Raised by scientists in the Midwest, Hillary Stringer wrote a whodunit play starring her stuffed rabbit at the age of nine. Thirty years later, she’s spent a decade teaching college in Texas and her first novel is searching for a home. Currently, she vagabonds through the woods in the Pacific Northwest and the Tennessee Valley.

Matthew Davis writes darkly comedic, character-driven stories about criminals and con artists — both in the present and in our dystopian future. After nearly a decade in Texas — where he worked as a floor sander, a grocery bagger, and a college professor — he now splits his time between Washington and Tennessee.