Henry Alley – Eugene, OR. Henry has had over twenty-five stories published in such journals as Seattle Review, Cimarron Review, Oxford Magazine, Webster Review, Outerbridge, Virginia Quarterly Review, and Nightfire. He is the author of three published novels: Through Glass (Iris Press, 1979), The Lattice (Ariadne Press, 1986), and Umbrella of Glass (Breitenbush Books, 1988). He has twice been a Writer-in-Residence at Centrum Center for the Arts in Washington state, and has attended numerous writing conferences, most recently the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, working under Jane Smiley. Demrie Margo Alonzo – Wausau, WI. Demrie recently returned to Wausau after two years in the San Francisco Bay Area. She lived in Portland, Oregon while earning a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing and spent time working on her MFA in Anchorage, Alaska. She teaches creative writing workshops and founded the Central Wisconsin Creative Writing Group. Her stories have appeared in Sapphic Ink, Prairie Dyke, Bellowing Ark, Amelia, Gertrude, and Happy. She has work forthcoming in The Iconoclast. Lucy Anderton – Chicago, IL. Lucy was grown in Europe and Berkeley, catching a BA in Jazz Composition from Berkeley College of Music, and rooting in Chicago where she won the 2000 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award. She also has been funded by the NEA and Poets & Writers, represented Chicago at the 2000 and 2001 National Poetry Slams, and was awarded a 2002 Fellowship to Virginia Center of Creative Arts. Her work has popped up in New York Quarterly, ACM, and Rhino and she believes in love and oranges and the ordinary moment. Francisco Aragón – Notre Dame, IN. A native of San Francisco, Francisco holds degrees in Spanish from UC Berkeley and New York University and an MA in English from UC Davis, where he was awarded an Academy of American Poets Prize. His poems and translations have appeared in many anthologies and journals including Chelsea, Gertrude, Luna, and Poetry Flash. In 2000 he founded Momotombo Press. He edited and published Mark My Words: Five Emerging Poets in the spring of 2001. He is currently pursuing an MFA at the University of Notre Dame. Jessica Bajoros – New York, NY. A recent BFA graduate of Parsons School of Design NYC, Jessica works in graphic design and publications. In her work she hopes to convey the emotional and psychological fallout of the paradoxical human condition. Janet Buck – Medford, OR. Janet’s poetry, poetics, and fiction have appeared in CrossConnect, The Adirondack Review, The Danforth Review, Thunder Sandwich, Southern Ocean Review, The Pittsburgh Quarterly, and a variety of other print and internet publications. She is a two-time Pushcart Nominee and a recent recipient of The H.G. Wells Award for Literary Excellence. In April 2000, Janet’s poem, Acrylic Thighs, was featured at The United Nations Exhibit Hall in New York City. The piece was paired with artwork, translated into five languages and sent on tour to France, Japan, Brazil, Vietnam, and Australia. Buck is also the author of four collections of poetry. Charles F. Burm – Newark, NY. Charles has had fiction and poetry published in several small journals and he has won several minor fiction and poetry awards. He is a candidate for an MFA in the Graduate Creative Writing Program-Poetry at New York University, where he serves as the associate managing editor of NYU’s graduate literary magazine, Washington Square. Eric K. Delehoy – LaPorte, CO. Eric is the founding editor of Gertrude. His essays, fiction and poetry have appeared in journals such as The Rockford Review, Weird Sisters, Upstairs at Duroc, Emerging Voices, and Seedhouse. He is a former Executive Director and President of the Board of Directors of the Lambda Community Center, a nonprofit educational and support organization serving northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. He plans to pursue an MFA in Creative Writing-Fiction beginning this June. Holly Hartwick – Greeley, CO. Holly teaches writing and literature at Aims Community College. She writes essays, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Her work has appeared in Wish Women, The Moon in Her Mouth, Miller’s Pond, and The Dry Creek Review. Nicole Heidbreder – Boulder, CO. Nicole received her BFA from William Woods University. She then attended the Colorado Institute of Art in Fashion Design and attended the Art Student’s League