Mike Dawson is the author of several graphic novels and comics collections.

His work has appeared at The Nib, Slate, and The New Yorker, and has been nominated for multiple Eisner and Ignatz Awards, as well as the Slate Cartoonists Studio Prize. He lives at the Jersey Shore with his wife and children.

Chris Gethard is a comedian, actor, writer, and the creator of the cult variety talk show, The Chris Gethard Show, which The New York Times hailed as a "riveting experiment in seat-of-your pants broadcasting."

He is also host of the popular weekly podcast "Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People," which enjoys 150,000 subscribers, 200,000 downloads per episode and 1 million total downloads every month. His Career Suicide, a one-man show produced by Judd Apatow, premiered on HBO and was nominated for Lucille Lortel award for its off-Broadway run.

His film and television credits include Mike Birbiglia's Don't Think Twice, Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson's Broad City, and the Adam Mckay- and Will Ferrell- produced The Other Guys, as well as Inside Amy Schumer, The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Louie.

Kate Morgan qualified as a solicitor in 2008. She worked as a senior in-house lawyer in the water industry for a number of years and is currently a Company Secretary.

Kate has also written for legal publications including the Commercial Litigation Journal and is a contributor to Slightly Foxed, a quarterly literary magazine. Murder: The Biography is her first book.

Raakhee Mirchandani is an award-winning writer and editor and the author of Super Satya Saves the Day. When she isn't writing, Raakhee is either organizing her book shelves, running races to raise money for kids with cancer, or styling her very curly hair with new oils and potions. She lives in Hoboken, New Jersey, with her husband and daughter, the inspiration for Hair Twins.

Brandon Stosuy is the editor in chief of The Creative Independent, an adfree online community where practicing artists share insights on what it takes to be a creative, independent human. He is the cofounder of the Basilica SoundScape festival in Hudson, New York and is currently the music curator at the Broad Museum in Los Angeles.

Alicia Cook is a writer and creative living in Newark, New Jersey whose words have been highlighted in Teen Vogue, CNN, and USA Today. Her poetry is usually unfixed and covers various topics and emotions. Her poetry mixtape, Stuff I’ve Been Feeling Lately was a finalist in the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards. When Cook is not creating poetry or drinking Rook coffee, she is writing about addiction and its direct effect on families.

Her series, The Other Side of Addiction, written in honour of her cousin Jessica who lost her life to heroin, has developed a worldwide readership. These are very personal accounts, written to shed light on this deadly epidemic and prove that anyone can be affected. Her efforts were featured on the episode A Family Disease by the Emmy nominated documentary series, Here’s the Story.

Alicia Cook currently writes full-time as the Director of Institutional Communications at Bloomfield College. She loves the ocean, French fries, champagne, and spending time with her family.

Sarah Prager is a writer, activist, and speaker on LGBTQ+ history. Her widely praised first book on the subject, Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World, received numerous accolades, including three starred reviews and being named a Best Book for Teens by the New York Public Library and Chicago Public Library. Her second book, Rainbow Revolutionaries: 50 LGBTQ+ People Who Made History, is for ages 8–12.

Prager's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, HuffPost, and many other publications. She has presented on this topic to over 130 groups across five countries, including the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. Prager also created Quist, a free mobile app for learning LGBTQ+ history, in 2013 and was invited to the White House to contribute on LGBTQ+ tech issues in 2014. Prager lives with her wife and their children in Massachusetts.