Mike Pederson is the publisher/editor/graphic designer responsible for the wildly successful semiprozine, Nth Degree (www.nthzine.com). Mike began life as a semi-pro in 1988 when his SF short story, "Dust Storm," won first place in a local writing contest. In the 1990s he wrote and published the Raven comic book series and edited and published Scene, a Virginia-based entertainment magazine.

In 2001, Mike was part of the "Best in Class – Master Division" winning presentation (Pre-Emptive Strike) at the Millennium Philcon Masquerade which helped re-invigorated his interest in fandom. Since then Mike has attended over 60 conventions with Nth Degree.  These days he is a member of the Washington Science Fiction Association, and wishes he could attend more meetings.

In addition to Nth Degree, Mike has also recently started a new monthly e-zine — Nth Zine. He's also the con chair for this April's RavenCon in Richmond, Virginia . Yes, Mike is an insanely busy person; if you see him around the con please feed him lots of caffeine and/or beer.