Celia Johnson is the creative director of Slice, a New York-based literary nonprofit. She is the author of Odd Type Writers and Dancing with Mrs. Dalloway. Her articles have appeared in Poets & Writers, Writers' Digest, and the Huffington Post.

Amanda Bullock is the director of public programming at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, a nonprofit—proceeds fight homelessness and AIDS—independent bookstore in SoHo, New York. She curates and produces over 200 events annually and manages the bookstore's social media, marketing, and publicity.

Sarah Bowlin joined Henry Holt in 2010 after several years at Riverhead Books. She publishes mostly literary fiction and nonfiction with a focus on new voices and has worked with Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Salvatore Scibona, Ramona Ausubel, Sheila Heti, Aria Beth Sloss, Matt Sumell, and Scott Cheshire.

Michelle Brower is an agent with Folio Literary Management, where she specializes in literary fiction, book club fiction, and narrative nonfiction. Her authors include Jason Mott, Tara Conklin, and Rebecca Rasmussen.

Meredith Kaffel, an agent at DeFiore & Company, primarily represents literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, and select books for children. She is also the UK rights director for the agency. She earned her BA in Renaissance studies at Yale University.