name of his highly-successful science blog which morphed into the dba for his production company, Morris FutureWorks. Today, FUTUREDUDE ENTERTAINMENT, is focused on an approach that is rooted in intelligent, optimistic action and adventure stories—each with a sensibility not seen since the golden age of science-fiction cinema in the 1960's and 70's. Visit futuredude.com for more details.