Alma Visscher is currently working on her MFA in Drawing & Intermedia at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. She has both delivered auto parts and exhibited throughout the lower mainland. Her work can be seen at: almavisscher.com
			Edward Wells II is a writer, recently returned to schooling. His work "The Rider" is appearing in serial publication at The Bicycle Review, while other pieces are available to readers at The Writing Disorder and Bending Spoons. His author page can be found on Facebook.
			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
			Julie Stuckey grew up in Pennsylvania, graduated from the University of Delaware in business and currently lives in Pawling, New York. She has had numerous poems published online, in print journals and in anthologies.
			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.
			Kufre Udeme is a strong-willed writer with an artistic commitment to beat the blind criticism of Africa. He holds a certificate on Effective Writing and Book Publishing Skills - awarded by Quest Publishing House, Lagos, in conjunction with the Centre for Publishing & Communication Research, and Harvest Time International Institute. kufreudeme.blogspot.com
			Leah Murphy lives in Santa Monica, California with her husband and collection of torn out pages from jcrew & anthropologie catalogs. She's a photographer and designer whose favourite medium is a disposable camera. She also loves road trips. (Some visual musings and other oddities here: lalbe.tumblr.com)
			Max West is a creative writer, musician, and graduate of UC Davis, who has published articles, a book, poems and several chapbooks of poetry. He resides in Sacramento, California. More words available at: flasheslightning.blogspot.com
			Lazar Wolfe the Butcher enjoys creating music from bits of old records that he finds in second hand stores. He loves hip hop, but doesn't enjoy all the hating. He lives in the Vancouver area.
			Linette Schut is Chief Copy Editor at This Great Society. She is trying to put her Honours Psychology degree to use in the northern B.C. village of Burns Lake. She blogs at northernsimplelife.wordpress.com
			Linnea McNally is Nonfiction Editor at This Great Society. Equipped with an MA in English (SFU), she is currently earning her BEd. Linnea co-founded TWU's [spaces] and has published in journals like Cirque and Ampersand. She also researches dead ladies for The Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory.
			Sarah Beck is a Saskatchewan artist. Frequent themes in her work are ecology, economy and community. Beck’s artwork has been shown across the world, and she’s currently prepping for Nuit Blanche 2012 in Toronto. Currency, her first novel, can be purchased through her website — sarahbeck.com
			Trevor Leyenhorst enjoys learning. He's currently becoming an American Sign Language-English Interpreter in Burnaby, though he usually goes about as an event videographer or just plain human being, learning from people, travel, readings and dreams. His favorite weather is wind.
			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.