David Mura is the author of the memoirs Turning Japanese and Where the Body Meets Memory, four poetry collections including The Last Incantations, and the novel Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire. He teaches at Stonecoast MFA and VONA Writers’ Conference. His blog is Secret Colors: blog.davidmura.com.

Garrett Hongo grew up on the North Shore of O`ahu and in Los Angeles. He was educated at Pomona College, the University of Michigan, and University of California, Irvine, where he received an MFA. His latest book of poetry is Coral Road. He teaches at the University of Oregon.

Tony Ardizzone is the author of eight books of fiction, including the novels The Whale Chaser and By the Fountain of the Four Rivers. His work has received the Flannery O'Connor Award, the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and two NEAs.

Mariko Nagai studied English Literature and poetry at New York University. She has received the Pushcart Prize in both poetry and fiction and has received fellowships from art foundations around the world.