Born in Oregon, Moriah LaChapell earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Western Oregon University. She also studied Viticulture at Washington State University. She currently works in horticulture. She lives in a little town in Oregon with her daughter and husband. She has been published online and in print by Silver Birch Press.

Her work can be found at moriahlachapell.wordpress.com

Born and raised in Portland Oregon, Susan Sweetland Garay received a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Brigham Young University, spent some years in the Ohio Appalachians and currently lives in the Willamette Valley with her husband and cat where she works in the Vineyard industry. She has been a freelance editor for 9 years. Her love for books also inspired her to learn the art of book binding which continues to be an enjoyable past time. She runs an online shop featuring these books as well as small paintings, studiorainwater.etsy.com, and self-published a book of poems and photographs, Gifts from the sky, in 2012.

Her work can be found at susansweetlandgaray.wordpress.com.