David Madden is Professor of Creative Writing at Louisiana State University. He is the author of several books of criticism, including Revising Fiction, and The Poetic Image in Six Genres. His poems and short stories have appeared in a wide variety of publications, from Redbook and Playboy to The Southern Review. He has also written several novels, including the Pulitzer-prize nominee, The Suicide's Wife (1978).

Charles Bane is assistant professor at the University of Central Arkansas, Conroy, Arkansas.

Sean Flory is a PhD candidate in Renaissance Studies at Louisiana State University.