of Denver for Painting. Her work has recently been shown at The Salon Studio in Loveland, Colorado. Ann Howells – Carrollton, TX. Ann is a member of the Dallas Poets Community and is the editor of their quarterly journal, Illya’s Honey. Her poems have appeared in several journals, most recently Red River Review and Mindpurge. In April, she was recognized by the city as a Distinguished Poet of Dallas. Elizabeth Howkins – Ardmore, PA. Elizabeth’s fiction, poetry, and drama have garnered numerous awards throughout her career. She has several publication credits including Stand, The New Writer, Gertrude, Taproot Literary Review, Paris Atlantic, asspants, and Haight Ashbury Literary Journal. Yasuyo Kofude – Cambridge, MA. Yasuyo has been writing for several years. As a Japanese woman, she finds that the American outlook is very different than the Japanese outlook. She hopes to share examples with many Americans about how things are changing the Japanese culture and family. Janell Moon – Emeryville, CA. Janell is the author of four books of poetry including The Mouth of Home published by Arctos Press. Her poems have appeared in Calyx, The Writer’s Voice, artisan, National Forum, Runes, Gertrude, Phoebe, Harvard Review, and many other journals and anthologies. She has been twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize in Poetry, received recognition in many contests, and is the poetry editor for Sinister Wisdom. E.V. Noechel – Raleigh, NC. E.V. Noechel has received several writing awards including the Independent Weekly Magazine and Carolina Woman poetry competitions. She was awarded residency grants from the Vermont Studio Center and the North Carolina Arts Council. She was a featured reader at the Austin International Poetry Festival and Acropolis on the Brink at the Center for Documentary Studies. Her work has appeared in CQ, Rhino, Spelunker Flophouse, and she was featured on the cover of the summer issue of Wordwrights Magazine. Jennifer Perrine – Sunbury, PA. Jennifer is a multiracial, queer poet and visual artist. She currently works with the Race/Gender Resource Center at Bucknell University. Her poems have appeared in a number of journals, including Fireweed, Hurricane Alice, and Shades of December. Recently, she was awarded a Walker Foundation Grant to the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Scott Pomfret – Boston, MA. Scott is a lawyer and writer. His gay work has appeared in In The Family and Indulge. Other work has been published in the Tampa Review, Fiction International, Santa Clara Review, and Portland Magazine. Aaryn Richard – Fort Collins, CO. Aaryn recently completed his BFA in Creative Writing and began work this fall on an MFA in Poetry at Colorado State University. His work has appeared in the online literary magazine, can we have our ball back.com. Maggie Rowlett – Loveland, CO. Maggie is a member of the Denver Poetry Society and National League of American Penwomen. Her poetry has appeared in several journals, including Crone Chronicles. She maintains a studio/gallery in her Loveland home. Lauren Russell – Los Angeles, CA. After dropping out of high school at 17, Lauren worked as an administrative assistant for Pueblo Nuevo Development, a community development corporation in the MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles. Now 18, she traverses the Southeastern United States as part of a team of twelve AmeriCorps*NCCC corps members. Lauren received first place in the 1997 Mississippi River Valley Poetry Contest for high school students and has been a featured poet at the Psychobabble Cafe in L.A. and Sam's Hideaway in Chapel Hill. This is Lauren’s first published work. MJ Seltzer (Image 1) [Image 2) – Commerce Township, MI. MJ is a fine artist, illustrator, and designer who has worked in Ohio, California and Michigan. Graduating with a BFA from Bowling Green State University, she has also studied at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit. Exhibiting widely throughout the United States, her fine art interprets feminist issues through portraiture. Christopher Soden – Dallas, TX. Christopher directs a workshop and performance cooperative named The Dallas Poets Community. His work has appeared in The James White Review, The Great Lawn, The Dallas Review, The Chiron Review, Borderlands, Venue, Espejo, The Richland Chronicle, and many others. In addition, it has appeared in Gents, Blood Offerings, and The Best of Texas Writing 2. |
