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Prose Editor & Cover Designer: David Gardiner
Ageing hippy, former teacher, now psychiatric care worker, living in London with partner Jean, adopted daughter Cherelle and Charlotte the chameleon. Two published works, SIRAT (a science fiction novel) and The Rainbow Man and Other Stories (short story collection). Interested in science, philosophy, psychology, scuba diving, alternative lifestyles and communal living, travel, wildlife, cooking and IT. Large, rambling home page at www.davidgardiner.net. Email David

Poetry Editor: Claire Tyne
Claire lives and works in leafy SW London, after having spent much of her time on coastal adventures in and around the UK. She enjoys reading and writing poetry, philosophising with close friends and strangers alike and enjoying the sunshine. Claire suspects she will be seaward once again, time and seagulls permitting. Email Claire

Features Writer: Alan Kelly
Serious. Ridiculous. Overblown. Pretentious and Warped. Alan K has written for the Penny Blood, Film Ireland, PrettyScary, 3am magazine and regularly contributes to GCN and BuctherQueers. His fiction has appeared in Streetwise, Dogmatika and Beat the Dust. He is currently struggling with his first novel. Email Alan

Illustrator: Owen Pomery
After not much deliberation, Owen decided to embark on a mysterious global tour that took him to far flung places where he met many strange and interesting people. But alas, his adventuring has been put on hold and he now has the pleasure of staying awake until the wee hours sketching by candlelight. Email Owen

(Founder) Webmaster & Layout: Omma Velada
Omma Velada lives in London with her husband Ed and their two children, and writes full-time. Her short stories and poems have been published in numerous literary journals (including JMWW, The Eildon Tree and The Beat) and anthologies (including Voices From The Web and The New Pleiades Anthology of Poetry 2005). She came second in the UK Authors 2004 short-story competition and was also elected Writer of the Month at EditRed. Her first novel, The Mackerby Scandal (UKA Press, 2004), received critical acclaim and her short story collection, The Republic of Joy, is available from Lulu. Email Omma

Proofreader: Jo Fraser
Jo currently lives in East London with her husband and two cats. She works as a legal secretary during the day, and writes poems and short stories when the mood takes. She's also a seriously addicted 'comper' and has various wins to prove it! Email Jo