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Lytton Bell has published four books, most recently Body Image. She has won five poetry contests, performed at many venues, and is member of Poetica Erotica. Her work has appeared in over two dozen publications and several anthologies. Bell earned a poetry scholarship to the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts in 1988 and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bryn Mawr College in 1993. She is a civil servant by day. Josh Fernandez Josh Fernandez is a freelance writer for Spin.com, Boulder Weekly, San Antonio Current and the Sacramento News and Review. His poetry is widely published, and he continues to be a sought after reader and speaker – often asked to talk about ethnic diversity, abuse and addiction. Fernandez was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize for his poem "The Last Thing He Said." His first full-length collection of poems, Spare Parts and Dismemberment, was published by R.L. Crow in May 2011. Cynthia Linville (Managing Editor/Designer) Cynthia Linville's work has appeared in many publications and several anthologies. Her two poetry collections, The Lost Thing and Out of Reach, are available from Cold River Press. Her poem "I am Fortune's Ungraceful Daughter" was nominated for a Pushcart in 2012. Linville has taught in the English Department at California State University, Sacramento since 2000. A music aficionado with a theater background, she is often out and about supporting the arts in the San Francisco Bay Area and in her hometown of Sacramento where she is very active in the poetry scene. |
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Katy Brown Katy Brown, a resident of Davis, California, has won awards in The Ina Coolbrith Circle, The Berkeley Poets Dinner, and California Federation of Chaparral Poets competitions. She has had poems in Glass Art Magazine, Wee Wisdom, Daily Word, Harpstrings, and Song of the San Joaquin among others. Her workbook, Poetry Potions, was used in schools for nearly twenty years and is being released in a digital format. Her other writing credits include automobile humor, greeting cards, a multiple-ending book, and a series of short mysteries for young readers. She is a regular contributor to Rattlesnake Press publications Eric Burbridge Eric Burbridge started writing short fiction and poetry several years before he retired from public service. Now that his dream of retirement has come true, he devotes much of his time writing and reading. Jen DeGregorio Jen DeGregorio's writing has appeared most recently at PANK, Salon.com, and MadHat Lit. She is a semi-finalist in YesYes Books' 2015 Pamet River Prize, which publishes poetry collections by emerging female poets. Jen is also the founder and editor of Cross Review & Reading Series, an online journal and reading series. Christian DeLaO Christian DeLaO is a multi-media artist who lives in Sacramento. He plays with pinhole cameras as small as a Coke can and as large as a trash can. Christian works with Polaroids and a variety of other cameras and photographic processing, film and digital. His recent focus has been on medium- and large-scale installation art. Cristine A. Gruber Cristine A. Gruber has published work in numerous magazines, including: North American Review, Writer's Digest, Writers' Journal, Ascent Aspirations, California Quarterly, Dead Snakes Online Journal, The Endicott Review, Penwood Review, Poem, Tule Review, and others. Her first full-length collection of poetry, Lifeline, is available from Infinity Publishing. Dianna Henning Dianna Henning holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has been twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her most recent book, The Broken Bone Tongue, is available from Black Buzzard Press. Henning has won fellowships to Bread Loaf and Dublin Writers' Center. She was a finalist for Aesthetica's Creative Writing Award in the UK and was published in their Annual 2014. Dianna facilitates The Thompson Peak Writers'P Workshop. James Lee Jobe James Lee Jobe has been published in Manzanita, Tule Review, Pearl, and many other periodicals. His online publications include Knot Magazine, Poetry 24, Medusa's Kitchen, and The Original Van Gogh Anthology. Jobe has authored five chapbooks, and his blog PABLO at jamesleejobe.blogspot.com. He has lived in the Sacramento area for 25 years. P.M.F. Johnson P.M.F. Johnson's poetry has appeared in Threepenny Review, Evansville Review, Nimrod, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Mayfly and many other magazines. He has published three fantasy novels, Drifter Mage, Desert Mage, and Disk Of Dragons, and is at work another. Erren Geraud Kelly Erren Geraud Kelly has been writing for 25 years and has over 100 pieces in publications such as Hiram Poetry Review, Mudfish, Poetry Magazine (online), Ceremony, Cactus Heart, Similar Peaks, Gloom Cupboard, and Poetry Salzburg. His work has appeared in several anthologies, including In Our Own Words: Generation X, Fertile Ground, and Beyond The Frontier. His chapbook, Disturbing The Peace is available from Night Ballet Press. Mr. Kelly received his B.A. degree in English-Creative Writing from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and currently lives in Burlington, Vermont. Stephanie Lakos Stephanie Lakos is a photographer who works primarily with vintage equipment and methods. After many years as an artist using various mediums, she found film photography to be her true calling. In addition to vintage cameras, she shoots with plastic "toy" cameras and wood pinhole cameras. Using film and paper in various formats, she develops her own work—both black and white, and color. Stephanie divides her time between Northern California and New Mexico. Carol Louise Moon Carol Louise is a Simulated Client Actor in the Sacramento area,the Managing Editor of Poetry Now, Editor of Dad's Desk— Large Print Poetry Journal and has been published in Suisun Valley Review, Song of the San Joaquin, California Quarterly,Late Peaches, Everything Stops and Listens, and Sacramento Voices II. She is a regular contributor to Medusa's Kitchen. Christopher Kildow Moon Christopher Kildow Moon was born and raised on the central coast of California. A retired U.S. Navy veteran, Christopher and Barbara, his wife of 30 years, now reside in Jacksonville, Florida. His photography has been published online at Medusa's Kitchen and received honors in 2005 from the international Everyman online photo contest. Chris has also been published in Rattlesnake Review. The main themes for Chris' photography are naturescapes and rustic America. Chris is also a perpetual student of philosophy at the University of North Florida. B.Z. Niditch B.Z. Niditchis a poet, playwright, fiction writer, and teacher. His work is widely published in journals and magazines throughout the world, including: Columbia: A Magazine of Poetry and Art; The Literary Review; Denver Quarterly; Hawaii Review; Le Guepard (France); Kadmos (France); Prism International; Jejune (Czech Republic); Leopold Bloom (Budapest); Antioch Review; and Prairie Schooner, among others. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts. Rosario Romero Rosario Romero is an amateur photographer and music aficionado who lives in La Jolla, California. Allyson Seconds Allyson Seconds is a singer, musician and physical culturist with an artist's mind. She discovered photography studying sculpture at UC Davis and has since shot for several publications, bands, record labels, and gallery shows. She likes messing with the precision of digital photography, tousling its perfect hair-do. You can contact her at alnational1@gmail.com. |
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