Cynthia Dewi Oka is a poet and author of nomad of salt and hard water (Dinah Press, 2012). A Voices of Our Nations (VONA) alumnus, her poetry has been published in Kweli Journal, 580 Split, Briarpatch Magazine, Zocalo Poets, Borderline Poetry, Ozone Park Journal, Boxcar Poetry Review and Generations Literary Journal (forthcoming). She is a contributor to Dismantle: An Anthology of Writing from the VONA Writers’ Workshops (thread makes blanket, forthcoming) and Stay Solid! A Radical Handbook for Youth (AK Press, 2013). Hailing from Bali, Indonesia, and Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish Territories, she now resides in New Jersey. Visit her at www.cynthiadewioka.com
Len Kuntz is a writer from Washington State and an editor at the online literary magazine Metazen. His work appears widely in print and online. Len’s story collection, I’m Not Supposed To Be Here And Neither Are You debuts from Aqueous Books next year. You can find him and his writings at lenkuntz.blogspot.com