Marina Rubin was born in the small town of Vinnitsa, Ukraine, in the former Soviet Union. Her family immigrated to United States in 1989 seeking asylum. Her first chapbook Ode to Hotels (2002) was followed by Once (2004) and Logic (2007). Her work had appeared in over seventy magazines and anthologies including 13th Warrior Review, Asheville Poetry Review, Dos Passos Review, 5AM, Nano Fiction, Coal City, Green Hills Literary Lantern, Jewish Currents, Lillith, Pearl, Poet Lore, Skidrow Penthouse, The Portland Review, The Worcester Review and many more. She is an associate editor of Mudfish, the Tribeca literary and art magazine. Her work was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2007 and again in 2012. She is a 2013 recipient of the COJECO Blueprint Fellowship. Her fourth book, a collection of flash fiction stories Stealing Cherries was released in November 2013 from Manic D Press and is available on Amazon, B&N and other booksellers nationwide.
Tina Wong is an art enthusiast. She graduated from the University of California, Davis, majoring in Exercise Biology, Minoring in Nutrition and Art Studio. She is currently in a 3D animation program with the hopes of becoming a 3D modeler for games. She also wants to do biological visualization. Her main genre of interest is in Sci Fi and Fantasy art, which is the type of game she would like to work on. See more of her artwork at emberrabbit.deviantart.com, check back as more art will be added.