Gerald Richards is CEO of 826 National, a network of creative writing and afterschool tutoring centers in seven cities in the US. Last year, the 826 National network worked with more than 32,000 students with the help of more than 6,000 volunteers and published 950 pieces of student writing.

Joe Callahan joined The Writer’s Center as Executive Director in early 2016. Prior to this, he led 826DC, a writing center that worked with 4,500 DC students per year. Joe has taught composition at American University and George Washington University, and earned his MA in writing from Johns Hopkins.

Lacey N. Dunham is the programs director at 826DC, a national literacy nonprofit, and reads submissions for A Public Space. She is a former columnist and book reviewer for various literary blogs/journals and recipient of the Melanie Hook Rice Award for fiction from Hollins University.

Kyle Dargan has authored four poetry collections, most recently Honest Engine. He has received the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and grants from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. He edits Post No Ills magazine and directs American University's MFA program.