Immanuel Velikovsky (1895–1979) was a Russian independent scholar who wrote a number of books, in particular the US bestseller Worlds in Collision, published in 1950. Earlier, he had played a role in the founding of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, and was a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.

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Lily Velez is the author of the Celtic Witches series, which includes The Connelly Boys and The Connelly Curse. Visit her at lilyvelezbooks.com.

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Moises Velasquez-Manoff covered science and the environment for the Christian Science Monitor, and his work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, and Slate, among other publications. He graduated from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism's Master of Arts program.

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George J. Veith is the author of several books on Vietnam, including Code-Name Bright Light, Leave No Man Behind, and Black April.

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Steven Veerapen was born in Glasgow to a Scottish mother and a Mauritian father and raised in Paisley. Pursuing an interest in the sixteenth century, he was awarded a first-class Honours degree in English, focusing his dissertation on representations of Henry VIII's six wives.

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Julia Vee likes stories about monsters, money, and good food. Vee was born in Macao and grew up in Northern California, where she studied at UC Berkeley and majored in Asian Studies. She is a graduate of the Viable Paradise workshop.

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Michael Vecchione recently retired as chief of the Rackets Division of the Kings County District Attorney's Office, completing a career as a prosecutor that spanned four decades.

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Jenny Vazquez-Newsum is a facilitator, researcher, and educator with a long-time interest in leadership. As a biracial Black/Latinx woman, the leadership journey has been bumpy, stimulating, challenging, and a life's work. For the past two decades, she has designed and delivered leadership training for hundreds of leaders.

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Marcos Vázquez is the author of the popular blog Fitness Revolucionario and the creator of Radio Fitness Revolucionario, one of the most-listened-to health and fitness podcasts in Spanish. His books include Saludable Mente and Chef Sapiens.

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Sherrie Mansfield Vavrichek, LCSW-C, is a senior clinician at the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington. She is the author of The Guide to Compassionate Assertiveness and coauthor of The Hair Pulling "Habit" and You.

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Brad Vaughn (formerly published under the pseudonym Jackson W.; PhD, Southeastern Baptist) is theologian in residence with Global Training Network. He is the author of Saving God's Face, One Gospel for All Nations, Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes, and Seeking God's Face.

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Carrie Vaughn is the author of the New York Times bestselling Kitty Norville series, the Golden Age superhero series, and other contemporary fantasy stories. Carrie is a graduate of the Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop, and in 2011, she was nominated for a Hugo Award for best short story. Visit her at carrievaughn.com.

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