Ryan Tullis is a Creative Writing Major at The University of Central Florida. His poetry has taken Second and Third Place in the Dr. Stephen Caldwell Wright Poetry Competition, founded by former Poet Laureate of Illinois, Gwendolyn Brooks in 2008. In 2009, Tullis took first in the competition, and Third place in Veritas flash fiction competition. He also writes as a game correspondent for MMORPG.com.