Jeffrey Lependorf serves as the shared executive director of America's two national service organizations for independent literary publishing: the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) and Small Press Distribution.

Fiona McCrae has been the director and publisher of Graywolf Press since 1994.

Deena Drewis is the founder and editor of Nouvella, an independent press dedicated to novella-length works of fiction. Nouvella titles have been the recipients of numerous accolades, including the National Jewish Book Award for Outstanding Debut Fiction and an Amazon Best Book of the Month pick.

Nathan Rostron is the director of marketing at Restless Books, an innovative digital publisher of international literature, based in Brooklyn. Previously, as an editor, he helped to launch Bookish.com, and at Little, Brown & Co., he edited several award winners and New York Times best sellers.