Lane Igoudin is a nonfiction writer and a tenured English/ESL professor at Los Angeles City College, where he teaches writing and linguistics. In 2018-19, he also served as an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow with the Humanities Division of UCLA. He has written personal essays and a memoir.

Sharon Coleman teaches creative writing at Berkeley City College. She directs the journal Milvia Street. She's a contributing editor at Poetry Flash, a member of the Northern California Book Reviewers, and a curator the reading series Lyrics & Dirges. She was nominated twice for a Pushcart.

Marlys Cervantes serves as department chair of humanities and communication and director of the creative writing program at Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kansas. She teaches literature and writing courses, as well as serving as codirector of the Multi-Cultural Scholars Program.

Daniel Rios-Lopera holds a degree in audiovisual communications and a creative writing MFA from the University of Texas in El Paso. He´s a Spanish, English, and creative writing teacher in different universities in the El Paso area. He is also director of Memorias del Silencio, creative writing workshops for immigrants farmworkers

Emma Burcart is a graduate of the Antioch University Los Angeles MFA program. She teaches composition and creative writing at a community college in rural North Carolina, where she also heads up the creative writing club on campus.