Dr. James Campbell, Chair and Professor of English, UCF Dr James Campbell is the Department Chair & Professor of the University of Central of Florida.
Dr. Matthew Forsythe, Director of the Writing Competency-Rollins Colle Matthew Forsythe is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Rollins College, where he has been teaching since 2011.
Valada Parker Flewellyn, author, poet, storyteller, curator Valada Flewellyn is author of seven books.
Kristin Harmel, Author Kristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling, USA Today bestselling, and #1 international bestselling author.
Dr. Shari Koopman, Professor of English, Valencia Shari Koopmann has taught composition and creative writing at Valencia College since 2000.
Ryan Rivas, Publisher, Burrow Press Ryan Rivas, Publisher, Burrow Press and Coordinator of MFA Publishing, Stetson University, MFA of the Americas.
Julia Young, Founder & Executive Director Page 15 Julia founded Page 15 and co-founded the Urban Think Foundation in 2008.
Veronica Smith Writer and artist, Veronica Smith is the Co-Founder of The Vulgar Geniuses, a literary organization dedicated to highlighting the works of Black, Asian, Latino, and Indigenous authors, filmmakers, and artists founded in 2020.
Webb Harris, Jr. Webb Harris, Jr., has taught creative writing at Seminole State College of Florida since the early 1990s.