Alicia Gonzalez graduated with a B.Sc. in Nursing. She is currently living in historical Fort Langley and works as a Diabetes Nurse Educator. She has an appreciation for all things art and in her spare time enjoys photography, coffee shops, outdoor adventures and good books.
			Andrea Hoff writes grafica and makes films. She recently returned to Vancouver, after spending many years floating at sea on a raft made entirely of popsicle sticks and chewing gum. Her writing, as described by one critic, often reads like a bad German translation.
			Annie Wells is the alias of a writer known to the Editors of This Great Society. Such pseudonyms are approved on a case-by-case basis.
			Benjamin Linkewich lives in Vancouver, and continues to think too much at Regent College and UBC. He hopes despite expectation for (épée) fencing talent, a license to chemistry, and a better world.
			Darian Kovacs is a member of the Development team at This Great Society. He grew up in Tsawwassen, BC and now spends his time between Cloverdale and Gastown. He enjoys peanut butter cups and lifting up rocks on the ocean shore.
			Jacob Amundson ponders humour, awkwardness, autonomy, and myths about masculinity through videos, performance, sculpture, installation, and photography. He generates these meta-jokes as a professor of Art and Digital Media at Greenville College in Southern Illinois where he lives with his wife and two daughters. jacobamundson.com
			Jillian Towery is a graduate student of English literature at Simon Fraser University. When not reading and writing about things, she enjoys reading and writing about things. naillij.wordpress.com
			Jim Boraas is Art Director at This Great Society. He has a BFA from Emily Carr University and works as a freelance photographer and web designer in Vancouver. jimboraas.com
			Joel Bentley is the Managing Editor of This Great Society. He is an amateur photographer, an able cook, and an avid reader. He also has a somewhat aggravating addiction to alliteration. joeldbentley.tumblr.com
			K Zhang is a contemporary artist in Vancouver, Canada. K Zhang is also the owner and curator of the K Zhang Gallery. kzhang.com
			Kristin Fryer is Copy Editor at This Great Society. She has recently completed an M.A. in philosophy and literature at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. She tweets about writing editing, and publishing trends at @KristinFryer.
			Lara Hughes originally from Australia, is currently residing in Surrey for a working holiday. Always trying to create a sense of play and movement in her designs, she hopes to use her skill in sustainable living, education, psychology or in the NFP sector. larahughesdesign.com
			Leah Murphy (formerly Albertson) lives in Santa Monica, California, where she works in marketing for the popular TOMS Shoes company. She's a photographer and designer whose favourite medium is a disposable camera. She also loves road trips. flickr.com/photos/lalbe
			Linette Schut is Chief Copy Editor at This Great Society. She is a support worker with an Honours Psychology degree from Trinity Western University. She lives in Vancouver where she enjoys exploring new yarn shops to perpetuate her knitting addiction.
			Linnea McNally is Nonfiction Editor at This Great Society. She has recently completed her English MA at Simon Fraser University. This Fall, Linnea will continue teaching first-year students about aboriginal literature and researching dead Canadian ladies with the Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory (CWRC).
			Marcin Majkowski is 36 years old and born in Poland. He is a performance/spoken word poet/writer and amateur photographer. He lives in Krakow. depechmaniac.pl
			Mark Gunderson lives in Portland, OR. He earned a BA in Fine Arts and Art History from Portland State University and an MAT from George Fox University. He loves spending time with his wife and four kids who constantly inspire his art. markjamesgunderson.blogspot
			Mary-Colleen Jenkins is a freelance editor, writer, and compulsive reader who channels her book addiction into the Seattle-based blog Too Fond of Books toofondofbooks-sea.blogspot.com She tries, but often fails, to avoid living in her head too much. Thank goodness for skiing.
			Natalie Singer worked for a decade as a newspaper journalist in California and Washington. She now writes stories and essays about such arbitrary and grandiose topics as assimilation, marriage, her sometimes fear of nature, and life in the West. She can be found at nataliesingerwrites.com
			Nathan Moes is Promotions Manager at This Great Society. He is a writer, researcher, and teacher-on-call living in the appropriately named Mount Pleasant neighbourhood of Vancouver.
			Rachel Pick is a Vancouver area photographer interested in narrative and culture, often focusing on portraiture work. When she is not a photographer she is a freelance graphic designer for her company, Mint Creative. Her hair is curly. rachelpickphotography.com
			Richard Jansen was born and raised in southwestern Ontario and now resides in Ottawa. His first foray into the arts world post high school was in a graphic design course at Niagara College. Now studying fine arts at uOttawa, he focuses on photography and acrylic as his two mediums.
			Robyn Cadamia is a poet, a journalist, and a maker of things. She lives in Vancouver with her husband, and has never been great at science or math. Robyn studied Nonfiction at the University of Victoria.
			Simon Perchik is an attorney whose poems have appeared in Partisan Review, The New Yorker, and elsewhere. For more information, including his essay “Magic, Illusion and Other Realities” and a complete bibliography, please visit his website at simonperchik.com.
			Veronica Collins is Editor-in-Chief of This Great Society. She is a writer, an editor, and very occasionally an artist. In addition to her freelance work, Veronica is a communications professional who works in Vancouver, BC.
			Will Jameson is Poetry Editor and Development Manager at This Great Society. He holds a degree in creative writing from the University of Washington in Seattle. When he is not fundraising or grant writing, he tries to put poetry and fiction on paper.
			William Winham is currently in his last year as an undergraduate at the University of North Texas, studying Literature. He plans to continue his academic career through the doctorate level, with the Peace Corps, with plenty of travel in between.