Katherine Towler is author of the novels Snow Island, Evening Ferry, and Island Light, and coeditor of A God in the House: Poets Talk About Faith. Her memoir, The Penny Poet of Portsmouth, is forthcoming. She teaches in the MFA program at Southern New Hampshire University.

Ann Garvin is the author of novels On Maggie's Watch and The Dog Year. She is a professor at University of Wisconsin–Whitewater and teaches in the MFA program at Southern New Hampshire University. She is the founder and director of Tall Poppy Writers.

Brandi Megan Granett is a writer and online professor. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Aberystwyth University and an MFA from Sarah Lawrence. Her first novel is My Intended. Her short fiction is collected in Cars and Other Things That Go Fast. She blogs about books for the Huffington Post.

Erin Celello

Diane Haeger