Carrie Shiffrin (Cover: "Missing"; Circumlocution; Fuck Betty Series)

        Carrie Shiffrin is the Zapata! arts editor.  She was born in Washington D.C.  She is currently a student at NYU's studio art department.

Ari Kamen (Bring It to Jerome; Cane's Razer):

    Ari is the editor and chief of Zapata!  He is an inventor, a publisher, and an amateur magician.

Gordon Faylor (Lark's Crow; The Tri-Colored Beech in Four Parts; Column 12/23/07):

    Gordon Faylor is from Allentown, PA, but presently resides in New York City as a student.

Mookyung Sohn (Retainer; Convivality; Carebear):

David LaBounty (A Poem About Body And Soul):

    David LaBounty lives in Michigan.  He is the author of The Trinity and The Perfect Revolution.  More info at his very boring blog davidlabounty.blogspot.com.

Monique Howard (A Rogue's Bargain):

    I am a young writer , who is still learning the ropes in this wondrous craft of writing. My poetry has  appeared in the fall 07 issue of The Story Teller magazine. I am a writing arts major.

Sean C. Bowen (Ghetto Blaster):

    Sean C. Bowen sometimes writes under the pen name "yesk" and has had poems published online and in print in/by -  The Cerebral Catalyst, Type A+B Positive, Conceit Magazine, Throwrag Zine, Yellow Mama, Madswirl Press, Gloom Cupboard, Senseless Offerings Zine, Literary Tonic, Poetic Legacy, Why Vandalism?, The Lotus Reader, Hobson's Choice Zine, The Inaugural issue of Agua Magazine, Scintillating Publications, and more

Adam Shuck (Rotunda; Untitled, Berlin; The Hudson)

    Adam Shuck is from Adamstown, Maryland and studied German and Linguistics at NYU.  He enjoys puns, fake meat products, and dirty beats.  He hopes to one day make a name for himself as a distinguished literary translator, freeing up the 9 to 5 time slot for blogsurfing and making music.

Ben Miller (She Used To Be Beautiful)

    Ben just graduated and is looking for a way to make money without selling out too much.

Emily Coxe (Mr. Yolef):

Kendra Cunningham (River Seine):

Peter Berghoef (At the Funeral & Monkey Bars):

        I live in Holland, Michigan where I work at a public library.  I am in the process of figuring out how to get a graduate degree in creative writing and where to do it.  Other poems I have written can be found at The 2River View, Elimae, Right Hand Pointing, and a few other fine on-line publications.

Jerry Vilhotti (Passing Time):

    I have had stories published in many countries. My wife and I helped bring three children into the world and we are very proud of them and my wife helped me become the writer I am today. 

Suzi Sadler (Man Drowning in Milk & Infect 2):

    Suzi Sadler was conceived in the south, raised in the north, and chose the city. She wears an empty locket. 

 Jeff Crouch (Salmon & The Garden):

    Jeff Crouch is an internet artist in Grand Prairie, Texas. He has published in dozens of online magazines. Google "Jeff Crouch" to see where's he's been on the internet.

William Falo (Summit Fever):

    William Falo lives in Southern New Jersey with his wife and two daughters. His fiction has appeared in the Northwoods Journal, 55 words, Brilliant, Bewildering Stories, Long Story Short, and Shine and is forthcoming in Pens on Fire, Mississippi Crow, and Sage of Consciousness.

Adetokunbo Abiola (Before The Journey):

    My name is Adetokunbo Abiola. I'm a Nigerian writer and journalist. I've published a novel, Labulabu Mask (Macmillans Nigeria) and short stories in BBC Focus on Africa Magazine, The Rake Journal, The Flask Review and have another coming up in Sage of Consciousness Review.

Paul Penczner (Galerie, Midnight & Silhouette I)

    Paul Penczner is just like everybody else… but more.

Peter Schwartz (Anthropology):

    Peter Schwartz is the editor of 'eye' and the associate art editor of Mad Hatters' Review. His artwork can be seen all over the Internet but specifically at: www.sitrahahra.com.  His paintings have been published on such sites as HiNgE, Subtle Tea, and Mastodon Dentist. His paintings are in the print journals Orange Coast Review, Whiskey Island, and the Louisiana Review to name a few. He has over 200 poems published in such journals as Porcupine, Vox, and Sein und Werden. His fiction has been published on such sites as Pindeldyboz and Dogmatika. His last exhibition was through Aesthetica Magazine and featured a projection of one of his digital paintings on a busy street in York, UK. Currently he is working on paintings for an exhibit at the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in Chelsea NYC.

Zack Wilson (What a Load of Shit):

    Zack Wilson is a British writer based in Sheffield, UK, whose work has previously appeared in a variety of places, including Unquiet Desperation, Winamop.com and Zygote In My Coffee (online). He is currently working on a cycle of stories set in Sheffield. For more information see www.myspace.com/sheffieldram.