Andrew Leong is an assistant professor of English and Japanese literature at Northwestwen University.

Kazim Ali is a poet, translator, essayist, and fiction writer. His books include Sky Ward, Bright Felon, and Orange Alert: Essays on Poetry, Art and the Architecture of Silence. He is associate professor of creative writing and comparative literature at Oberlin College.

Minal Hajratwala’s books include Bountiful Instructions for Enlightenment (poetry), Out! Stories from the New Queer India (editor), and the award-winning Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents (nonfiction). As a coach she helps writers to free their voices.

Nicholas Wong is an assistant poetry editor for Drunken Boat. He is a queer poet writing in English as a second language. He lives in Hong Kong.