About

Alycia McCreary

Alycia is a contributor to the Dork Side of the Force. She has been active in the Star Wars fandom since 2022 and enjoys putting her Creative Writing Minor to use on FanSided and as a hobby. She became obsessed with Star Wars through its amazing fandom and has since explored series both new and old. When not writing Star Wars articles and fanfiction, Alycia is hiking out in the wilderness as an amateur Naturalist.

Anwesha Nag

Anwesha is a writer, reader, cat mom, caffeine enthusiast, and obsessed with all things nerdy.

Brianna Alers

Brianna Alers has been writing for Dork Side of the Force since 2022. Though she will happily consume any Star Wars television projects, she is particularly excited about anything that includes her favorite character: Ahsoka Tano. One day, she hopes to become a doctor, but until then, she obsesses about Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and her cat.

Ben Winnell

Ben is a FanSided contributor who has been writing for Dork Side of the Force for three years. He is based in Melbourne Australia. He has dived deep into the lore of George Lucas' galaxy far, far away and brings with him a love of film, television, novels, comics and games, especially when it comes to all things Star Wars. He is a lover of history, politics and all things related to film, old and new.

Daniel Becker

Daniel Becker is a contributor for Fan Sided. His is a contributor for Dork side of the Force and Sabre Noise. He had work featured on Pro Golf Now, Yard barker and the Chautaqua Gazette. He spent five years in the Air Force Reserve.

David Gelmini

Hope Mullinax

Hope is Dork Side of the Force's Site Expert. She holds a deep love of Star Wars animation after seeing The Clone Wars movie in theaters, which made her a fan. She's always been interested with fandom history, studying trends and writing fanfiction for fun. She loves Star Wars books and comics, especially the High Republic, which she got her first taste of when she managed a comic book store for years. She is also the animation staff writer for The Geeky Waffle, a news writer for Collider, and helps with Culturess. When not writing, she rolls dice on For Light and Dice, a Star Wars TTRPG podcast, and hangs out with her cat Zeb and dog Buck.

Ian Walter

Ian is a movie/series review writer and podcaster who loves talking about movies/TV - with a propensity for the following franchises: Star Wars, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter etc. Greatest Villains of all time: Darth Vader & Dr. Doom

Meg Dowell

Meg Dowell is the Site Expert at Culturess, a FanSided contributor, Star Wars enthusiast, and professional journalist. She hosts Now This Is Lit: A Star Wars Books Podcast, where she interviews publishing professionals and facilitates book discussions. Meg also writes for Star Wars Insider and Dork Side of the Force. She can be reached at megdowell21@gmail.com. Meg has conducted dozens of interviews with authors, editors, audiobook narrators, and more. She has served as a Senior Editor for multiple online media companies and the Managing Editor of several online publications. She earned her Master of Science in Health Communications from Boston University and specializes in covering TV, Movies, Books, and Music.

Mehwish Mahmood

Mehwish has been a Contributor at "Dork Side of the Force" since January 2023. She has a Master's Degree in English Literature from the University of Karachi and dreams of studying further. As a fan since the prequels, she has much to say about Star Wars. Her love for the franchise has grown over the past few years, thanks to all the wonderful live-action and animated series. She's glad she gets to express that love through a medium she's most passionate about -writing! Her favorite Star Wars movies are Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and Rogue One, and her favorite series is The Mandalorian. She enjoys reading, watching cat videos, and listening to music.

Matthew Rudoy

Matthew Rudoy is a freelance writer who loves to write about his favorite movies and TV shows. Before becoming a contributor for FanSided Entertainment and Dork Side of the Force, Matthew was a Verified Creator for Movie Pilot. In addition to contributing to Dork Side of the Force, he is also a news writer for Screen Rant. He has previously self-published two fantasy/sci-fi novels titled Corruption and Destruction. As a lifelong Star Wars fan, he loves writing about the franchise and all it has to offer.

Shawn Simpson

Srabana Aich

Srabana is a contributor for Dork Side of the Force and Winter is Coming. She is a certified Anakin Skywalker fan girl and has followed all things Star Wars since she was a young child. She covers mainline Star Wars films, series, video games and more. She has also been writing for Rely On Horror since 2021, covering the latest in horror gaming. In her spare time she enjoys reading, writing fanfiction, and cuddling her dog.