Miah Arnold is the author of Sweet Land of Bigamy, and a number of short pieces of fiction and nonfiction. Her essay “You Owe Me” (originally published by Michigan Quarterly Review) appeared in Best American Essays 2012. She is an assistant professor of fiction at Georgia College.

Raj Mankad has been editor of Cite: The Architecture + Design Review of Houston since 2008. Mankad holds a doctorate in creative writing from the University of Houston.

Landon Godfrey is the author of a book of poetry, Second-Skin Rhinestone-Spangled Nude Soufflé Chiffon Gown, and two limited-edition letterpress poetry chapbooks, In the Stone and Spaceship. Also an artist, she is a co-founder of Croquet Press and the Vandercooked Poetry Nights Reading Series.

Chelsie Buckley is an MFA candidate specializing in fiction. She teaches English composition and creative writing at Georgia College and State University.

Claire Helakoski is pursuing her MFA in fiction at Georgia College while also teaching composition and creative writing courses. She has previously presented at the Michigan Academy of Science Arts and Letters conference.