Peter Mountford's novel A Young Man’s Guide to Late Capitalism won the 2012 Washington State Book Award. His second novel The Dismal Science was recently published. A 2013-14 writer-in-residence at the Richard Hugo House, his essays and fiction have been in the Atlantic, Granta, and Boston Review.

Ed Skoog is the author of two books of poems, Mister Skylight and Rough Day.

Karen Finneyfrock has written two full-length books of poetry, including Ceremony for the Choking Ghost. Her debut young adult novel is The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door. She is a former Writer-in-Residence at Richard Hugo House.

Ryan Boudinot lives in Seattle, where he teaches at Richard Hugo House. He also teaches in Goddard College's MFA program in Port Townsend, Washington. His work has appeared in McSweeney's, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, and elsewhere.

Angela Jane Fountas is a former Richard Hugo House writer-in-residence. Her work has appeared in Fairy Tale Review, Quick Fiction, and Sentence, and has been supported by several Washington State arts organizations.