Anita Gill teaches at Santa Monica College. Her writing has appeared in McSweeney’s, The Rumpus, Hippocampus, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of grants and fellowships from Anaphora Writing Residency and Vermont Studio Center. She serves as the Westside LA Chapter Lead for Women Who Submit.

Sara Alaica manages digital content at Columbia University and leads the New York chapter of Women Who Submit. She was a writer in residence at Taleamor Park, and her writing has appeared in Cleaver, Paper Darts, and Tishman Review, among others.

Cynthia Rosi is the author of The Light Catcher, which won a New Apple official selection for psychological suspense, the novels Motherhunt and Butterfly Eyes, plus a fourth YA manuscript The Kissing License. 

Desiree Kannel is a writer and teacher from Long Beach, California and leads the WWS chapter in that city. Her creative writing workshops, Rose Writers, serves writers at all levels, from production to publication. She is also a founding board member of the Long Beach Literary Arts Center.