Marija Stajic is a writer and journalist who has been published by The New Yorker and many other online and print publications, and has published three books of poetry. She has a B.A. in Linguistics from Faculty of Philosophy, University of Nis (Serbia) and an M.A. in International Journalism from American University.
Based on her writing, she has been accepted to George Washington University's spring semester's fiction workshop. Her stories and poems have been published by Orion Headless, Burning Word, Gloom Cupboard and other literary magazines. She also blogs: belgrade-dc.blogspot.com
Ashley-Renée Cribbins is an artist and illustrator currently residing in Portland, Oregon. Her style is largely influenced by comic art and animation; she strives to imbue her illustrations with a strong sense of mood and the characters she draws with expression and personality. She holds a BA in art from Reed College and has been making art and graphics for gaming companies for the last few years. She is also a writer of short fiction. Visit her at www.arcribbins.com.