Matthew Limpede has attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, majoring in Dramatic Writing, and he earned his BA in Art&Performance (Creative Writing) from the University of Texas at Dallas.  While he currently lives in Dallas, he has an unhealthy obsession with traveling that often results in daydreaming or spontaneous flights.

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Kristin S. vanNamen has taught creative writing at major universities, rural high schools, and to the families of migrant farm workers. Currently living in Dallas, she earned her BA in Women's Studies at the University of Kansas and her MA in Humanities, Aesthetic Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Sharon Metz Duncan has worked as a marketing copywriter and project manager for a major corporation, a high school English and History teacher, and as a writing instructor. She is currently mothering an active toddler and working toward a PhD in Humanities. Sharon earned a BA in Literature from Wheaton College and an MA in Humanities from The University of Texas at Dallas. She is trying to both write a novel as well as start her dissertation, but will probably have to choose one over the other at some point.

Leah Pearl Saffian is an undergrad at the University of Texas at Dallas and grew up in a small town north of the university.  She is currently working on a collection of shorts dealing with the complexities of blue-collar life from a southern perspective.  Leah was invited to read a piece titled “Magic Mama” for the Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers annual convention in San Angelo, Texas in fall 2006.  She is a passionate adventurer as well, and her only regret is that she is not able to find more time to write.

Alyssa Morris is a writer, wife, and superhero. She graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with B.A. in Art and Performance with a focus on Creative Writing.    Since graduating, she has worked more actively to involve herself in the writing community, and she currently has multiple writing projects in progress. However, she requests no great expectations until she finishes tackling her most challenging undertaking thus far, pregnancy.

Monica Hays

(Bio coming soon!)

Meghan Rennie

(Bio coming someday...?)

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Susan Blick

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