Eleanor Leonne Bennett is a 15 year old artist and photographer who won the UK National Geographic Kids Photography Contest. Her photography has been exhibited in galleries around the world.

Aaron Michael Morales is an Associate Professor of English & Gender Studies at Indiana State University. His first novel, Drowning Tucson (2010) was named a Top Five Fiction Debut by Poets & Writers.

Kazim Ali has worked as a political organizer, lobbyist, and yoga instructor. His books include three volumes of poetry, two novels and two collections of essays. He teaches at Oberlin College.

Cynthia Hogue has published seven collections of poetry, most recently, Or Consequence and When the Water Came: Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina (co-authored with photographer Rebecca Ross).

Marge Piercy is the author of 18 collections of poetry, most recently The Crooked Inheritence, and 17 novels, most recently Sex Wars. Her memoir Sleeping With Cats is available from Harper Perennial.