William Giraldi is the author of the novels Busy Monsters, Hold the Dark, and About Face, the memoir The Hero’s Body, and a collection of criticism, American Audacity.
Lisa Dierbeck is the author of the novels One Pill Makes You Smaller and The Autobiography of Jenny X. She previously wrote for The Baffler under the pen name Viki Dillon.
Mario Alejandro Ariza was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up between Santo Domingo and Miami. His self-published book of poems is The Same River Twice.
Kurt Newman is a writer who lives in California. He is a doctoral candidate at UC Santa Barbara, finishing a dissertation on the history of the cultural worker.