reading 2: April 20th, 2009
This reading took place in the Cooley Ballroom, ASU Polytechnic Campus.

Briana Conatser was born and raised in Winslow, Arizona. Graduating from Winslow High School, Briana was the Valedictorian of the class of 2006. She plans to graduate a semester early with a BA in English-Creative Writing in December of 2009.

Dolmii Dee Remeliik is from Palau, a group of small islands in the South Pacific. She is a senior in Creative Writing, and hopefully one day will write and publish children's literature as well.

Kimberly Jakubowski graduated from Highland High School and spent her freshman year at the University of Arizona, then transferred to ASU. She is currently a sophomore, pursuing a double major in English (creative writing) and Psychology with a minor in History.

Melissa Tse is a junior in Chinese and English literature. She competes nationally for ASU Forensics and has been a recipient of both the Jules Anatole and Swarthout prize in fiction.