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Lori O’Dea
Lori O’Dea is a fiction writer, literary critic, and gallerist living in Chicago and Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. She is the author of the literary novella Little Cavendish. Her work appears in The Massachusetts Review, The Gay & Lesbian Review, LIBER, Bridge, Rain Taxi, and other publications. She is a graduate of St. John’s College, Santa…
Sandra Hisakuni
Sandra Hisakuni is a writer, poet, and English language teacher who has lived and taught in Japan, China, and the United States. She is the author of the award-winning The Northland Beckons: An Illustrated Haiku Journey. She enjoys spending time in the wilderness and with her son and daughter. She lives in Minnesota, wandering between…
Michael Prior
Michael Prior’s third book of poems, Wartime Measures is forthcoming in 2027. His second collection, Burning Province, won the Canada-Japan Literary Award, and the BC & Yukon Book Prizes’ Poetry Prize. He is the recipient of fellowships from the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center, the Jerome Foundation, and the Amy Clampitt Residency. His poems…
Pat Scheckel
Pat Scheckel’s debut novel, Time Stitchers, was published in 2026, and his short story collection, Frozen Chuck, is forthcoming in 2027. His work has appeared in The MacGuffin, The Hemlock Journal, and Macabre Magazine. Scheckel lives in Minneapolis.
Craig Blacklock
Highly acclaimed wilderness photographer Craig Blacklock has dedicated most of his 50-year career to photographing the shores of Lake Superior. His work has been presented in over three dozen exhibitions, 20 books, many of which have received international awards (including three gold IPPYs and many gold MIPA awards), and numerous magazine features. He was the…
Jeff Sauve
Jeffrey M. Sauve is an award-winning Minnesota writer and historian whose work has appeared in regional magazines, historical society publications, and museum programs. A former archivist at St. Olaf College and for the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA), he is the author of two true-crime histories: Wheels of Murder: The 1896 Bank Robbery That Shocked a…
Marique Moss
Marique Moss is an Afro Indigenous (Hidatsa and African American) author, poet, educator, and herbalist from Minneapolis, MN. An enrolled citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, she writes about identity, healing, history, and belonging through an Afro Indigenous lens. She is the author of Sweetgrass and Soul Food: A Memoir in Poems, Sweetgrass…
Mary Quirk
As a freelance writer since 1997, Mary Quirk has authored book chapters, news and feature articles, and educational materials for healthcare professionals and people of all ages. In addition, she served as a public health writer for the Immunization Action Coalition for more than 15 years and a communications specialist for the National Foundation for…