Richard Widerkehr
Richard Widerkehr has two books of poems, “The Way Home” (Plain View Press) and “Her Story of Fire” (Egress Studio Press), along with two chapbooks. Tarragon Books published his novel about a geologist, “Sedimental Journey.” Recent work appears in Rattle, Floating Bridge Review, and Poetry Super Highway. He won two Hopwood Awards for poetry at the University of Michigan. He’s been a teacher and, later on, a case manager with the mentally ill.
B.A. Varghese
B. A. Varghese graduated from Polytechnic University (New York) in 1993 and has been working in the Information Technology field ever since. Inspired to explore his artistic side, he has earned a B.A. in English from the University of South Florida and is currently in the process of working toward an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. His works have appeared in Cleaver Magazine, Apalachee Review, Rose Red Review, and other literary journals. Learn more at his website.
Benedict Downing
Benedict Downing has written fiction, poetry since adolescence. He joined local community reading circles, workshops, and college literary groups. Writes fiction and poetry for literary journals and magazines. There are two published books written by Mr Downing. A poetry book “Sidereal Reflux” (2011) and a novel “Epicrisis” (2014). He is currently working on his second novel.
Helen Gainiy
Helen Ganiy lives in Santa Rosa, CA, and is a graduate of Sonoma State University. She has completed work on her first novel, “Women in the Down”, and has been selected to serve as assistant editor on Fearless Books upcoming poetry anthology, “Turning the Page.”
Justin Hamm
Justin Hamm is the author of a full length collection of poems, “Lessons in Ruin,” and two poetry chapbooks. He is the founding editor of the museum of americana, and his work appears in Nimrod, The Midwest Quarterly, Sugar House Review, Cream City Review, New Poems from the Midwest 2014. Justin has also received the Stanley Hanks Memorial Prize from the St. Louis Poetry Center.
Calder Lorenz
Calder Lorenz lives and writes in both the US and Canada. His fiction has appeared in sPARKLE & bLINK 2.4, Switchback, FictionDaily, Curly Red Stories, Two Dollar Radio’s Noise, and Literary Orphans. Also, his shorter story, ‘Gigi’s,’ can be found in the current issue of gravel.
Scott Thomas Outlar
Scott Thomas Outlar lives a simple life in the suburbs, spending the days flowing and fluxing with the Tao River, laughing at life’s existential nature, and writing prose-fusion poetry dedicated to the Phoenix Generation. His words have appeared recently in venues such as Midnight Lane Boutique, Dead Snakes, Siren, Section 8, and Dissident Voice. His debut chapbook “A Black Wave Cometh” is forthcoming from Dink Press. More of Scott’s writing can be found at 17numa.wordpress.com.
Karen Boissonneault-Gauthier
Karen Boissonneault-Gauthier is a photographer, writer and poet published internationally, regionally, as well as in Canadian heritage and military museums. She has shot cover art for Zen Dixie Magazine, Vine Leaves Literary Journal and Crack the Spine. Karen has also been featured in Artemis Journal, Cactus Heart Press, Synaesthesia, Dactyl, Fine Flu Literary Journal, The Scarborough Big Art Book, Sand Canyon Review, The Notebook, Shadows and Light Anthology and Vagabonds Anthology to name a few of the creative places she dwells. Follow Karen @KBG_Tweets.