Judith Skillman's twelfth book The Never is forthcoming in May, 2010 from Dream Horse Press. The recipient of an award from the Academy of American Poets for her book Storm (Blue Begonia Press, 1998), Skillman's work has appeared in Poetry, FIELD, The Southern Review, The Midwest Quarterly, Seneca Review, and numerous other journals and anthologies. A writer, educator, and editor, Skillman holds an M.A. in English Literature from University of Maryland, and lives in Kennydale, Washington. See more of her work at www.judithskillman.com.
Hussein Helmy began painting when his niece and nephew asked him how a graphic he had designed on the computer would look on canvas. He bought art supplies, started painting, and hasn't looked back. His love of nature serves as the source of his inspiration. His works are stories with excitement and surprise with the titles adding extra dimension. His work has been at the M.O.T.H. Gallery of Fine Arts in Ontario, and the Grand Forks Art Gallery, British Columbia, and has been auctioned for the benefit of the Make A Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario and WPBS-TV. Mr. Helmy is an emerging artist living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. See more of his work on Lady Audrey's online Gallery http://ladyaudreysgallery.com/index.php?cPath=1_5.