~Lori Smith

Lori Smith, from Virginia, is the author of A Walk with Jane Austen: A Journey into Adventure, Love and Faith. Her writing has appeared in Publishers Weekly and Washington Post Book World. She hopes next to conquer her fears of real Italian gelato.

~Kim Risburg

Kim Risburg is a musician, writer, and make-it-up-as-she-goes-along freelancer. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she enjoys sleeping through rush hour traffic and working in her pajamas.

~Katrina Grigg-Saito

Katrina Grigg-Saito is a writer from Boston, living in Tokyo. She received her Master’s in Journalism and Sociology from Boston University and writes for Metropolis Magazine in Tokyo.

~Jenn Palumbo

Jenn Palumbo is a New York-based writer/comedian and was named one of the “10 Standout Stand-ups Worth Watching” by BACKSTAGE Magazine. To learn more about Jenn, read more of work or see where she’s performing next, please visit www.jennpalumbo.com.

~Jessica Leigh Lebos

Jessica Leigh Lebos is the editor of Skirt! Savannah/HHI.

~Patti Digh

Patti Digh’s third book, LIFE IS A VERB, will be published by Skirt! Books in October 2008. Her award-winning blog, 37days, focuses on challenges for living more intentionally. Patti can be reached at patti@thecircleproject.com or www.pattidigh.com.

~Rhiannon Bowman

Rhiannon Bowman is a journalism student at UNC-Charlotte and an aspiring freelance writer. She is a happy newlywed. She and her well-traveled husband just returned from a spontaneous train trip to Atlanta and called it practice for their European honeymoon that is yet to come.

~Stacy Appel

Stacy Appel is a writer in California whose work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune and other publications. She has also written for National Public Radio. Contact Stacy at WordWork101@aol.com

~Chloe Angyal

Chloe Angyal is a Sociology major from Sydney, Australia. She can be reached at cangyal@princeton.edu.