Nikki Lu (she/her) is a Canadian creative born and raised in Ontario, Canada. With her HBA in Creative Writing and Publishing from Sheridan College, Nikki enjoys writing horror, thriller, and psychological fiction. Beyond publishing her stories, she works as a Narrative Designer in the games industry, ready for new opportunities to engage audiences through storytelling. Nikki is passionate about changing the world through the art of narrative, developing life-changing stories that elicit emotions in her audience.

John Marks (he/him) has loved strange stories and weird characters his whole entire life. He has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Theater Production, and since joining the Pulp Stage in 2016, he has begun to seriously pursue script writing. He currently moderates and writes for the Pulp Stage Writer’s Room, and also writes and acts in That Damned Hotel. He and his wife Julie live in Portland with a cheeky terrier. They enjoy eating, walking, belching, and other normal human activities.

Nathan Petts (he/him) is a lifelong learner, theater maker and still trying to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up. He has a bachelors degree in theater performance and a masters degree in Human Computer Interaction. Nathan performs around town in both Improv and scripted modalities and also moderates the PDX Backstage discussion board. He is pleased to be joining the Pulp Stage as a board member and Tuesday Reads coordinator.