Laura Givens is an illustrator and author who has done oodles of book covers and sold a dozen or so short stories. She loves to read hard SF but often finds herself writing western-flavored steampunk and fantasy. She lives in Denver and used to do improv comedy to stay sane. She has mostly given up improv and sanity. She recently participated in the 2015 Grand Rapids ArtPrize … ask her about *that* saga!