Jen Webb is director of the Centre for Creative and Cultural Research at the University of Canberra, Australia. A poet and cultural theorist, Jen publishes widely on creative writing, creative research, and the relationship between art and society; and both publishes and exhibits her poetry.

Stephanie Vanderslice's recent books include Studying Creative Writing, Can Creative Writing Really Be Taught, and Rethinking Creative Writing. Professor and director of the Arkansas Writer's MFA Workshop, her column "The Geek's Guide to the Writing Life" also appears regularly in the Huffington Post.

Fan Dai has taught one of the few creative writing courses in English as a second language in China since 2009. She publishes in both Chinese and English. She is professor of English and director of The Sun Yat-sen Center for English-Language Creative Writing.

Paul Munden is postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Canberra, and program manager for the International Poetry Studies Institute (IPSI). He is director of the UK's National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE). His poetry is published in the UK by Smith/Doorstop.

Rob Budde teaches creative writing at the University of Northern BC in Prince George. He has published seven books (poetry, novels, interviews, and short fiction), his most recent being Dreamland Theatre. He is the current chair of CCWWP (Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs).