Ryan Stone is the author of the short story collection Best Road Yet. His work has appeared in numerous publications and currently serves as the President of the Two-Year College Caucus. He teaches writing and literature at Danville Area Community College in Illinois.

V. Hunt has published in BOMB, the Southern Quarterly, the African-American Review, Chattahoochee Review, and Southeast Review. Her work is in the anthologies Every Woman I've Ever Loved, and His Hands, His Tools, His Sex, His Dress. She teaches writing at Northwest Florida State College.

Sharon Coleman's taught poetry, creative writing, and travel writing. 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 for a Pushcart in 2012.