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Memory of Hope—Mark W. AndersonÌýgrew up on the high plains of western Nebraska, and attended the University of Nebraska. After teaching in public schools he earned his MFA at Wichita State University. His prints are in numerous private, public, and corporate collections, including The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Ford Motor Company. He has exhibited nationally, and has been active as a visiting artist and juror. Recent work has metaphorically referenced, in part, the phenomena of dementia and the reality that life is never lived in a straight line. He is a Professor of Art at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, where he was named Regents Professor in 2004.

Another Side of TruthÌý&ÌýThe Weight of the World—Janet BallwegÌýtrained in traditional printmaking techniques in the 1980s. Since 1995, she has researched the use of digital 3D modeling and imaging in conjunction with contemporary printmaking processes. Her characteristic style incorporates common household imagery in an intimate domestic interior. Her work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and abroad, and is included in collections in China, Japan, India, Italy, Egypt, and Romania. In 2008, Ballweg was awarded an Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council and in 2009, the OAC awarded her a three-month residency in Provincetown, MA.

Quaking Marker 36—Mary Bookwalter'sÌýprints imply an earthy direction and invite the close-up attention of the viewer through her depictions of altered landscapes, maps, and symbols which tell a story of a love for the land with ink, paper and press. She holds an MFA in printmaking and drawing from Northern Illinois University. Although trained in traditional printmaking methods, her work of the last decade has embraced digital technology, direct scans, pinhole photography and artist’s books. Now retired from her position as University Professor of Art at Governors State University in Illinois, she advances the use of safe printmaking technology through non-toxic procedures in her studio practice. Her work is shown regularly in Chicago, St. Louis, and New Mexico.

The Philosopher’s Tree—Gary DayÌýworks in printmaking, computer generated imagery, and animation and is the current director of the UNO Print Workshop at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. His prints and animations have been exhibited nationally and internationally and are part of many public and private collections. Day has been a visiting artist in Belgium, Israel, Spain, and the American Academy in Rome. He has received numerous awards including an Individual Artists Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1987. His work includes traditional and digital prints, computer generated animation, and computer games based on historical and contemporary information devices.

A Seeker Studying Failed Knowledge—Ìýwas introduced to printmaking while attending Guilford College (89-92). Since then he established Avonwood Press, a studio/shop, where he creates and publishes his original prints, in addition to working in other media. His work explores a surreal relationship between the human figure and mathematical symbols and equations that exist in a fabricated, whimsical world. His iconic characters are called "Knowledge Seekers," who never seem to get things right. His work is in various public collections including the University of Dallas, Guilford College, Purdue University, University of West Georgia, Arkansas State University, Capital Bank, Essex Plastics Corporation, and numerous private collections.

Extra Ordinary Bird—Ìýutilizes traditional and digitally assisted printmaking techniques to create images with a satirical narrative reflecting societal issues. Egan’s work has been exhibited across North America, Europe and the Middle East, and has been included in dozens of juried exhibitions, including the Bradley International in the U.S. and Stone, Plate, Grease, Water in the U.K., and recently won the best of show award at the Southern Printmaking Biennial. Prior to his current appointment at East Carolina University, Egan taught in the United Arab Emirates; he continues to build bridges between artists of differing cultural and religious backgrounds.

Liminal Deploy—Ìýis an associate professor and Printmaking Program Chair at Ohio University, Athens, where she has been teaching since 2003. Her work has been included in numerous exchange portfolios and has been shown nationally and internationally, noting forty exhibitions over the last year with ten awards. Active in her field, she served the Mid America Print Council (MAPC) for six years and was the co-organizer of the 2006 MAPC Conference.

Birth of the Vinyl Venus—Neal HarringtonÌýreceived a BFA from the University of South Dakota with an emphasis in painting in 1998. He enrolled in the MFA program at Wichita State University and graduated with an emphasis in printmaking in 2001. Currently, Harrington is an assistant professor of Art running the printmaking area and serving as the gallery director of the Norman Hall Gallery at Arkansas Tech University. He has exhibited extensively across the nation, most recently in "Works on Paper" at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in New Jersey and the "Prints U.S.A. 2009" exhibition at the Springfield Art Museum in Missouri.

The Woodsman—Having pursued the arts from a very early age,ÌýÌýreceived a bachelors degree in painting from Washington University in St. Louis in 2001 and a masters degree in printmaking from the University of South Dakota in 2005. Kosten is currently an instructor of drawing and printmaking at the Ã山ǿ¼é and takes part in a multitude of juried, fine art competitions both nationally and internationally.

