Ashley C. Andersen Zantop was a group publisher and general manager before joining Capstone in 2011. She served as CEO, president, publisher, and a member of the board of directors of Palm Publishing, LLC, and prior to that, at Trudy Corporation, an independent children’s publishing company.

Michael Bayer writes fiction that explores darkness, crime, and identity. His work has appeared in the New Haven Review, the Great Swamp Gazette, and Lyrotica: An Anthology, among others. A co-founder of the Fairfield MFA Alumni Association, he teaches writing at City University of New York.

Michael White is the author of six novels, including Soul Catcher, which was a Booksense selection, A Brother’s Blood, which was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book, and Beautiful Assassin, which won the Connecticut Book Award for Fiction. He directs the Fairfield University MFA Program.

Erin A. Corriveau is the cofounder and editor of Spry Literary Journal and has also served as the nonfiction editor of Mason’s Road.

Adele Annesi is an award-winning writer and editor for newspapers, magazines, and literary journals, including Southern Literary Review, where she was managing editor. She co-founded the Ridgefield Writers Conference, and her work has been adapted for the stage. She also teaches writing.