David Galef has published novels, story collections, poetry books, children’s books, criticism, and Japanese translation. His latest book is Brevity: A Flash Fiction Handbook. He is a professor of English and the creative writing program director at Montclair State University.

John Dufresne is the author of two story collections, six novels, and three books on craft, including Flash! A Guide to Writing Very Short Fiction. He teaches creative writing at Florida International University, and is at work on a novel and an illustrated guide to writing fiction.

Nancy Stohlman's books include Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction (forthcoming), Madam Velvet’s Cabaret of Oddities, The Vixen Scream and Other Bible Stories, and Fast Forward: The Mix Tape, a finalist for a Colorado Book Award. She is the creator of the Fbomb Flash Fiction Reading Series.

Randall Brown teaches in the MFA Program at Rosemont College, after a three-year stint as its Director. The author of Mad to Live, his short and very short fictions have been published and anthologized widely. He’s also the managing editor of Matter Press and its Journal of Compressed Creative Arts.