Jeri "Red" Shepherd

Jeri "Red" Shepherd (SFWA, HWA, IGDA, IASFA, IAMTW, ALLi) is an award-winning, 15-Time #1 International Bestseller, with 30+ professional years in writing, publishing, gaming, anthology managing, and written brand development; hundreds of titles; and closing in on 1 Million units sold. The USAF Arabic Linguist veteran, Mom, Gigi, and pet mama also writes as Reji Laberje and Maggie McMahon. She has sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romance, LitRPG, TTRPGs, sports, biographies, plays, children's books, leadership and self-improvement, author resources, and more—independently and traditionally—including with: Dick Vitale, Legends of Avantris, Goodman Games, and dozens of other notable clients. She coaches and publishes, in addition to bringing and participating in professional author and gaming program tracks with Nerd Street, Gen Con, Gary Con, Con-Quest, Dragon Con, and Universities. She's proud to return to the Origins Author Alcove and to join some of the community in a new collection in which you can enjoy her post apocalyptic/cyberpunk fusion, "Dustland After The Signal Crash." Red and her husband happily live on a river in Wisconsin “being gloriously human!” Learn more at www.RedWritesBooks.com.