Joshua Isard is the author of the novel Conquistador of the Useless, and his short stories have appeared in journals such as StoryChord, Wyvern Lit., and Cleaver. He currently serves as the director of Arcadia University's MFA program in creative writing.

Courtney Elizabeth Mauk is the author of the novels Orion's Daughters and Spark. Her short work has appeared in the Literary Review, [PANK], Wigleaf, Five Chapters, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in fiction from Columbia University and teaches with the Sackett Street Writers' Workshop.

Nina McConigley is the author of the short story collection Cowboys and East Indians, winner of the PEN Open Book Award. She teaches at the University of Wyoming.

Christopher Merkner is the author of The Rise & Fall of the Scandamerican Domestic. He is co-director of the creative writing program and assistant professor of English at West Chester University.