Charles Malone is assistant director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University. His poetry collections include After an Eclipse of Moths, Working Hypothesis, and Questions about Circulation.

Carrie George received her MFA from Kent State University and the Northeast Ohio MFA program. She is the recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, and her work has appeared in Hayden's Ferry Review, the Florida Review, the Indianapolis Review, and elsewhere.

Jason Harris is a Black American who serves as editor in chief for Gordon Square Review. His writing has appeared in Hobart, Barren Magazine, the Cleveland Review of Books, and more.