Vanessa Carr — Documentarian

Anthony Ha — Adweek reporter

Justin Juul — Gonzo journalist

Alice Sola Kim — Fiction writer

Justine Lai — Painter, multimedia artist

Karan Mahajan — Author of the novel Family Planning

Ryan Sands — Manga translator, comix impresario, editor of Electric Ant and Same Hat

Jill Storthz — Woodcut, printmaking, drawing

Vauhini Vara — Reporter at Wall Street Journal

Esme Wang — Fiction writer, serial blogger

Jenny Zhang — Fiction writer, poet, Rookie contributor