Sara Newton spent 20 years choreographing ballet and modern dance. Her paintings focus both on figurative and abstract forms of expression.

Rachel Kadish is the author of From a Sealed Room and Tolstoy Lied: a Love Story. She received fellowships from the NEA and the Mass Cultural Council.

Erick Setiawan was born in Indonesia to Chinese parents. Of Bees and Mist, his first novel, has been nominated for QPBs 2010 New Voices Award.

Brenda Miller is the author of Blessing of the Animals and Season of the Body, and co-author of Tell it Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction.

Norman Dubie is the author of more than 20 books. He has received numerous national grants and prizes, including the Bess Hokin Award of the Modern Poetry Association.