Cameron Decker is a programmer and poet living in the Kalamazoo area. While working as an applications developer at WMU, he also volunteers his coding skills to the Cartoonists of Color, Queer Cartoonists, and Disabled Cartoonists databases, as well as helping out anywhere he’s needed in Kalamazoo’s writing community. 

My name is Hananiah Hardin, I am 25, I have been a Kalamazoo resident for 5 years. I am the co-founder of Blackmagic Media, an Event Media company. I enjoy photography and jewelry. I have a passion for helping the community in all aspects.

Elizabeth Bullmer is a poet/writer/spoken word and visual artist working as a self-employed, licensed massage and sound therapist, in Kalamazoo. She also facilitates writing workshops and small sharing circles for all ages. Bullmer’s most recent publication is a poetry chapbook, Skipping Stones on the River Styx.

Nancy Hoy Nott taught Language Arts to high school and college students in the Kalamazoo
area for over 40 years. Working with students to discover their writing voice was a constant
source of joy and satisfaction. During her time in the public schools, she also wrote curriculum,
ran events, and supported students as they formed numerous clubs and publications that enabled
them to build community and find opportunities for civic engagement. Currently, she facilitates
writing workshops and continues to explore writing her own poetry as well. Outdoor activities in
every season, outings with family and friends, and travel occupy the time she isn’t at her writing
desk.

Independent contractor for KPF, publicity and programming consultant, grant writer

Shonda Buchanan, author of the forthcoming The Lost Songs of Nina Simone and Black Indian, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Western Michigan University and faculty in Alma College’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. Board member-at-large and Writer-at-large for Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, Shonda is on the Boards of the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival and the Kalamazoo Arts Council. PEN Emerging Voices Fellow and Workshop Leader, Shonda’s work has appeared in Mississippi Review, TAB Review, Indian Country Today, Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly and AWP’s The Writer’s Chronicle. For more information, visit, www.shondabuchanan.com.