Ryan Duke will graduate with a degree in fiction writing from Columbia College Chicago in May of 2008. His work has been published in the Story Week Reader and the Columbia Chronicle. He is editor-in-chief of a flash fiction literary magazine called The Green Flash. He can be contacted at ryan.duke@loop.colum.edu

Brooke Hennen is a fiction writing graduate student at Columbia College Chicago. His interview with Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novelist Art Spiegelman is a feature is CCC’s Fiction Writing magazine Fictionary. The desire to write graphic novels led him to Columbia where he received his B.A in fiction writing. He is currently working on a novel that takes place in Prague, Czech Republic. He also loves Mozart

Mason Johnson is a sexual deviant. Don’t give him a banana.

Carlos Marban is a fiction writing major currently studying at Columbia College Chicago. He’s in his third year. He likes loud music the most.

Lorn McKay is a twenty five year old Fiction writing major at Columbia College Chicago, set to graduate in the fall of 2008. Originally from Detroit, Michigan she now finds her home on Chicago’s north side.

Tanya Robbins grew up in a small town in New Hampshire, and now can’t get enough of Chicago. She’s a fiction writing major at Columbia College, working toward her BFA. Her hobbies include: writing, reading, collecting miniatures and wanting a puppy.

Daniel Salcido is originally from Arizona. Daniel now calls San Francisco home. He has been a freelance illustrator for the last nine years and counting. He is currently working on his web/printed journal style comic “Doodles of the Drunk,” as well as a few other commissioned and group projects. You can find him online at : www.therealbasementstudios.com or you can try your local bar.