Annie Nguyen is an assistant professor of English at the Community College of Baltimore County. She teaches composition and creative writing. She received a Fulbright in Creative Writing to Vietnam and focuses on memoir and travel writing.

Evan Balkan is the author of six books of nonfiction. He coordinates the English Department at the Community College of Baltimore County. His fiction and nonfiction, primarily in the areas of travel and outdoor recreation, have appeared in varied publications throughout North America and Europe.

Brian Kevin is the author of the travelogue The Footloose American: Following the Hunter S. Thompson Trail Across South America and an occasional contributor to publications like Outside, Sierra, Audubon, Men's Journal, and Fodor’s travel guides.

Thomas Swick is the author of Unquiet Days: At Home in Poland and A Way to See the World: From Texas to Transylvania with a Maverick Traveler. His stories have appeared in the Best American Travel Writing 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, and 2012.

Rolf Potts is the author of two travel books, and he has reported from more than sixty countries for  National Geographic Traveler, the New Yorker, Slate.com, Outside, Sports Illustrated, and the New York Times magazine. He teaches nonfiction writing at Yale.