Sebastian Matthews is the author of a memoir and three books of poetry, most recently Beginner's Guide to a Head-on Collision. He's currently working on the serialized collage novel The Life & Times of American Crow and a book of short essays entitled Beyond Repair: Encounters in a Fractured World.

Garrett Hongo grew up on the North Shore of O`ahu and in Los Angeles. He was educated at Pomona College, the University of Michigan, and UC Irvine, where he received an MFA. His latest book of poetry is, Coral Road. He teaches at the University of Oregon.

Peter Ho Davies is the author of the novels The Fortunes and The Welsh Girl, and the story collections The Ugliest House in the World and Equal Love. His fiction has appeared in The Atlantic, Harper's, Granta, The Paris Review, Best American Short Stories, and O. Henry Prize Stories.

Rosanna Warren’s most recent books of poems are Departure and Ghost in a Red Hat. She is the recipient of awards from the Academy of American Poets, the American Academy of Arts & Letters, and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others. She teaches at the University of Chicago. 

Susan Steinberg