Sonya Lea is the author of Wondering Who You Are, a memoir. She has written for Brevity, the Southern Review, and Cold Mountain Review, and she has been granted an international memoir prize, and Artist Trust award, and the Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting.

Brian Castner served as an explosive ordnance disposal officer in the U.S. Air Force from 1999 to 2007, deploying to Iraq in 2005 and 2006. His first book, The Long Walk, was published 2012. His writing has appeared in the Daily Beast, The New York Times, and Foreign Policy.

Warren Etheredge, is a playwright, founder of The Film School, and teacher of the Red Badge Project, a writing program for soldiers. He has conducted over 2,500 interviews and is host of The High Bar, an Emmy®-nominated television series. He is a documentarian, author, and public radio contributor.

Christa Parravani-Swofford's Her: A Memoir was an Indie Bound Next pick, an Amazon Debut Spotlight pick, and a best book of the month. Her writing has appeared in Marie Claire, The Washington Post, The London Times, and The Daily Mail.