Angry Dragon II—Meredith SetserÌýis a print maker and textile artist currently employed as an assistant professor of printmaking at the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis, Indiana. She attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where she completed her MFA degree in 2004. Recent shows include the 4th Print Biennial at the Arizona State Museum; 21st Annual Parkside Small Print Exhibition in Kenosha, Wisconsin; Beyond Printmaking at Landmark Arts, Texas Tech University; and Folly, a solo exhibition at the Basile Gallery in Indianapolis. Along with teaching printmaking, Meredith has given several workshops and demonstrations in the textile medium of felt making across the United States. She currently resides in Indianapolis with her partner, George; three iguanas; four birds; and nine tortoises.

Poetry

"Sister Anonymous" & "Specimens"—Amy Fleury'sÌýcollection of poems,Beautiful Trouble, won the 2003 Crab Orchard First Book Award and was published by Southern Illinois University Press in 2004. Her poems have appeared inÌýThe American Life in Poetry,ÌýPrairie Schooner,ÌýSouthern Poetry Review,ÌýNorth American Review, andÌýThe Southeast Review, among others. She is an associate professor of English at McNeese State University.

"For a Party at a Friend’s House"—Rob GriffithÌýis the editor ofÌýMeasure. His work has appeared inÌýPoetry,ÌýPrairie Schooner, theÌýNorth American Review, and The Oxford American, among others. His latest book isÌýA Matinee in Plato¹s Cave(2008). He teaches American literature and creative writing at the University of Evansville, Indiana.

"(it was so hot)," "(when the hostess comes out)," & "the busboy training schedule"—Matthew GuenetteÌýis the author ofÌý, winner of the 2007 American Poetry Journal Book Prize from Dream Horse Press. His work has appeared inÌýAnother Chicago Magazine,ÌýDIAGRAM,ÌýThe Greensboro Review,Indiana Review,ÌýSouthern Indiana Review,ÌýThe Spoon River Poetry Review, and other publications. He is an English instructor at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, WI.

"40 Plus," "Hating the Courthouse," & "Ann Onymous"—Allison JosephÌýis the author of the chapbookÌýVoice: PoemsÌýand five full-length collections of poetry:What Keeps Us Here,ÌýSoul Train,ÌýIn Every Seam,ÌýImitation of Life, andÌýWorldly Pleasures. She teaches at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she also serves as editor and poetry editor forÌýÌýand directs the Young Writers Workshop, a summer workshop for high school writers.

"Wind Chimes," "Poise and Perception," & "In the Parking Lot of the Dry Cleaners"—Norman MinnickÌýearned an MFA in creative writing from Florida International University in Miami the same year he was awarded an Academy of American Poets Prize. His work has been included in such journals asÌýThe Notre Dame Review,ÌýThe Seattle Review,ÌýAppalachian Heritage, andÌýThe Caribbean Writer. His collection,ÌýTo Taste the Water, blends elements of nature, family, and Asian poetry, and was awarded the First Series Award for Poetry by Mid-List Press.

"µþ²¹³¦°ì²â²¹°ù»å"—Jason SchosslerÌýis a Pushcart Prize nominee and the winner of the 2009 Edwin Markham Prize in Poetry sponsored byÌýReed Magazine. His work has appeared in more than 30 magazines and journals, includingÌýThe Sun,ÌýNorth American Review, andÌýThe Antioch Review, and he is the recipient of fellowships from the Ragdale Foundation, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus in Germany. He teaches writing at Temple University.

"Voyager 2"—Robert TillettÌýhas taught literature and writing at universities in New York, Arkansas, and Ohio. He holds MA and MFA degrees in poetry from SUNY Brockport and the University of Arkansas, respectively. He was a recipient of a Breadloaf scholarship and has been published inÌýPoetry Northwest,ÌýBorderlands: Texas Poetry Review,ÌýBy Line, and other magazines.

"Stake Horse"—Adam VinesÌýhas published poems recently or has poems forthcoming inÌýTampa Review,ÌýGreensboro Review,ÌýNorth American Review,ÌýNew Orleans Review,ÌýAmerican Poetry Review,ÌýThe Cincinnati Review,ÌýThird Coast,ÌýBarrow Street, and other journals. He teaches at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and co-editsÌýBirmingham Poetry Review.

