Nicholas Rombes is author of CINEMA IN THE DIGITAL AGE and RAMONES, from the 33 1/3 series. He writes for The Rumpus and FILMMAKER MAGAZINE, where he is a contributing editor. His work has appeared in THE BELIEVER, 3: AM MAGAZINE, and other places. He can be found at thehappinessengine.net.
Nathan Knapp has had work published by HTMLgiant, elimae, The Boiler, The Fiddleback, and others. He is currently pursuing an MFA in creative writing at Oklahoma State University and am the editor of The Collapsar, a new lit magazine.
Charles Ray Hastings, Jr., is a twenty-six year old writer/musician, who writes for Valley Planet in Huntsville, AL.
Ruth Gila Berger has been published in Chelsea Review, Creative Nonfiction, Emrys Journal, Great River Review, GSU Review, Gulf Coast and Water Stone. Ruth's list of finalist commendations is long and storied, the last one being from Arts & Letters for their 2012 Nonfiction Award. Beyond that, life is simple. Ruth lives in Minneapolis and works in the publishing industry. "Now. Here. Crazy. But. Still" is one piece of an almost finished memoir.
Erick Lyle is a writer, musician, activist, and zine editor. Born in Orlando, FL, Erick grew up in South Florida, and has lived in Miami, Richmond, VA; Little Rock, AR; Eureka, CA; Chattanooga, TN; New Orleans, LA; and Berkeley, CA. He is the author of On the Lower Frequencies and the acclaimed zine, Scam.