Cristiana is a letterpress printer, writer, and social impact strategist. Her poetry has been featured in publications such as the Boston Review, The Volta, American Letters & Commentary, Drunken Boat, and by the University of Minnesota Press. Her chapbook, "The Stars Went Out and So Did the Moon," was published by Finishing Line Press. Outside of her creative work, Cristiana serves as the Deputy Director of Everyday Impact Consulting, which supports statewide movement building in California. She is also deeply committed to social justice and currently participating in the Coaching for Justice, Healing and Liberation nine-month coaching program. Cristiana holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago and an MFA from the University of Alabama. She lives in Ohlone land/Oakland with her partner, two fur babies, and a toddler, and is expecting a daughter this October.

Hyejung Kook’s poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in POETRY Magazine, Shenandoah, Poetry Northwest, Denver Quarterly, Verse Daily, The Massachusetts Review, Pleiades, and elsewhere. Other works include essays in The Critical Flame and Poetry as Spellcasting (North Atlantic Books, 2023) and a chamber opera libretto. Her manuscript Once Is Not Enough is a finalist for the Cardinal Poetry Prize from Wesleyan University Press. Hyejung was born in Seoul, Korea, grew up in Pennsylvania, and now lives in Prairie Village, Kansas with her husband and their two young children. She holds a B.A. from Harvard and an M.F.A. from NYU. As a Fulbright grantee, she spent a year teaching English at Bongmyeong Middle School in Cheongju, South Korea. She is a Kundiman fellow and co-editor of the creative arm of Barahm Press. You can find her at hyejungkook.tumblr.com.

Julie Kim is a designer, storyteller and advocate for inclusivity in technology. She has designed software applications, walkable neighborhoods, a community wellness center, green affordable housing, and a locally manufactured trash can. Most recently, she served as a digital product designer at Coforma where she crafted imaginative yet sensible solutions to challenges in government and healthcare technology. Previously, she trained a Spanish and Vietnamese language translation model using emerging technology at the City of San Jose.

Her design and writing has been featured in Print Magazine, Gizmodo, and GovLoop. She’s presented her work at events such as the Code for America Summit, Google Coffee Chat, and Rosenfeld Media’s Design in Product conference. She holds a B.A. from UC Berkeley, an M.A. from UCLA and shares a home with her partner, two kids and beloved pug mix in San Jose, California.