Fiction

"Who is This Host Arrayed in White"—Ìýis the author of a novel,The WildingÌý(forthcoming from Graywolf Press in late 2009), and two books of stories,ÌýRefresh, RefreshÌýandÌýThe Language of Elk. His fiction and nonfiction have been read on National Public Radio, performed at Symphony Space, and published byÌýEsquire,ÌýMen’s Journal,ÌýThe Paris Review, theÌýChicago Tribune,Glimmer Train, andÌýBest American Short Stories. His honors include the 2008 Whiting Writers Award, the Plimpton Prize, and a Pushcart Prize. He teaches in the MFA program at Iowa State University and the Pacific University low-residency program. His story "Refresh, Refresh" was adapted into a graphic novel—co-authored by filmmaker James Ponsoldt and illustrated by Eisner-nominated artist Danica Novgorodoff—published by First Second Books (a division of Macmillan) in fall 2009.

"Conversations We Never Had"—Luan Hall PitschÌýholds an MA in creative writing from University of Nebraska and masters in public administration from the University of Utah. She worked as Intake/Probation Officer for the Third District Juvenile Court in Salt Lake City, Utah, for eight years. Her stories have appeared inÌýtheadirondackreview.com,Ìýmendacityreview.com, andÌýRed Rock Review, and have been nominated for the 2009 Million Writers Award and a Pushcart Prize. She is currently working on a novel.

"First Love"—David James Poissant'sÌýstories have appeared inÌýPlayboy, the Chicago Tribune,ÌýWillow Springs,ÌýThe Chattahoochee Review,ÌýRedivider, and in the anthologiesÌýNew Stories from the South 2008ÌýandÌýBest New American Voices 2008ÌýandÌý2010. He has won theÌýPlayboyÌýCollege Fiction Contest, the AWP Quickie Contest, the George Garrett Fiction Award, Second Prize in theÌýAtlantic MonthlyÌýStudent Writing Contest, and was a runner-up for the 2006 Nelson Algren Award. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Cincinnati and lives with his wife, Marla, in Northern Kentucky.

Essays

"Cardigans"—is an excerpt fromÌýKyoko Mori'sÌýnew memoir,Ìý. Her many critically acclaimed books include Polite Lies: On Being a Woman Caught Between Cultures;ÌýThe Dream of Water; the novelÌýStone Field, True Arrow; and two novels for young adults,ÌýShizuko's DaughterÌýandÌýOne Bird. Her essays and short stories have appeared in journals such asÌýThe American Scholar,ÌýHarvard Review, andÌýThe Kenyon ReviewÌýShe teaches nonfiction at George Mason University and fiction in the MFA program at Lesley University.

"Taking Place"—Kathryn WilderÌýlives on Maui at the edge of a culture. She writes about place, people, language, and canoes for regional publications such asÌýSpirit of Aloha,ÌýHana Hou!, andÌýHawai`i Magazine. "Taking Place" is the title piece forÌýTaking Place: Pieces of Hawai`i, a work-in-progress.

Interview

"Inkblots, Mardi Gras, and Beethoven’s Fifth: An Interview with Michael Martone"—Matthew BakerÌýhas degrees in creative writing and English literature from Hope College, where he was awarded the Academy of American Poets Prize, and he recently accepted an offer to study in Vanderbilt's Creative Writing MFA Program for Fiction. ÌýHis work has appeared inÌýHunger MountainÌýand Lumberyard, and will be featured in a forthcoming anthology,ÌýTime You Let Me In: 25 Poets Under 25, edited by Naomi Shihab Nye.—Michael MartoneÌýhas recently publishedÌýDouble-wide, a collection of his work over the past two decades, andÌýMichael Martone: Fictions, a memoir in contributor’s notes. He is the author of many books of short fiction includingÌýSeeing Eye,ÌýPensées: The Thoughts of Dan Quayle,ÌýFort Wayne Is Seventh on Hitler’s List,ÌýSafety Patrol, andÌýAlive and Dead in Indiana.

Reviews

"Toni Morrison'sÌýA Mercy"Ìý& "Dick Lourie's Pilgrimage"—Contributing editorÌýBrenda DeMartini'sÌýstories and poems have appeared inÌýConfrontation,ÌýKansas Quarterly,ÌýMinnesota Review,ÌýMississippi Mud,ÌýThe Sun, andÌýThree Rivers Poetry Journal.

"Erin McGraw'sÌýThe Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard"—Kyle MinorÌýis the author ofÌýIn the Devil's Territory, a collection of short fiction, and co-editor ofÌýThe Other Chekhov, an anthology of Anton Chekhov's lesser-known fiction. His recent work appears inÌýThe Southern Review,ÌýThe Gettysburg Review, andÌýBest American Mystery Stories 2008. He is visiting assistant professor of English at the University of Toledo.