Nancy Lorenza Green is an Afro-Chicana artist from El Paso/Cd. Juárez. A Yoruba priestess of Oya, she uses creative writing, percussion and flute music as mediums of communication and cultural expression. For more information: http://mujeresdemaiz.ning.com/profile/ NancyLorenzaGreen
Nancy is the author of Crucified River/Rio Crucificado.
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Josie Mixon is is an award-winning domestic violence and sexual abuse awareness advocate. Born in Mission, Texas, she is a survivor of both sexual abuse and domestic violence of more than 20 years. She now advocates awareness and is a force to be reckoned with. In 2009, she was the recipient of the PEACE Initiative’s Phoenix Award for her contribution to end the cycle of violence. Her publication credits include two published collections of poetry – Reflections of My Battered Life (2007) and Of Flesh and Flesh and Bone I Am Woman, Surviving Abuse (2008).
Josie is the author of Off the Beaten Path _____________________________________ Katherine Hoerth was born in rural Wisconsin, but moved to south Texas at an early age. She received her BA in English from the University of Texas Pan American and is currently pursuing her MFA in creative writing. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in various literary journals. Katherine taught English in a small, south Texas border town for several years. Although she has traveled extensively through Europe, the Middle East, and Mexico, Katherine will always call this borderland home. She currently lives in Edinburg, Texas, with her soul mate and her many cats.
Katherine is the author of Among the Mariposas.
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 Carolina Monsiváis is a recipient of the Premio Poesia Tejana for her book, SomewhereBetween Houston and El Paso. Her work is anthologized in Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry, Literary El Paso and U.S. Latino Literature Today. A dedicated advocate/activist in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault, she has worked with survivors in Texas, New Mexico and Juárez. As part of her work, she has facilitated writing workshops for fellow activists. She earned degrees from the University of Houston and New Mexico State University. Monsiváis currently teaches at El Paso Community College, located in her hometown El Paso, Texas, where she lives with her husband, Chicano writer Richard Yañez, and their son, Pablo. Carolina is the author of Elisa's Hunger. ________________________________ Laura Cesarco Eglin nació en Montevideo, Uruguay. Laura es una de los poetas incluidos en Plata Caribe: Poesía Dominicana y Uruguaya del Siglo XXI. Completó una maestría en la Universidad Hebrea de Jerusalén, y actualmente cursa su último año del MFA en Creación Literaria de la Universidad de Texas en El Paso. Para leer mas: www.lauracesarco.blogspot.com
Laura es la autora de Llamar al agua por su nombre. _____________________________________  Cassandra Love is a a true California daughter. She is a 2008 PEN USA Emerging Voices Fellow. Her poems have been featured and anthologized in Forth Magazine, Haight Ashbury, and Mezcla. She is the host of the radio show "For the Love of Poetry" on BlogTalkRadio. She studied literature and played basketball at Yale, and currently lives with her daughter Lau, and partner Guillherme in L.A.
She is the author of Swagger is a Woman.
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