Barbara Eaton
earned a Ph.D. in Shakespeare and Medieval Literature from the University of Maryland at College Park and taught at the college level for forty years.
Cynthia Gallaher
a Chicago-based poet, is author of four poetry collections, including Epicurean Ecstasy: More Poems About Food, Drink, Herbs and Spices, and three chapbooks, including Drenched.
Anara Guard
author of the prize-winning novel, Like a Complete Unknown and two poetry collections, Kansas, Reimagined and Hand on My Heart.