Katharyn Howd Machan is the author of 39 published poetry collections, most recently "A Slow Bottle of Wine," winner of the 2019 Jessie Bryce Niles Chapbook Competition. She is a professor in the Department of Writing at Ithaca College, specializing in fairy tales.
John Barrows is the art advisor for Imitation Fruit. His colorful drawings add to the journal's fun aesthetic. John has a BFA in illustration from San Francisco Academy of Art College. He worked in game graphics for many years, studied under a master artist in Italy and is a member of the Society of West-Coast Artists and Art Bias Studios. See more of John's artwork on his website barrowsart.com