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Eileen Green Alexander (photography) grew up on Long Island, with a photographer Dad, lives now in Maryland, since about 1980.  She is a school teacher and a mom with a passion for photography, especially of people and animals.  eileenmikirose@gmail.com

Lynn Beighley (prose) is a fiction writer stuck in a technical book writer’s body.  Her stories often involve deeply flawed characters and the unsatisfying meshing of the virtual and actual world.  She has an MFA in Creative Writing and currently has 13 books published.  You can find more of her work in the e-book “The Lost Children:  A Charity Anthology,” as well as at http://www.fictionaut.com/users/lynn-beighley and on Twitter as @lynnbeighley.   beighley.submit@gmail.com

Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal (poetry) works in the mental health field in Los Angeles, CA.  His first book of poetry, Raw Materials, was published by Pygmy Forest Press.  His poems have appeared in Free Verse, Pemmican, and Zygote In My Coffee and he has work appearing in Ascent Aspirations, Cerebral Catalyst (both online journals), and in Blue Collar Review & Remark Poetry Journal (print journal).  Recently, he had chapbooks published by Kendra Steiner Editions, Still Human, and by Deadbeat Press, Before & Well After Midnight.  He has a chapbook, Overcome, co-authored by photographer Cynthia Etheridge, and published by Kendra Steiner Editions.  Around October 2010, his chapbook, The Book Of Absurd Dreams, was published by New Polish Beat. A new chapbook is out: Digging A Grave, Kendra Steiner Editions. Cuatemochi@aol.com

Bill Britton (And another thing...) is copy editor for American Journal of Philology and is associated with projects designed to raise public awareness regarding the destruction of Earth's natural systems. His earlier therapeutic regimen as a commercial shellfish harvester has been replaced by daily rides on his bicycle and camping trips to state and national parks, all of which serves to clear his brain and thus make way for fresh trivialities. A (faithful) former Marine, Bill is an adamant pacifist and atheist, an anathema to our contemporary Calvinist/Baptist polity. Blog: http://www.taintedpen.blogspot.com/

G.E. Brown (poetry)  is a  lifelong resident of Kansas City, Missouri.  One of the reasons he loves poetry is because every poet has their own unique expression.  Some are full of natural or fantastic imagery.  Some use many words to say much, while others only use a few and are still as profound.  He is also a bass guitarist and a marathon runner, having just completed his first New York City Marathon on Nov. 6th, 2011.   greubro0303@live.com    

Tony Burnett (prose) is a member of the Writer's League of Texas and an award winning songwriter. He writes a science and nature column for a regional Texas newspaper. His fiction has been published in national literary journals; most recently his story, Bait, Appeared in Tidal basin Review.  kallistogaiafarm@earthlink.net

Ann Capozzoli (prose) lives with her husband, two standard poodles and a Quaker parrot in Kingston, New York.  She doesn’t know why, but writing satisfies a hunger in her.  When she hasn't written for a couple of days, the hunger returns.   sahajkingston@aol.com

Jenny Catlin (poetry)'s  work has shown up online, in print and on the occasional dream street of the west. Mostly a vagabond, she fills her ample free time with scissorsandspackle.com.  jennycatlin@rocketmail.com

Nathan Combs (photography) of Harrisonburg, Virginia, first got interested in photography in 1994, and thinks of himself more as a photojournalist than as an artist.  He graduated from the Hallmark Institute of Photography in 1997.  nathancombs57@yahoo.com

Robert Demaree (poetry) is the author of four collections of poems, including Fathers and Teachers (2007) and Mileposts  (2009),
both published by Beech River Books. The winner of the 2007 Conway, N.H., Library Poetry Award, he is a retired school administrator with ties to North Carolina, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, where he lives four months of the year. He has had over 500 poems published or accepted by 125 periodicals, including Cold Mountain Review, Red Wheelbarrow, Miller’s Pond, ken*again, Homestead Review and Paris/Atlantic, and in four anthologies including the 2008 and 2010 editions of Poet’s Guide to New Hampshire and Celebrating Poets over 70. He lives in Burlington, N.C. and Wolfeboro, N.H. For further information see http://www.demareepoetry.blogspot.com    rdemaree@metrocast.net

