J. E. Mason:  in June of this year, he backpacked across “Wessex” in England, from Goring-on-Thames to Lyme Regis on the Channel Coast.  He lives in Portland, Maine.

Steve Luttrell:  was born in Portland, Maine, where he served as Poet Laureate for that city from 2009 –2011.  He is the author of 6 books of poetry and The Founding Editor of The Café Review.

Carl Little:  in addition to numerous art books, he is the author of Ocean Drinker: New & Selected Poems(Deerbrook Editions). His poetry has been featured in Maine Sunday Telegram’s “Deep Water” series and “Poems from Here” on Maine Public Radio and appears in 3 Nations Anthology: Native, Canadian & New England Writers and Local News: Poetry’ about Small Towns.

Valerie Lawson:  her work has been published in numerous journals, anthologies, and online.  From 2008 –2016, she co-edited Off the Coast journal with her husband Michael Brown.  She teaches poetry at Cobscook Community Learning Center and Senior College at the University of Maine in Machias. She served on the board of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance from 2013 –2015.