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 Vlogger Beat. 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

Kaki Olsen

Site Expert for Wizards and Whatnot. Kaki Olsen is a Paid Contributor to five Fansided sites and counting: -Dork Side of the Force (She'll be a Jedi when she grows up.) -Tea and Banter (The more royals, the better.) -I Prefer Reading (Bring on the angsty books!) -TripSided (Where in the world will she go next?) -Wizards and Whatnot (Proud hobbit in Slytherin) A native of Massachusetts, she was educated at Brigham Young University. She has been a contributor and editor for Front Row Reviewers for six years, but is also a traditionally published author of books and short stories ranging from modern fairy tales to the first missionaries in space. By day, she works as a case manager for a disability firm, but she moonlights as a Professor Umbridge cosplayer, volunteers as a crisis counselor, self-cares with Red Sox games, and writes altogether too much Transformers fanfiction. She makes her home in the Merrimack Valley with her piano, overflowing bookshelves, and many imaginary friends for her next book.

Meg Dowell

Meg is the Site Expert at Culturess, a FanSided contributor, Star Wars enthusiast, and book reviewer. She works full-time as a journalist and 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.

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.

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.