John DesCamp (poetry) is the author of Along the Way, his debut collection of poetry, and of numerous legal and business papers that will never be read by anyone except his clients and professional colleagues.  He is a recovering attorney and investment banker who hopes to emulate Wallace Stevens’ ability to succeed in both the world of finance and the world of poetry. jswilliams1307@gmail.com

Karen Douglass (poetry) Her books include Red Goddess Poems; Bones in the Chimney (fiction); Green Rider, Thinking Horse (non-fiction); and Sostenuto, (poems). The Great Hunger (poems) is now available from Plain View Press (2009). She is an associate editor for The Café Review.  kvdbooks@yahoo.com

Eric D. Lehman (prose) teaches English and creative writing at the University of Bridgeport and has reviews, travel stories, fiction, and poetry published in dozens of journals and magazines, including ken*again.  He has two books, Bridgeport: Tales from the Park City, and Hamden: Tales from the Sleeping Giant, published by the History Press, and the third, A History of Connecticut Wine, was out this spring.    elehman@bridgeport.edu

Duane Locke (featured poet) lives hermetically alone by an oak, the home of a squirrel, with a daily visitation from a cardinal, a bird, not a cleric, not a baseball player, in Tampa, Florida. Sometimes the visitor is a raccoon, and even a pleated woodpecker.

He has as of January 2010, 6,611 different poems published in print magazines, American Poetry Review, Nation ,etc. and e zines, Counter Example Poetics, Pen Himalaya (Nepal) and 21 books of poems. His four latest books, 2009, are Yang Chu’s Poems (376 pp.) Crossing Chaos, Canada (order from publisher or Amazon); Voices from a Grave (40 pp.) erbacce, England (order from erbacce), and Soliloquies from a High Wall Hidden Cemetery (37 pp.) Differentia Press, California (Free download, www.differentiapress.com), 53 paged A Marble Nude Pauline Borghese with a Marble Apple in her Marble Hand, Scars press,(used in college classes as a textbook) Forthcoming in 2011 or 12, Bitter Oleander Press will republish his first 11 books of his Poems (1968-1978) in one volume, over 300 pages.

Has interviews in Counter Example Poetics, Eviscerator Heaven, Pen Himalaya, Ann Arbor Review, Bitter Oleander, many other places. For more information click “Duane Locke” “Duane Locke, books” or”Duane Locke, Arts.“on Google Search, over a million entries. Is in Who’s Who in America (Marquis).

He is also a painter and photographer. An account of his painting is in Gary Monroe’s Extraordinary Interpretations ( U of FL press). His sur-photos are scattered throughout the internet, and he has done many book covers.

Has a Ph. D, specializing in English Metaphysical Poetry (Donne to Marvel). His doctoral dissertation, “Images and Image Symbolism in Metaphysical Poetry.” is on UF internet. His paintings, over 300, are on sale at 290 Parrulli Drive, Olmond Beach, Fl, 32174-- See: lisastonearts.com.
His interests are philosophy (PostModern, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Martin Heidegger), Insects, butterflies, birds, Opera, Mahler, and Viennese music.
Forthcoming in 2012, a book of poems over 300 pages entitled DUANE LOCKE; THE FIRST DECADE (1968-1978). The book contains a republishing of the first 11 books published
By Duane Locke. Will be published by Bitter Oleander Press, 4983 Tall Oaks Drive, Fayetteville, New York, $25.
lockeduane@gmail.com

Keith Moul (poetry) is 65 and retired from an insurance carrier.  He lives right next to the Canadian border and enjoys incredible beauty in the Pacific Northwest.  He has published poems in more than 100 magazines and photos in many.  keithrmoul@gmail.com

Ben Nardolilli (poetry) is a twenty five year old writer currently living in Arlington, Virginia. His work has appeared in Perigee Magazine, Red Fez, One Ghana One Voice, Caper Literary Journal, Quail Bell Magazine, Elimae, Super Arrow, Grey Sparrow Journal, Pear Noir, Rabbit Catastrophe Review, and Yes Poetry. Recently, a chapbook,  Common Symptoms of an Enduring Chill Explained, has been published by Folded Word Press. He maintains a blog at mirrorsponge.blogspot.com and is looking to publish his first novel. bnardolilli@gmail.com

