Peter Brown Hoffmeister is a writer, teacher, rock climber, and gear tester (for Nike). He lives in Eugene, Oregon with his wife Jennie and two daughters, and teaches at South Eugene High School: Lit, creative writing, outdoor pursuits, and survival. His fiction collection, Loss, won the 2006 Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship, and his essay, “How to Break Up With Your Climbing Partner”, won the Rock and Ice National Bloggers’ Brawl. Visit his website at www.peterbrownhoffmeister.com

Benjamin LeRoy is the Publisher of Tyrus Books (and before that, Bleak House Books). He lives in Madison, WI, listens to a bunch of music, tries to find God in nature, and believes people should read more. He’s currently working on a large manifesto that will be buried with him in the earth. His website is www.benjaminleroy.com

Raven McMillian writes. Sometimes it is carved into metal along railroad tracks, sometimes it is etched into 0s and 1s for new-fangled cyber-devices, and sometimes it is spoken unto the wind. But that is what he does. He has been involved in self-publishing through zines, blogs, printing presses, pamphlets, smoke signals, street art, oral tradition, and astral projection for a couple of decades human time. But let’s be honest, he’s been doing this forever, or at least since the T’ang Dynasty. www.ravenmcmillian.com

Nathan Singer is a novelist, playwright, composer, and experimental performing artist from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the author of the critically acclaimed novels A Prayer for Dawn, Chasing the Wolf, and In the Light of You. He is currently at work on all manner of ill business including a sequel to A Prayer for Dawn,blackchurchfurnace. www.nathansinger.net

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