Johnson, Evan

Evan Johnson is an actor/creator who recently presented a full-length solo performance DON’T FEEL: The Death of Dahmer, based on the afterlife of Jeffrey Dahmer.

Saffran, Ken

Ken Saffran wrote Strange Animal and has poems in Bay Area Poets Seasonal Review, San Francisco Bay Guardian, and online at Mystic Babylon podcast.

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Machado, Trena

Trena Machado’s main interest is the art of the written word and writing about the written word. Visit her press @ rawartpress.com.

Lookingbill, Colleen

Colleen Lookingbill co-edits Etherdome Press’s chapbooks. Recent work has appeared in Ploughshares and New American Writing. Her new book, A Forgetting Of, will be published in 2010.

lewis, erica

erica lewis has work appearing in P-QUEUE, New American Writing, and Parthenon West Review. Her books include camera obscura and the precipice of jupiter.

Kennedy, Kit

Kit Kennedy publishes in Bombay Gin, Van Gogh’s Ear, RUNES, and CLWN WR; two books forthcoming fall 2010; host of the Gallery Cafe Reading Series.

Hayes, Jonathan

Jonathan Hayes is editor and publisher of the San Francisco underground magazine, Over the Transom. His new book, T(HERE), is available from Silenced Press.

Grafton, Grace Marie

Grace Marie Grafton’s new book of prose poems, Other Clues, came out in May 2010, Latitude Press. She has published widely in literary magazines and reviews.

Elsner, Ana

Ana Elsner: International poet with work published in seven countries. Her most recent work: Ciphers of Uncommon Origin, InstaPLANET Press.

Baedeker, Rob

Rob Baedeker is a member of the Kasper Hauser comedy group, author of SkyMaul, Obama’s Blackberry, and Weddings of the Times.

Muller, Eddie

A two-time Edgar Award nominee, Eddie Muller is founder and president of the Film Noir Foundation and has twice been named San Francisco Literary Laureate.

Luce, Kelly

Kelly Luce’s story collection received the San Francisco Foundation’s Jackson Award. Her work has appeared in The Southern Review, The Gettysburg Review, and other journals.

Gold, Herb

Widely regarded as “one of the last Beats,” Herb Gold is among San Francisco’s favorite sons. His most recent work is Still Alive! A Temporary Condition.

Clifford, Joe

Joe Clifford is the producer of Lip Service West. His work can be found at joeclifford.com. He has been to jail but never prison.

Benke, Karen

The author of Rip the Page and Sister, Karen Benke is on the editorial board of Memoir (and). She also blogs for The Huffington Post.

Pyne, Daniel

Daniel Pyne is the screenwriter of Pacific Heights, Fracture, and The Manchurian Candidate. Twentynine Palms is his first novel.

Thompson, Renee

Renee Thompson, wildlife biologist, has traversed the United States. Her first novel is The Bridge at Valentine. She lives in Folsom with her family.

Quinn, Bridget

Bridget Quinn’s essay “One-On-One” appeared in Narrative. Former teacher at San Francisco Waldorf High School, she lives in San Francisco with her husband and children.