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Nathan Cole was born in Edmonton, Alberta and grew up in Kamloops, BC. He has taught ESL in China and is a graduate of the Vancouver Film School. He is currently writing and filming in Kamloops.

Trisia Eddy is an Edmonton writer and homeschooling mother of three outrageous human beings.  She regularly enjoys performing with the Edmonton Raving Poets Society and the Stroll of Poets.  Her poetry has appeared in the Stroll of Poets Anthology, has been broadcast on CKUA Radio, and is forthcoming in both Existere and Cahoots Magazine. 

jennifer best is a writer living in montreal. she has been published in prose toad and blank magazine.

Michelle Miller is a queer-feminist writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She has had works published in The Danforth Review, Black Heart Magazine, Oh! Magazine, and others. Her first full-length book, an investigation into how feminists look and what that means for the movement, is forthcoming from Sumach Press in Spring 2008. She lives in Vancouver with her partner and attends UBC's Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. Her work has been categorized as "hostile erotica." You can stalk Michelle on the internet at http://www.michellemiller.ca/

Doug Draime has been a presence in the 'underground' and small press since the late 1960's. He was part of the notorious Los Angeles poetry scene of the latter 20th century, Most recent books include: "Eyestone" and "Next Exit: One" (w/ Bill Shute) from Kendra Steiner Editions, "Spiders And Madmen" (Scintillating Publications, 2006) and "Unoccupied Zone" (Pitchfork Press, 2005). Forthcoming from Kendra Steiner Editions, "Next Exit: Three" (w/ Misti Rainwater-Lites) and also, "Dancing On The Skids" from Tainted Coffee Press late in 2007. His poetry, short stories, and plays continue to appear in a wide range of publications internationally. He lives in the foothills of the Siskiyou mountain range in Oregon with his wife Carol, also a writer.

DB Cox can be found in the early-morning hours, bent over a Fender Strat, in roadhouses and juke joints throughout the south. He describes his playing style as “ look at life through drunken, godless eyes” To quiet his tortured soul, he writes. He has published three books of poetry. His first chapbook is entitled “Passing For Blue”, and is available from Rank Stranger Press. Two other chapbooks, “Lowdown” and “Ordinary Sorrows”, are available from Pudding House Publications. His latest full size collection called “Empty Frames” can be picked up on-line at Main Street Rag Publishing.

PJ Nights was born and raised in the wild and ravishing state of Maine. She is the co-editor of two print anthologies, Women of the Web available from Sun Rising Press and from east to west: bicoastal verse (print edition #1) available at Lulu.com. Her poetry has appeared most recently in Ocho 10, Blue Fifth Review, Slow Trains, Panamowa:  A New Lit Order, and the Velvet Avalanche Anthology. Her personal website, which also features other poets updated every season, is from east to west: bicoastal verse at  http://www.geocities.com/pj_nights.

Jeff Crouch is a writer in Grand Prairie, Texas. His writing has appeared in an extraordinary number of publications.