Savanna Alfonso is a student at St. Cloud State University, where they study art education.

J. Scott Baker (Ph.D., Texas A&M University) is an assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Development at St. Cloud State University, where he teaches secondary education courses. He previously taught at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for six years; was a high school speech, debate, and English teacher for 18 years in Texas; and has taught public speaking and argumentation at the Harvard Debate Council Summer Workshops since 2015. His interest areas include poetic inquiry, arts-based inquiry, undergraduate research, educational foundations, and social justice advocacy. He can be reached at joseph.baker@stcloudstate.edu.

Brittany R. Brinkman is a student at St. Cloud State University, where she studies communication arts and literature education.

Jennifer Forsthoefel is an assistant professor in the English Department at Augsburg University. She is also the Director of the Augsburg University Writing Center. She teaches introductory writing, advanced writing, and composition pedagogy courses and focuses her research on writing center history, theory, and practice. She can be reached at forsthj@augsburg.edu.

Daniel Gebur is a student at St. Cloud State University, where he studies math education.

Taylore Lenway holds a Bachelor’s degree in Teaching Communication Arts and Literature from the University of Minnesota Duluth. She is currently an educator at Mount Carmel High School in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Belize. She teaches English B (literature) at Mount Carmel and is passionate about helping her students understand the stories that shape our world and encouraging them to find their own.

Mallory Morris is a student at St. Cloud State University, where she studies communication arts and literature education and special education.

Kassandra Rood teaches 7th grade English Language Arts at Superior Middle School. She is a first year teacher and is currently working towards a graduate degree in Trauma-Informed Education and Practice at Concordia University, St. Paul. 

Tyler J. Rummel is a student at St. Cloud State University, where he studies health and physical education.

Burke Scarbrough is an Associate Professor of English Education at the University of Minnesota Duluth and coordinator of UMD’s Teaching Communication Arts & Literature program. He is the editor of Minnesota English Journal.

Lidiah K. Zipp is a student at St. Cloud State University, where she studies communication arts and literature education.

Jongsun Wee is an associate professor in the college of education at Winona State University, Winona, MN. She teaches literacy education methods and children’s literature classes and her research interests include multicultural children’s literature, literature discussion, and teacher education. She can be reached at jwee@winona.edu.