Brangien Davis is the arts editor at Seattle magazine. Previously, she has been a freelance arts writer, humor writing teacher, book editor, and founder of the literary magazine Swivel: The Nexus of Women and Wit. Her poetry and essays have appeared in the journals Rivet, Swink, Filter, and Arcade.

Nicole Hardy is the author of a memoir, Confessions of a Latter-day Virgin, and two poetry collections: This Blonde and Mud Flap Girl's XX Guide to Facial Profiling. One of her essays was "notable" in 2012's Best American series. She earned her MFA at the Bennington College Writing Seminars.

Suzanne Morrison is a writer and solo performer. Her first memoir, Yoga Bitch, has been translated into six languages, and her fiction and essays have been published in Salt Hill, Printers Row at The Chicago Tribune, the Huffington Post, and the anthology Going Om.

Lauren Weedman is an award-winning comedic actress, playwright, and author. Her book A Woman Trapped in a Woman's Body-Tales From A Life of Cringe was named by Kirkus Review as a top ten Indie Book in 2007. She is currently at work on a forthcoming second collection of comedic personal essay.

Claire Dederer