Caroline Allen has been a lecturer at the College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara for over 25 years. Her work has appeared in Solo Novo, Lumina, Mary, Spectrum, and The Santa Barbara Independent, among others. She is also a painter.
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 is also a writer of short fiction. Visit her at www.arcribbins.com.