Burgess Needle  (poetry) is a Tucson writer whose work has appeared in Under the Radar (UK), Decanto (UK),Brittle Star (UK), Blackbox Manifold (UK), Clockwise Cat, Concho River Review,  Raving Dove, Centrifugal Eye, Iodine, Minotaur, Nutshell (UK) and Red Fez.  His fiction has appeared in 10,000
Tons of Black Ink and Connotation Press. He taught English for two years in the Peace Corps [Thailand, 1967-1969] and edited Prickly Pear/Tucson [a poetry quarterly] for five years.  Diminuendo Press published his first collection of poetry: EVERY CROW IN THE BLUE SKY (@2009). See: www.everycrowinthebluesky.com
bbneedle@cox.net
 
Laine Perry (photography) has lived in almost every state.   She has dropped out of a couple of  good schools—Bennington and Columbia.  She has stories in Smokebox.net, theglut.com, dreamforge  and ken*again.  Laine is married to a hot shot commercial diver, and has a very sexy male weimaraner.   lainielives@hotmail.com

Quentin Poulsen (prose) is a former journalist from Wellington, New Zealand, teaching in Spain, though currently on extended vacation in Turkey.  He studied literature at Doane College in Nebraska and won a share of the university's literary award in 1993.  He is now seeking a publisher for his short novel.  quentinpoulsen@yahoo.com.au

John Pursch (poetry) lives in Tucson, Arizona. His poetry has appeared in Breadcrumb Scabs, Calliope Nerve, Camel Saloon, Carcinogenic Poetry, Clockwise Cat, Counterexample Poetics, experiential-experimental-literature, Four and Twenty, Orion headless, Poetry Sz, Puffin Circus, and vox poetica. You can follow his work at http://twitter.com/johnpursch .  john.pursch@gmail.com

Thomas D. Reynolds (poetry) received an MFA in creative writing from Wichita State University and teaches at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas.  In his work, he combines his interests in history, folklore, Midwestern life, and poetry.  A chapbook of his poetry,  Electricity, was published by Ligature Press of Topeka, Kansas.  Publications which have accepted his work include the following:  New Delta Review, Alabama Literary Review, Aethlon-The Journal of Sport Literature, The MacGuffin, The Cape Rock, Potpourri, American Western Magazine, The Green Tricycle, 3rd Muse Poetry Journal, Tryst, Prairie Poetry, Strange Horizons, and Miller's Pond Poetry Magazine.   tomrey8@yahoo.com

Iolanda Scripca (poetry and photography) lived in Eastern Europe for the first 20 years of her life, in a loving family.  Her mom was a teacher and high school principal and her dad a published writer, poet and TV producer. An unforgettable moment was her collaboration with her Dad in the translation and adaptation of a children's book by the Bulgarian author Leda Mileva. She is a graduate of Foreign Languages and Literatures from the University of Bucharest.  Nowadays she enjoys Southern California and possesses a CA Teaching Credential.  Ms. Scripca publishes in several Romanian-American Newspapers both in Romanian and English.  Lava of My Soul, a collection of her  poems and essays, was published in 2009. www.scripca.com

Tom Sheehan (prose) served with the 31st Infantry Regiment, Korea, 1951. Books include Epic Cures and Brief Cases, Short Spans, Press 53; A Collection of Friends and From the Quickening, Pocol Press. His work appears in Home of the Brave, Stories in Uniform and Milspeak Anthology, Warriors, Veterans, Writing the Military Experience. He has 15 Pushcart nominations, a Georges Simenon Fiction Award, and is included in Dzanc Best of the Web Anthology for 2009 and nominated for Best of the Web 2010 and 2011. He has 230 short stories on Rope and Wire Magazine. Print issues include Rosebud (4), Ocean Magazine (8) among others. He has hundreds of internet publications of prose and poetry, and has published 3 novels (An Accountable Death, Vigilantes East, and Death for the Phantom Receiver) and poetry collections including This Rare Earth and Other Flights; Ah, Devon Unbowed; The Saugus Book; and Reflections from Vinegar Hill. tomfsheehan@comcast.net

