Steve Orth is a writer living in Oakland, CA. His books include Lust for Life, Angel Island and Other Poems, The Life & Times of Steve Orth, and Inflatable Ball. Steve is part of the curational team behind the Friday Night Poetry Readings at Tamarack. He has acted in and written several Poets Theater performances.

Carrie Hunter received her MFA/MA in the Poetics program at New College of California, was on the editorial board of Black Radish Books, and edited the chapbook press, ypolita press, for 11 years. She has two books out with Black Radish Books, The Incompossible and Orphan Machines, and has published around 15 chapbooks. Her third full length book, Vibratory Milieu came out with Nighboat in 2020.

Kate Robinson is a writer and interdisciplinary book artist in Oakland, CA where she publishes books as one third of Dogpark Collective and co-curates Sponge Reading Series.

Madalyn Merkey is a composer and performer of live computer music based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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