Kathleen Hellen is the author of three full-length poetry collections, including Meet Me at the Bottom, and more.

Ewen Glass (he/him) is a lecturer and poet from Northern Ireland who lives with two dogs, a tortoise and lots of self-doubt.

Frances Klein (she/her) is an Alaskan poet and teacher. She is the 2022 winner of the Robert Golden Poetry Prize.

Evan Morgan Willams retired in 2022 after 29 years of teaching in a public school.

Candice M. Kelsey [she/her] is a poet, essayist, and educator living in both Los Angeles and Georgia.

Tarn Wilson is the author of the memoir The Slow Farm, the memoir-in-essays In Praise of Inadequate Gifts, and more.

Elizabeth Burton lives, writes, and teaches writing in rural Western Kentucky.

Jack B. Bedell is Professor of English and Coordinator of Creative Writing at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Jessica Cuello has been awarded The 2022 Nina Riggs Poetry Prize, two CNY Book Awards, The 2016 Washington Prize, and more.

Born in Puerto Rico, John Yohe has worked as a wildland firefighter, wilderness ranger and fire lookout.

Boyd Bauman grew up on a small ranch south of Bern, Kansas, his dad the storyteller and mom the family scribe.

Dean Hel is a writer and educator based in Houston, Texas. Their work has appeared in Assignment Literary Magazine and Five on the Fifth.

Rebecca D. Martin lives in Central Virginia with her husband and two children. Her work has been published in the Curator and more.

Matthew E. Henry (MEH) is the author of six poetry collections, including the Colored page, The Third Renunciation, and more.

Ellen Stone advises a poetry club at Community High School in Ann Arbor, MI, co-hosts a poetry series & co-edits Public School Poetry.

Michele Evans, a fifth-generation Washingtonian (D.C.), is a writer, high school English teacher, and adviser for literary magazine Unbound.

Steve Henn wrote American Male, Guilty Prayer, Indiana Noble Sad Man of the Year, and two previous collections from NYQ Books.

Jennifer is a veteran English teacher (29 years) who found her writing voice somewhat later in life.

Elizabeth Joy Levinson is a biology teacher in Chicago. Her work has been published in Whale Road Review, SWWIM, Cobra Milk, and more.

Justine Thomas is an English teacher turned school social worker / adjunct professor in Massachusetts.