Villalon, Oscar

Oscar Villalon is a San Francisco writer and critic. His work has appeared in VQR, Black Clock, The Believer, Los Angeles Times, and NPR.org. He is former book editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Soehnlein, K.M

K.M. Soehnlein is the author of three novels: Robin and Ruby (2010), You Can Say You Knew Me When (2005), and The World of Normal Boys (2000). He teaches at USF.

Payne, Holly

Holly Payne is a novelist, screenwriter, and founder of Skywriter Books, a writing coaching and publishing consultancy. Her novel Kingdom of Simplicity won the Benjamin Franklin Award.