Laura Solomon (featured poet and prose) has an honours degree in English Literature and a Masters degree in Computer Science (University of London, 2003).  She has published two novels with Tandem Press: 'Black Light' (1996) and 'Nothing Lasting' (1997).  Her play, based on her short story, 'Sprout', was part of the 2004 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  Short stories published in the UK include: 'Sprout' (2004 Bridport International Short Story competition anthology), later translated into Czech by Olga Walló and appearing in "krásná" in the Czech Republic in 2011, 'The Most Ordinary Man in the World' (2005 Bridport International Short Story competition anthology), ‘Alternative Medicine’, (Willesden Herald International Short Story competition, 2007) and 'The Killing Jar', (The Edinburgh Review, August 2007).  Poems published in the UK include ‘The Latest Lighthouse Keeper’ (commended, Ware Poets Competition, 2007), ‘You Will Know When You Leave’ (shortlisted, Bridport 2008 Poetry competition, published in London Poetry Festival anthology) and ‘Apocryphal’ (runner up, Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition).  Her poem ‘Pythia Gets the Blues’ was a runner up in the Essex Poetry Festival Competition.  Her short story collection ‘Alternative Medicine’ was published in early 2008 by Flame Books, UK.  Her novel ‘An Imitation of Life’ was published by Solidus, UK, in late 2009.  Her novel ‘Instant Messages’ was published in 2010, was shortlisted for the 2009 Virginia Prize and won the 2009 Proverse Prize.  The two sequels to ‘Instant Messages’, ‘The Theory of Networks’ and ‘Operating Systems’ have been accepted as by Proverse Hong Kong, along with a short story collection ‘The Shingle Bar Taniwha and other stories’.  Her poetry collection ‘In Vitro’ was published by Headworx, New Zealand in early 2011.  nomolos9@hotmail.com

Rob Spiegel (poetry) is a journalist living in New Mexico. He writes poetry, fiction and drama as well as writing for trade magazines. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, from Rolling Stone to Automation World and True Confessions.  robspiegel@comcast.net

John Swain (poetry) lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Thunderclap Press published his most recent chapbook, Fragments of Calendars   johnpswain@yahoo.com

Helen Vitoria (photography)  Her poems can be found and are forthcoming in: elimae, PANK, MudLuscious Press, >kill author, Foundling Review, FRIGG Magazine and Dark Sky Magazine and many others. She is the author of four chapbooks and a full length poetry collection: Corn Exchange forthcoming from Scrambler Books.  Her poems have been nominated for Best New Poets & the Pushcart Prize. She is also an angsty photographer with photos forthcoming at Phantom Kangaroo. She is the Founding Editor and Editor in Chief of THRUSH Poetry Journal & THRUSH Press. Find her here:  http://helenvitoria-lexis.blogspot.com/=  hvitoria@msn.com

Joanna M. Weston (poetry) has had poetry, reviews, and short stories published in anthologies and journals for twenty five years. Her middle-reader, ‘Those Blue Shoes', published by Clarity House Press; and poetry, ‘A Summer Father’, published by Frontenac House of Calgary.  peacewoode@gmail.com

Allen Qing Yuan (poetry) wasborn in Canada and is aged 16, currently attends Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver and has had poems published or forthcoming in Cannon's Mouth (UK), Istanbul Literary Review (TK), Contemporary American Voices (US), Zouch (CA) and elsewhere. yuans@shaw.ca

Changming Yuan (poetry) author of Chansons of a Chinaman and 3-time Pushcart nominee, grew up in rural China and published several monographs before moving to Canada. With a PhD in English, Yuan currently teaches in Vancouver and has had poetry appearing in Barrow Street, Best Canadian Poetry, BestNewPoemsOnline, Cha, London Magazine, Salzburg Review, Poetry Kanto, Taj Mahal Review and nearly 400 other literary journals/anthologies in 18 countries.
yuans@shaw.ca

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