Ren Hutchings is a speculative fiction writer, writing mentor, and history grad. She spent most of the past decade working in game dev while also plotting twisty space novels. She loves pop science, unexplained mysteries, 90s music, collecting outdated electronics, and pondering about alternate universes. Her debut novel, Under Fortunate Stars, was published by Solaris in 2022. You can find Ren online at renhutchings.com, and on social media as @voidcricket.